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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 189 0
Feeder cattle 143 134 0
Slaughter cattle 17 27 0
Replacement cattle 12 28 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00lower. 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
400–430 418 3 138.00–144.00 $141.63 $592 —
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -7.00
530 530 2 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
640 640 1 128.00 $128.00 $819 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 128.00 $128.00 $582 -3.00
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 152.00 $152.00 $342 —
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 —
400–445 430 3 135.00–137.00 $135.62 $583 -2.30
460–480 466 4 129.00–134.00 $130.76 $609 +2.36
510–520 515 2 124.00–128.00 $126.02 $649 +3.30
570–585 578 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $711 +6.63
605–615 610 2 110.00–119.00 $114.46 $698 —
650 650 1 106.00 $106.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -14.00
410–445 428 2 120.00–122.00 $120.96 $518 -0.53
460–480 473 4 110.00–118.00 $115.05 $544 -4.95
500 500 2 108.00 $108.00 $540 —
550–580 563 3 101.00–108.00 $104.95 $591 —
775 775 1 94.00 $94.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 —
640 640 1 87.00 $87.00 $557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 131.00 $131.00 $419 -13.00
360–375 368 4 133.00–138.00 $135.45 $498 -0.87
400–440 430 5 120.00–128.00 $124.86 $537 -7.14
470–495 484 6 114.00–120.00 $116.81 $565 +1.81
500–525 513 3 109.00–116.00 $113.39 $582 -2.61
650–665 658 2 98.00–105.00 $101.46 $668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +12.77
350–395 377 3 142.00–159.00 $150.42 $567 +0.93
405–440 416 4 133.00–141.00 $137.41 $572 -0.59
470 470 1 133.00 $133.00 $625 -0.07
505–525 518 3 120.00–125.00 $122.03 $632 -1.83
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 -2.51
650–655 653 2 116.00–122.00 $118.99 $777 +9.93
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 -1.00
935 935 1 80.00 $80.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $460 —
485 485 1 104.00 $104.00 $504 —
515 515 1 107.00 $107.00 $551 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1450 1180 80-85% 4 64.50–68.50 $66.63 $786 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $712 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1885 1374 75-80% 4 60.50–65.50 $63.17 $868 -6.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1680 1560 3 84.00–88.50 $85.98 $1,341 —
1815 1815 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,697 —

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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) 3 480.00–535.00 $508.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 380.00–480.00 $436.67

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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 3 770.00–880.00 $836.67 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.