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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.51/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 530 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 314 260 245
Feeder cattle 225 167 185
Slaughter cattle 39 24 39
Replacement cattle 50 69 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows an bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 2 135.00–139.00 $136.96 $630 -2.10
515–520 518 3 132.00–134.00 $133.34 $691 —
560–590 575 4 125.00–131.00 $129.28 $743 +1.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 ±0.00
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 —
370–375 373 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $490 +0.05
400–435 413 7 119.00–130.00 $122.78 $507 -13.22
460–465 463 5 124.00–126.00 $124.79 $578 -1.20
505–543 530 11 115.00–124.00 $120.51 $639 +0.04
550–595 573 8 105.00–115.00 $111.02 $636 -0.65
625–645 635 2 100.00–109.00 $104.57 $664 -4.43
650–655 653 2 102.00 $102.00 $666 —
775 775 1 91.00 $91.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 125.00–134.00 $129.43 $414 +3.93
350–375 358 7 120.00–129.00 $124.44 $445 -1.89
420–425 422 3 115.00–121.00 $118.98 $502 -1.65
475–495 486 9 110.00–119.00 $115.81 $563 -2.03
525 525 2 109.00 $109.00 $572 +2.28
680 680 1 82.00 $82.00 $558 -11.00
725 725 1 81.00 $81.00 $587 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 116.00 $116.00 $360 —
440 440 1 94.00 $94.00 $414 —
510–525 518 2 87.00–99.00 $93.09 $482 —
550–595 573 2 80.00–82.00 $81.04 $464 —
600 600 1 80.00 $80.00 $480 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 +3.00
515–540 524 7 121.00–127.00 $123.27 $646 -0.77
550–575 560 5 119.00–126.00 $121.82 $682 +0.30
600–605 603 2 114.00–119.00 $116.49 $702 -0.76
650–655 653 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $735 -3.50
670 fancy 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 —
700 700 2 108.00–113.00 $110.50 $774 —
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
805 805 1 109.00 $109.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 1 132.00 $132.00 $442 —
345 345 1 121.00 $121.00 $417 -13.20
515–545 538 8 113.00–119.00 $116.27 $626 -0.46
575–585 581 5 107.00–113.00 $109.98 $639 —
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 —
805 805 1 98.00 $98.00 $789 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1190 1128 80-85% 2 59.50–62.00 $60.68 $684 -10.82
965–1350 1142 80-85% 14 66.50–75.00 $71.08 $812 -0.42
1230–1365 1308 80-85% 3 76.00–78.50 $77.29 $1,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1150 1025 85-90% 8 52.00–59.50 $55.69 $571 +3.98
965–1070 1035 85-90% 3 45.00–49.50 $46.40 $480 -5.31
1095–1185 1140 85-90% 2 62.00–64.50 $63.20 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1665 1382 75-80% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.12 $914 -0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1700 1610 2 97.50–101.50 $99.61 $1,604 —
1650 1650 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,402 +1.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 330.00–540.00 $440.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 540.00–650.00 $595.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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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 15 640.00–740.00 $716.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 790.00 $790.00 —

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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.