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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.14/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 471 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $135.58/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 537 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 228 311 0
Feeder cattle 196 253 0
Slaughter cattle 15 21 0
Replacement cattle 17 37 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 7 149.00 $149.00 $662 -0.06
450–491 478 5 141.00–150.00 $143.67 $687 +18.67
562 562 2 129.00 $129.00 $725 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 150.00 $150.00 $750 +2.95
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 —
700 700 1 119.00 $119.00 $833 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $561 +4.82
460–495 467 8 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $576 -0.67
500–515 506 4 120.00–125.00 $121.73 $616 -0.14
550–585 564 4 118.00–123.00 $120.29 $678 -2.25
665 665 4 116.00 $116.00 $771 —
715 715 1 112.50 $112.50 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 3 120.00 $120.00 $553 +3.01
520 520 2 114.00 $114.00 $593 -2.20
605–630 618 4 105.00–106.00 $105.49 $652 —
700 700 1 95.00 $95.00 $665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 114.00 $114.00 $473 +9.00
535 535 1 103.00 $103.00 $551 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 155.00–157.00 $155.94 $499 -12.93
385 385 1 156.00 $156.00 $601 -4.19
440–445 443 2 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $684 +5.32
450–495 471 15 140.00–150.00 $145.14 $684 +4.95
520–547 537 11 130.00–138.00 $135.58 $728 +0.81
575–595 586 6 125.00–132.00 $128.51 $753 +8.42
630 630 3 123.00 $123.00 $775 +7.00
680 680 1 123.00 $123.00 $836 +7.00
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
830 830 1 106.00 $106.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 146.00–148.00 $146.98 $463 -13.02
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 —
400–445 418 9 139.00–149.00 $144.35 $603 +8.97
450 450 1 139.00 $139.00 $626 +10.04
525–540 533 2 124.00–128.00 $125.97 $671 +7.65
595 595 1 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 133.00 $133.00 $432 —
425 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $383 —
1035–1130 1082 85-90% 3 52.00–54.50 $53.46 $578 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1170 1137 80-85% 3 59.50–64.00 $61.31 $697 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1565 1550 2 79.00–79.50 $79.25 $1,228 —

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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) 3 740.00–750.00 $746.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 860.00–980.00 $933.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 440.00–570.00 $505.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–610.00 $580.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 510.00–680.00 $595.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —

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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.