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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.57/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 465 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.79/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 583 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 275 270
Feeder cattle 137 147 194
Slaughter cattle 19 23 37
Replacement cattle 10 105 39

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
450–470 457 5 139.00–146.00 $142.40 $651 —
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 —
565–580 573 2 126.00–128.00 $126.99 $728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 423 4 140.00–144.00 $142.72 $604 —
480 480 1 137.00 $137.00 $658 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $528 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 127.00–129.00 $128.01 $426 -3.99
350–380 366 7 123.00–127.00 $125.74 $460 -3.26
410–430 426 6 120.00–123.00 $121.83 $519 +1.89
460–470 466 5 117.00–121.00 $119.61 $557 +3.71
505–545 523 9 115.00–118.00 $116.74 $611 +3.09
550–596 583 13 113.00–118.00 $115.79 $675 +4.10
630 630 1 114.00 $114.00 $718 ±0.00
660 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 124.00 $124.00 $428 +4.00
360–396 387 6 115.00–123.00 $118.97 $460 +0.05
425–445 435 2 115.00–119.00 $116.95 $509 +1.21
450–475 460 3 112.00–117.00 $114.62 $527 +1.44
500–505 504 4 106.00–112.00 $109.00 $549 -1.00
555–580 565 5 101.00–110.00 $106.57 $602 -1.08
700 700 1 83.00 $83.00 $581 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 110.00 $110.00 $396 -3.00
405–430 420 3 110.00–113.00 $111.30 $467 +1.30
495 495 1 109.00 $109.00 $540 —
515 515 1 101.00 $101.00 $520 —
570 570 1 85.00 $85.00 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 148.00 $148.00 $459 —
350–395 379 4 139.00–148.00 $142.27 $539 +4.25
445 445 1 140.50 $140.50 $625 +5.82
450–495 465 15 124.00–140.50 $134.57 $626 +4.19
500–545 525 6 116.00–127.00 $121.76 $639 -1.99
550–595 567 3 114.00–120.00 $117.25 $665 -2.96
630–635 633 2 112.00–114.00 $113.00 $715 —
650 650 1 108.00 $108.00 $702 +14.00
705–720 713 2 102.00–104.00 $102.99 $734 —
785 785 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 144.00 $144.00 $482 +15.16
355–395 377 5 130.00–135.00 $133.04 $502 +4.04
420–435 430 4 129.00–135.00 $131.01 $563 +5.01
460–480 467 3 122.00–129.00 $124.40 $581 +3.72
525–540 530 3 113.00–117.00 $115.64 $613 -1.08
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 -10.00
685 685 1 98.00 $98.00 $671 —
930 930 1 79.50 $79.50 $739 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 132.00 $132.00 $521 —
465–470 468 2 108.00–116.00 $112.02 $524 —
515 515 1 108.00 $108.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1330 1156 80-85% 5 63.00–69.50 $66.04 $763 —
1435 1435 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,033 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–935 915 85-90% 4 54.00–60.00 $56.89 $521 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1435 1363 75-80% 4 62.50–67.00 $65.06 $887 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1715 1535 2 84.00–92.50 $88.75 $1,362 —

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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) 6 650.00–725.00 $689.17
— — 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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 445.00–480.00 $461.67

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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 1 770.00 $770.00 —

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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.