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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 141 108 198
Feeder cattle 96 81 133
Slaughter cattle 36 7 19
Replacement cattle 9 20 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower with most decline on bulls. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -16.00
710 710 1 95.00 $95.00 $674 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 366 5 131.00–139.00 $134.59 $493 -8.41
395 395 1 147.00 $147.00 $581 +4.00
405–425 414 8 126.00–135.00 $129.92 $538 -0.62
460–490 470 3 126.00–133.00 $128.94 $606 -3.06
500–540 521 6 118.00–123.00 $120.52 $628 -9.01
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -1.00
645 645 1 106.00 $106.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 3 127.00–131.00 $128.37 $475 -0.63
410–445 427 5 115.00–122.00 $118.80 $507 -8.20
490 490 2 120.00 $120.00 $588 -2.99
505–535 520 2 105.00–115.00 $110.14 $573 -8.30
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 365 7 146.00–156.00 $150.32 $549 -8.68
400–415 403 6 135.00–147.00 $142.66 $575 -13.07
450–490 463 3 134.00–140.00 $137.88 $638 -8.48
510–520 515 5 125.00–134.00 $131.37 $677 -14.63
555–570 563 4 119.00–124.00 $121.25 $683 -6.76
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 153.00 $153.00 $497 +0.67
365–380 375 7 139.00–141.00 $139.85 $524 —
400–425 417 3 130.00–135.00 $131.60 $549 -13.91
450 450 2 121.00 $121.00 $544 -17.50
615 615 1 107.00 $107.00 $658 —
730 730 1 89.00 $89.00 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1100 1042 80-85% 3 60.50–68.00 $63.46 $661 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–975 938 85-90% 2 58.50–60.50 $59.54 $558 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1790 1548 2 83.50–88.00 $86.10 $1,333 —

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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) 1 810.00 $810.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–820.00 $773.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 580.00–775.00 $661.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 590.00–640.00 $623.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 400.00–550.00 $497.50

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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 8 860.00–1,210.00 $1,041.25 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 700.00–800.00 $750.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 480.00–590.00 $540.00 —

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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.