Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.72/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 364 lb · 18 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $127.43/cwt ≈ $791/hd at 620 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.92/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	325	81	140
Feeder cattle	287	62	122
Slaughter cattle	11	12	7
Replacement cattle	27	7	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	322	9	179.00–186.00	$180.22	$580	—
365–380	373	2	162.00–168.00	$165.06	$616	—
415–430	423	4	152.00–160.00	$157.02	$664	+7.02
460–480	473	5	144.00–153.00	$148.55	$703	+6.68
500–530	515	6	139.00–145.00	$142.49	$734	—
550–590	577	6	124.00–134.00	$127.94	$738	+4.94
600–640	608	5	121.00–126.00	$123.99	$754	—
626 value added	626	11	129.00	$129.00	$808	—
655–675	666	5	118.00–121.00	$119.01	$793	—
710	710	1	109.00	$109.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	167.00	$167.00	$534	—
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	—
460–495	478	4	135.00–139.00	$137.07	$655	—
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—
616–646	632	12	112.00–116.00	$114.92	$726	—
740	740	1	104.00	$104.00	$770	—
800	800	1	82.00	$82.00	$656	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	466	5	115.00–123.00	$118.23	$551	—
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	339	14	134.00–144.00	$141.03	$478	+8.03
350 value added	350	7	144.00	$144.00	$504	—
360–395	373	11	126.00–136.00	$132.09	$493	+2.69
415–445	430	11	120.00–128.00	$125.03	$538	+7.82
455–490	471	15	118.00–125.00	$121.92	$574	+7.82
505–530	519	10	115.00–123.00	$119.77	$622	+8.28
555–575	567	9	109.00–117.00	$113.00	$641	+7.03
600–615	608	2	107.00–112.00	$109.53	$666	—
670	670	1	113.00	$113.00	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	318	7	124.00–134.00	$130.53	$415	—
360–365	363	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$433	—
415–430	421	5	112.00–119.00	$115.57	$487	+5.18
475–495	486	7	105.00–112.00	$110.01	$535	—
520	520	2	104.00–111.00	$107.50	$559	—
550	550	1	99.00	$99.00	$544	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	103.00–104.00	$103.49	$450	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	202.00	$202.00	$434	—
315	315	4	172.00–186.00	$177.50	$559	—
380–385	381	5	155.00–162.00	$159.00	$606	+12.21
410–440	421	8	146.00–158.00	$151.67	$639	+11.20
465–480	471	7	129.00–140.00	$133.43	$628	-0.57
510–545	528	12	120.00–129.00	$124.47	$657	+3.47
550–585	572	14	113.00–121.00	$116.76	$668	—
615–640	626	14	106.00–115.00	$110.16	$690	+1.16
700–720	710	2	100.00–101.00	$100.49	$713	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	172.00–180.00	$175.96	$463	—
315–330	322	3	156.00–170.00	$162.09	$522	—
360–385	368	4	142.00–149.00	$146.77	$540	—
400–420	405	4	134.00–138.00	$136.22	$552	+13.70
460–470	467	3	116.00–120.00	$118.69	$554	—
530	530	1	117.00	$117.00	$620	—
550–590	568	6	106.00–111.00	$108.79	$618	—
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662	—
650	650	1	106.00	$106.00	$689	—
705	705	1	85.00	$85.00	$599	—
780	780	1	83.00	$83.00	$647	-7.00
815	815	1	78.00	$78.00	$636	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	158.00	$158.00	$419	—
460	460	1	112.00	$112.00	$515	—
505–520	513	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$536	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1450	1289	80-85%	6	48.00–53.50	$51.37	$662	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1515	1205	85-90%	3	42.00–46.50	$44.88	$541	-0.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	75-80%	1	46.50	$46.50	$586	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725	1725	1	77.50	$77.50	$1,337	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	650.00–950.00	$810.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,040.00	$993.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–710.00	$706.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	330.00–460.00	$395.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	200.00	$200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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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.