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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $115.00/cwt ≈ $1,102/hd at 958 lb · 27 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $105.00/cwt ≈ $941/hd at 896 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.41/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 462 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 166 222
Feeder cattle 203 137 169
Slaughter cattle 13 19 23
Replacement cattle 44 10 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 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
400–415 407 3 140.00–144.00 $141.99 $578 -8.01
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612 -6.40
525 525 2 128.00 $128.00 $672 -6.00
560 560 1 128.00 $128.00 $717 +1.01
605–635 620 4 121.00–127.00 $123.99 $769 —
790–795 794 5 113.00–118.00 $116.20 $923 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 —
958 value added 958 27 115.00 $115.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -12.72
500–535 512 3 121.00–128.00 $123.44 $632 —
690 690 1 113.00 $113.00 $780 —
720–730 725 2 109.00 $109.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 113.00–116.00 $114.55 $533 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 374 6 127.00–130.00 $128.35 $480 +2.61
410–435 423 6 122.00–130.00 $126.29 $534 +4.46
450–495 462 17 119.00–124.00 $122.41 $566 +2.80
515–540 531 6 119.00–122.00 $119.98 $637 +3.24
555–595 577 3 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $675 +1.20
600–645 623 2 113.00–117.00 $114.93 $716 +0.93
650–680 665 3 104.00–113.00 $107.93 $718 +12.93
896 value added 896 19 105.00 $105.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $390 -1.44
375–380 378 5 117.00–123.00 $120.00 $454 +1.03
400–440 424 7 111.00–120.00 $115.95 $492 -1.00
465–485 478 3 105.00–110.00 $106.62 $510 -8.00
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 +1.00
660–690 675 2 97.00–98.00 $97.49 $658 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 116.00 $116.00 $400 —
400–435 418 2 102.00–108.00 $105.13 $439 -6.17
595 595 1 89.00 $89.00 $530 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 376 4 138.00–152.00 $141.78 $533 -0.49
415–440 428 8 128.00–140.00 $133.08 $570 -7.42
450–495 485 15 122.00–132.00 $127.94 $621 -6.63
510–545 528 8 117.00–129.00 $124.17 $656 +2.41
550–565 559 4 113.00–122.00 $116.73 $653 -0.52
600–625 617 3 115.00–116.00 $115.32 $712 +2.32
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 -8.00
700–720 707 3 97.00–99.00 $98.32 $695 -4.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 139.00–140.00 $139.48 $453 -4.52
350 350 1 128.00 $128.00 $448 -5.04
420–440 430 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $538 -5.99
500–525 513 4 112.00–115.00 $113.46 $582 -2.18
580 580 2 117.00 $117.00 $679 —
620 620 1 90.00 $90.00 $558 -10.00
720 720 1 89.00 $89.00 $641 —
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 114.00 $114.00 $502 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $796 —
1100–1245 1157 80-85% 3 66.50–72.00 $69.36 $802 +3.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 3 45.00–51.50 $49.33 $518 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1780 1472 3 84.00–92.50 $87.76 $1,292 —
1500–1750 1625 2 94.00–96.00 $95.08 $1,545 —

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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) 8 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,138.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 590.00–635.00 $631.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 480.00–550.00 $509.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 690.00–925.00 $793.00

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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 8 975.00–1,350.00 $1,140.63 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 680.00–985.00 $847.50 —

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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.