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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.18/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 372 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.61/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 474 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.93/cwt -6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 380 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 211 180
Feeder cattle 174 180 151
Slaughter cattle 14 25 16
Replacement cattle 32 6 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 363 3 159.00–165.00 $162.91 $591 -5.61
400–445 417 6 154.00–160.00 $157.54 $657 +3.22
455–495 477 6 150.00–156.00 $151.99 $725 —
515–520 519 4 149.00–151.00 $150.25 $780 —
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 152.00 $152.00 $676 —
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 144.00–152.00 $147.81 $477 +2.49
370–395 383 4 136.00–144.00 $138.66 $531 -0.34
400–430 417 5 131.00–142.00 $135.64 $566 +4.99
455–490 469 7 126.00–137.00 $130.34 $611 +0.71
500–525 511 8 124.00–131.00 $128.27 $655 +3.68
550–595 581 4 120.00–126.00 $124.07 $721 -9.93
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 +4.96
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 +1.96
670–685 678 2 117.00–120.00 $118.52 $804 +2.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 129.00–139.00 $134.35 $434 +4.35
360–390 377 6 128.00–135.00 $130.65 $493 +1.64
415–425 420 8 122.00–129.00 $126.50 $531 +7.08
460–485 475 4 120.00–125.00 $122.20 $580 +9.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 120.00 $120.00 $426 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 158.00 $158.00 $529 -2.34
360–390 372 11 146.00–156.00 $150.18 $559 -3.53
405–435 424 9 137.00–151.00 $145.40 $616 +4.85
450–495 474 10 135.00–146.00 $139.61 $662 +2.00
500–545 522 7 129.00–136.00 $132.44 $691 +3.30
555–595 574 9 124.00–132.00 $127.71 $733 +3.60
605–630 619 4 120.00–130.00 $125.96 $780 +9.53
650–680 672 6 117.00–127.00 $124.05 $834 +5.49
740 740 1 119.00 $119.00 $881 +5.26
750 750 1 113.00 $113.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 153.00 $153.00 $482 +7.00
370–390 380 10 131.00–146.00 $138.93 $528 -6.07
450–495 478 9 125.00–134.00 $131.90 $630 +2.18
515–545 537 5 120.00–127.00 $124.38 $668 +2.42
560–585 569 4 114.00–122.00 $118.23 $673 +1.96
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 +0.37
650–670 661 5 110.00–115.00 $113.18 $748 +3.55
740–745 743 2 104.00–108.00 $106.01 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 111.00 $111.00 $660 —
620 620 1 111.00 $111.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1235 1163 80-85% 6 63.00–71.00 $66.35 $772 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1020 988 85-90% 3 51.50–57.00 $53.30 $527 -0.52
1225 1225 85-90% 1 61.50 $61.50 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1580 1438 75-80% 2 65.50–66.50 $66.05 $950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1985 1803 2 90.00–95.00 $92.75 $1,672 —

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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) 11 700.00–960.00 $858.64
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 725.00–870.00 $780.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 610.00–710.00 $643.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 380.00–570.00 $506.67

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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 4 950.00–1,085.00 $1,018.75 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.