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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.87/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 327 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.30/cwt ≈ $747/hd at 621 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 228 0
Feeder cattle 158 196 0
Slaughter cattle 12 15 0
Replacement cattle 12 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bull steady. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 higher. 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
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 ±0.00
600 600 4 109.00 $109.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 161.00 $161.00 $668 —
455 455 1 155.00 $155.00 $705 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 107.00 $107.00 $663 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 143.00 $143.00 $429 —
350–395 376 9 134.00–144.00 $138.33 $520 —
410–445 429 7 130.00–138.00 $133.98 $575 +0.50
450–480 469 8 126.00–135.00 $131.12 $615 +7.85
500–545 527 6 122.00–130.00 $124.95 $658 +3.22
550–570 556 5 121.00–126.00 $123.01 $684 +2.72
610–635 621 10 119.00–121.00 $120.30 $747 —
660–670 665 2 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $788 +2.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 125.00–134.00 $129.55 $430 —
370–395 378 6 125.00–131.00 $127.30 $481 —
400–445 425 8 120.00–127.00 $123.61 $525 —
460–490 477 3 114.00–124.00 $119.36 $569 -0.64
505 505 1 119.00 $119.00 $601 +5.00
600–615 605 3 112.00–113.00 $112.34 $680 +6.85
770 770 1 81.00 $81.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 113.00 $113.00 $475 -1.00
470–490 480 2 109.00–112.00 $110.47 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 4 165.00–176.00 $168.52 $558 +12.58
360–390 376 4 158.00–163.00 $160.46 $603 +4.46
405–445 424 5 148.00–161.00 $153.60 $651 -0.90
450–495 478 8 139.00–150.00 $145.85 $697 +0.71
500–545 534 4 130.00–141.00 $136.66 $730 +1.08
550–560 557 6 124.00–130.00 $127.99 $713 -0.52
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 -4.00
675 675 2 118.00 $118.00 $796 -5.00
760 760 1 117.00 $117.00 $889 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 327 10 153.00–161.00 $156.87 $513 +9.89
410–420 415 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $548 -12.33
520 520 1 121.00 $121.00 $629 -4.97
570–595 583 2 108.00–119.00 $113.62 $662 -9.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 426 5 110.00–120.00 $115.22 $491 -14.78
450–490 470 2 109.00–112.00 $110.56 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–955 918 85-90% 4 42.50–47.00 $44.58 $409 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1195 1180 80-85% 2 59.00–65.00 $62.04 $732 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1500 1328 3 84.00–86.00 $84.90 $1,127 —

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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) 1 770.00 $770.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 480.00 $480.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 340.00 $340.00

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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 1,280.00 $1,280.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,290.00 $1,245.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 690.00–760.00 $725.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.