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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 90 151 151
Feeder cattle 70 117 110
Slaughter cattle 12 21 17
Replacement cattle 8 13 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week due too weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
350 350 1 155.00 $155.00 $542 —
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -3.45
501 value added 501 3 156.00 $156.00 $782 —
560 560 1 133.00 $133.00 $745 +2.47
610–633 627 5 126.00–132.00 $128.19 $804 +0.19
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 131.00–133.00 $131.98 $512 —
440–445 443 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $556 —
450–475 458 3 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $569 +7.32
500–525 513 2 122.00–123.00 $122.51 $628 +4.49
550–595 568 4 115.00–123.00 $120.07 $682 -0.50
720 720 2 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 129.00 $129.00 $432 —
355 355 1 121.00 $121.00 $430 -12.27
400–425 413 2 117.00–118.00 $117.48 $485 +0.81
500 500 2 113.00 $113.00 $565 -2.00
565 565 1 106.00 $106.00 $599 -10.00
720 720 1 91.00 $91.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 109.00 $109.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 153.00–156.00 $154.45 $592 -5.10
400–445 418 8 144.00–153.00 $149.73 $626 -6.52
510–545 528 2 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $673 +1.96
550–560 555 2 123.00–126.00 $124.51 $691 +6.06
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 146.00–149.00 $147.49 $565 —
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -3.00
545 545 1 119.00 $119.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 +14.00
485 485 1 104.00 $104.00 $504 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1135 1060 85-90% 3 48.00–51.50 $49.34 $523 +8.97
1060 1060 85-90% 1 39.50 $39.50 $419 -0.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 80-85% 1 50.50 $50.50 $636 —
1305 1305 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1350 1295 2 74.00–78.00 $76.08 $985 —
1705–1810 1758 2 92.50–93.50 $93.01 $1,635 —

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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) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–980.00 $965.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 520.00 $520.00

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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 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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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.