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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.47/cwt ≈ $635/hd at 514 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.94/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.25/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 417 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 311 146 382
Feeder cattle 253 127 134
Slaughter cattle 21 10 11
Replacement cattle 37 9 237

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 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
300–310 303 3 164.00–174.00 $168.66 $511 -1.34
360–375 368 2 165.00–166.00 $165.49 $609 —
402–445 417 14 154.00–163.00 $161.25 $672 +2.25
450–465 458 7 147.00–154.00 $150.98 $691 -3.02
510–525 520 11 141.00–148.50 $147.05 $765 +7.05
592–595 593 6 136.00–137.00 $136.83 $811 —
600 600 2 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
600–615 value added 608 2 136.00–138.00 $137.01 $833 —
650 650 1 119.00 $119.00 $774 —
795 795 1 107.00 $107.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 161.00 $161.00 $475 —
405–430 418 4 147.00–151.00 $149.06 $623 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
590 590 1 123.00 $123.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 124.00 $124.00 $428 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 130.00–137.00 $134.33 $410 -0.07
370–395 379 12 128.00–135.50 $131.88 $500 +1.49
400–445 424 11 124.00–134.00 $128.66 $546 -8.39
460–490 475 14 120.00–129.00 $123.94 $589 -1.06
500–540 514 14 120.00–126.00 $121.87 $626 —
503–545 515 5 126.00–129.00 $127.96 $659 —
555–595 566 8 117.00–126.00 $122.54 $694 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 338 6 120.00–127.00 $124.81 $422 -4.67
375 375 2 120.00 $120.00 $450 ±0.00
400–440 417 5 115.00–120.00 $118.83 $496 —
465–475 469 6 111.00–119.00 $116.99 $549 -2.85
505–520 516 6 109.00–118.00 $116.20 $600 +5.71
580–595 586 4 105.00–118.00 $110.71 $649 +6.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 +2.40
405 405 1 105.00 $105.00 $425 —
625 625 1 84.00 $84.00 $525 —
710 710 1 70.00 $70.00 $497 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 317 3 164.00–174.00 $168.87 $535 +2.42
355–370 361 5 154.00–165.00 $160.19 $578 +0.85
405–445 429 13 140.00–163.00 $149.18 $640 -4.01
450–485 468 9 134.00–144.00 $140.19 $656 -8.01
500–535 523 9 124.00–165.00 $134.77 $705 +3.54
550–590 574 5 117.00–124.00 $120.09 $689 -6.66
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 +6.00
400–440 422 5 133.00–138.00 $135.38 $571 -0.26
455–495 480 11 124.00–133.00 $128.96 $619 -4.03
520–530 527 3 117.00–121.00 $118.32 $624 -2.64
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1105 989 85-90% 7 45.00–52.00 $47.47 $469 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $466 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1305 1174 80-85% 4 57.00–62.00 $59.56 $699 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1225 1155 75-80% 2 53.50–55.50 $54.56 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 2 75.50 $75.50 $1,083 —
1685–2105 1846 4 80.00–83.00 $81.38 $1,502 —

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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) 7 650.00–800.00 $714.29
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 570.00–660.00 $620.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–860.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 400.00–530.00 $486.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–1,075.00 $867.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 610.00–900.00 $743.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 985.00–1,125.00 $1,041.43 —

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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.