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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 167 299
Feeder cattle 167 121 206
Slaughter cattle 24 31 45
Replacement cattle 69 15 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 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
370 370 1 154.00 $154.00 $570 -7.58
480–495 488 2 135.00–143.00 $139.06 $679 -2.76
575 575 1 128.00 $128.00 $736 -4.00
675–695 685 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $815 —
715–720 718 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 138.00 $138.00 $511 —
540 540 1 123.00 $123.00 $664 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 4 129.00–136.00 $131.45 $497 +1.37
415 415 1 136.00 $136.00 $564 +10.82
400–445 421 7 124.00–132.00 $128.34 $540 +3.16
460–485 474 6 124.00–128.00 $125.99 $597 +3.41
500–520 510 2 119.00–122.00 $120.47 $614 +3.27
570–580 575 3 110.00–113.00 $111.67 $642 -8.33
600 600 2 106.00–112.00 $109.00 $654 -3.97
730 730 1 91.00 $91.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $412 -0.50
360 360 3 123.00–128.00 $126.33 $455 —
415–430 425 3 119.00–124.00 $120.63 $513 +2.65
470–495 485 5 116.00–119.00 $117.84 $572 +5.75
510–540 519 4 104.00–109.00 $106.72 $554 —
565–570 568 2 104.00–107.00 $105.51 $599 -1.49
600 600 2 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
660 660 1 93.00 $93.00 $614 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 87.00 $87.00 $539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 152.00 $152.00 $517 -0.10
360–395 377 3 141.00–147.00 $144.57 $545 -2.84
400–445 427 6 130.00–141.00 $136.08 $581 -8.92
450–485 461 7 125.00–136.00 $131.20 $605 +4.31
500–530 510 3 121.00–126.00 $124.04 $633 +1.28
570–580 573 4 120.00–126.00 $121.52 $696 +2.76
625–640 629 4 115.00–121.00 $117.25 $738 —
665–670 668 2 114.00–118.00 $115.99 $775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 320 3 124.00–141.00 $134.20 $429 -5.80
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 -5.06
425–445 436 4 120.00–130.00 $123.99 $541 -12.01
495 495 1 117.00 $117.00 $579 -1.76
515–535 522 5 110.00–120.00 $116.73 $609 +0.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
420 420 1 118.00 $118.00 $496 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 59.50 $59.50 $553 —
900–1395 1089 80-85% 9 60.50–67.50 $64.97 $708 +3.47
1125 1125 80-85% 2 71.50 $71.50 $804 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1125 1010 85-90% 7 48.50–56.50 $51.71 $522 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $606 —
1175–1490 1338 75-80% 3 56.50–61.50 $58.74 $786 —
1395 1395 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,348 —
1650 1650 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,386 —

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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) 10 600.00–780.00 $692.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 750.00–910.00 $811.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 560.00–690.00 $635.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 440.00–560.00 $517.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–730.00 $720.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 230.00–345.00 $268.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 300.00–460.00 $353.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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 10 775.00–960.00 $920.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 620.00–880.00 $706.67 —

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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.