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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

81 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.95/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 482 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 81 286 106
Feeder cattle 62 215 90
Slaughter cattle 12 42 2
Replacement cattle 7 29 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Mostly steady on all classes with few offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 -8.00
455–495 475 2 139.00–145.00 $141.87 $674 -6.07
585 585 2 123.00 $123.00 $720 -15.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 133.00 $133.00 $432 +0.72
351–355 352 5 129.00–131.00 $129.40 $455 +2.00
415–440 426 4 115.00–120.00 $117.21 $499 -6.83
450–495 467 3 111.00–117.00 $114.10 $533 +0.44
487 value added 487 10 123.00 $123.00 $599 —
515–535 523 4 109.00–116.00 $111.49 $583 -3.51
555–595 571 5 103.00–112.00 $105.97 $605 -5.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 3 106.00–114.00 $110.39 $472 -5.76
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 372 3 141.00–150.00 $146.79 $546 -11.50
410–415 413 2 136.00–145.00 $140.47 $580 -6.72
470 470 1 134.00 $134.00 $630 -0.67
530 530 1 121.00 $121.00 $641 -1.01
610 610 1 109.00 $109.00 $665 ±0.00
655 655 1 106.00 $106.00 $694 —
775 775 1 101.00 $101.00 $783 +6.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $506 —
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 +8.82
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1630 1207 85-90% 3 43.50–46.50 $45.24 $546 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1330 1213 80-85% 3 51.50–55.50 $53.45 $648 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 54.50 $54.50 $708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 610.00–800.00 $736.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 330.00 $330.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 690.00 $690.00 —

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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.