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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 325 160
Feeder cattle 167 287 121
Slaughter cattle 18 11 14
Replacement cattle 66 27 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 156.00 $156.00 $538 -11.00
420 420 2 138.00 $138.00 $580 —
515–535 522 3 118.00–122.00 $119.37 $623 -10.63
555–595 577 5 113.00–115.00 $113.82 $657 —
605–640 625 4 109.00–112.00 $111.03 $694 -3.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 -12.22
350–360 355 2 156.00–160.00 $158.03 $561 -7.03
455–495 475 2 139.00–140.00 $139.52 $663 -9.03
655–665 660 2 111.00–116.00 $113.48 $749 -5.53
710 710 1 116.00 $116.00 $824 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 123.00 $123.00 $449 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -8.23
515–530 523 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 320 4 136.00–142.00 $138.95 $445 -2.08
350–355 353 2 124.00–132.00 $127.97 $452 -4.12
400–430 411 4 117.00–124.00 $120.94 $497 -4.09
450–495 480 6 114.00–118.00 $115.53 $555 -6.39
500–505 501 4 111.00–118.00 $115.24 $577 -4.53
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 +4.23
560 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 +12.00
605 605 1 109.00 $109.00 $659 -0.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 132.00 $132.00 $455 +1.47
380 380 1 121.00 $121.00 $460 +1.66
445 445 2 114.00 $114.00 $507 -1.57
455–485 473 5 107.00–112.00 $109.83 $519 -0.18
510–540 525 2 103.00–110.00 $106.40 $559 -1.10
655 655 1 103.00 $103.00 $675 —
750 750 1 91.00 $91.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 4 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $453 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 -17.50
350–375 359 4 148.00–160.00 $152.11 $546 -6.89
405–445 424 8 140.00–147.00 $143.15 $607 -8.52
485 485 1 132.00 $132.00 $640 -1.43
500–520 510 3 127.00–130.00 $128.69 $656 +4.22
573 573 4 127.50 $127.50 $731 +10.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 3 138.00–152.00 $147.63 $472 -14.46
435 435 1 133.00 $133.00 $579 -3.22
455–495 475 2 119.00–120.00 $119.52 $568 +0.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 134.00 $134.00 $415 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1110 1088 80-85% 2 62.50–67.00 $64.70 $704 —
905–1320 1103 80-85% 5 52.50–57.00 $54.87 $605 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $643 -0.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1295 1178 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.55 $525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 75-80% 1 54.50 $54.50 $643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1410 1367 3 71.50–72.00 $71.66 $980 —
1475 1475 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,210 —
1530 1530 1 66.50 $66.50 $1,017 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 500.00–665.00 $588.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 680.00–925.00 $789.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 400.00 $400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 450.00–650.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–580.00 $570.00

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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 40 960.00–1,280.00 $1,090.88 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.