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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 90 221
Feeder cattle 127 70 158
Slaughter cattle 10 12 20
Replacement cattle 9 8 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 +5.00
405 405 1 159.00 $159.00 $644 —
470 470 1 154.00 $154.00 $724 +4.00
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
990 990 1 92.00 $92.00 $911 —
1070 1070 1 90.00 $90.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 159.00 $159.00 $533 —
395 395 1 152.00 $152.00 $600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 128.00–131.00 $129.48 $408 +0.48
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -1.00
460–485 473 5 116.00–123.00 $119.84 $567 —
515–540 528 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $583 -2.51
595 595 1 104.00 $104.00 $619 -2.00
655 655 1 94.00 $94.00 $616 —
735 735 2 80.00–94.00 $87.00 $639 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 133.00–136.00 $134.40 $434 —
350–390 370 5 127.00–137.00 $130.39 $482 -1.59
400–405 403 2 129.00–145.00 $137.05 $552 —
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 +0.67
735 735 1 91.00 $91.00 $669 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 110.00–115.00 $112.60 $422 —
480–495 488 2 100.00–109.00 $104.43 $510 -4.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 316 4 165.00–171.00 $166.45 $526 —
380–395 390 3 159.00–160.00 $159.34 $621 +4.89
400–440 424 5 150.00–156.00 $153.19 $650 +3.46
455–480 465 4 143.00–151.00 $148.20 $689 —
500–525 517 3 128.00–138.00 $131.23 $678 +3.81
570–590 578 4 125.00–130.00 $126.75 $733 +2.24
675 675 1 117.00 $117.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 154.00 $154.00 $485 —
370–395 379 4 139.00–146.00 $143.30 $543 -4.19
415–430 422 3 134.00–138.00 $135.64 $572 +5.64
455–495 481 4 129.00–138.00 $132.99 $640 —
530–545 538 2 118.00–124.00 $120.96 $651 +1.96
555–560 558 2 118.00–121.00 $119.51 $667 —
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 131.00–137.00 $133.98 $439 -6.02
410 410 1 126.00 $126.00 $517 —
465–480 470 3 117.00–120.00 $118.33 $556 +14.33

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1790 1385 75-80% 4 64.50–68.50 $67.08 $929 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–885 878 85-90% 2 52.00–56.00 $54.02 $474 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,764 +7.49
1790 1790 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,432 -13.01

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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) 1 890.00 $890.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–660.00 $620.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.