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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report, Lineville, AL

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.40/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $471/hd at 370 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.00/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 575 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 266 116
Feeder cattle 215 226 95
Slaughter cattle 42 24 10
Replacement cattle 29 16 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trends, due to all sales closed for two weeks for Christmas holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 158.00 $158.00 $632 -8.00
455–495 469 8 145.00–154.00 $147.94 $694 -2.06
525 fancy 525 1 154.00 $154.00 $808 —
550–583 578 6 127.00–141.25 $138.99 $803 +2.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 +2.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 131.00–135.00 $132.28 $440 —
350–395 370 12 124.00–131.00 $127.40 $471 -0.60
415–440 423 8 118.00–128.00 $124.04 $525 +0.93
450–486 476 8 111.00–119.00 $113.66 $541 -0.56
515 515 2 115.00 $115.00 $592 +6.57
575 575 10 111.00 $111.00 $638 +1.12
650 650 1 98.00 $98.00 $637 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 114.00–120.00 $117.00 $445 -2.96
435–445 440 7 109.00–119.00 $116.15 $511 +6.69
465–480 473 6 105.00–113.00 $109.31 $517 +2.23
510 510 1 95.00 $95.00 $484 -12.00
605–625 613 5 90.00–91.00 $90.41 $554 —
665 665 2 88.00 $88.00 $585 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 104.00 $104.00 $406 —
405 405 1 105.00 $105.00 $425 +3.00
460 460 1 96.00 $96.00 $442 —
710 710 1 71.00 $71.00 $504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 160.00–166.00 $163.98 $561 —
350–380 365 3 157.00–160.00 $158.29 $578 +0.87
440–445 442 5 146.00–148.00 $147.19 $651 -1.91
460–480 469 7 131.00–138.00 $134.67 $632 -8.84
500–525 513 8 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $626 -12.99
550–585 565 3 112.00–122.00 $117.23 $662 —
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 —
695 695 1 102.00 $102.00 $709 -0.03
785 785 3 93.00–95.00 $94.33 $740 —
800–830 813 4 80.00–89.00 $85.02 $691 —
850–895 873 2 79.00–80.00 $79.49 $694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $415 -18.52
460–470 467 3 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $581 +1.39
515 515 3 116.00 $116.00 $597 -0.51
560–570 565 4 99.00–104.00 $101.26 $572 -5.78
630–645 636 4 100.00–104.00 $102.49 $652 +1.49
690 690 1 98.00 $98.00 $676 —
755–775 771 5 80.00–86.00 $81.18 $626 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 430 5 104.00–121.00 $116.57 $501 —
480 480 3 92.00–113.00 $99.00 $475 —
640 640 1 95.00 $95.00 $608 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1150 1042 80-85% 3 48.00–49.50 $48.81 $509 —
990–1280 1143 80-85% 11 50.00–56.00 $52.73 $603 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $743 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1215 1032 85-90% 8 40.00–46.50 $42.49 $438 -3.77
890–1130 1033 85-90% 3 34.00–39.00 $36.35 $375 -9.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1615 1370 75-80% 2 54.50–55.50 $54.91 $752 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $804 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1645 1620 2 81.00–82.50 $81.74 $1,324 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 270.00–340.00 $300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 420.00–570.00 $492.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 490.00–620.00 $538.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 480.00–670.00 $542.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 570.00–780.00 $693.33
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00 $610.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 580.00–760.00 $670.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.