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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.94/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 511 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.57/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 460 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.69/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 520 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 200 220 323
Feeder cattle 159 174 231
Slaughter cattle 24 14 25
Replacement cattle 17 32 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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
380–390 385 2 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $622 -1.40
435–445 441 5 157.00–165.00 $159.82 $705 +2.28
450 value added 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 —
450–495 478 5 157.00–163.00 $159.86 $764 +7.87
500 value added 500 1 157.00 $157.00 $785 —
500–530 512 17 145.00–155.00 $147.41 $755 -2.84
560–575 568 2 140.00–150.00 $145.07 $824 +4.07
625–640 633 2 136.00–140.00 $137.98 $873 —
685 685 1 128.00 $128.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 148.00–154.00 $151.16 $639 -0.84
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
505 505 2 139.00 $139.00 $702 +9.00
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
620–638 631 5 131.00–135.00 $133.43 $842 —
740 740 1 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 126.00 $126.00 $674 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 4 148.00–155.00 $152.07 $496 +4.26
350–380 370 5 143.00–151.00 $146.35 $541 +7.69
430–445 438 2 141.00–143.00 $141.98 $622 +6.34
450–480 460 13 134.00–141.00 $137.57 $633 +7.23
505–530 520 4 126.00–138.00 $130.19 $677 +1.92
570–580 575 4 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $722 +1.43
625 625 1 137.00 $137.00 $856 +9.00
630 630 2 122.00–128.00 $125.00 $788 -3.00
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 +12.48
730 730 1 119.00 $119.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 5 132.00–141.00 $136.92 $513 +6.27
400–420 410 2 119.00–122.00 $120.46 $494 -6.04
470–480 478 5 114.00–117.00 $116.01 $555 -6.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 324 4 119.00–128.00 $123.67 $401 —
445 445 1 111.00 $111.00 $494 —
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 —
580 580 1 93.00 $93.00 $539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 190.00–194.00 $191.93 $399 —
275 275 1 178.00 $178.00 $490 —
365–395 377 5 157.00–161.00 $159.32 $601 +9.14
400–440 428 10 144.00–157.00 $148.98 $638 +3.58
450–485 468 8 138.00–147.00 $144.48 $676 +4.87
510–530 520 11 128.00–135.00 $131.69 $685 -0.75
575–595 587 6 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $746 -0.69
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -0.96
675 675 1 124.00 $124.00 $837 -0.05
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 151.00 $151.00 $453 -2.00
355–380 369 8 132.00–140.00 $137.07 $506 -1.86
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
485 485 5 119.00–126.00 $123.20 $598 -8.70
535 535 1 126.00 $126.00 $674 +1.62
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694 —
655 655 1 106.00 $106.00 $694 -4.00
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 124.50 $124.50 $492 —
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1180 1045 80-85% 10 64.00–70.00 $66.78 $698 —
1060 1060 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $636 —
1115–1170 1143 80-85% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.49 $851 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–810 760 85-90% 2 47.50–49.50 $48.43 $368 —
800 800 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $476 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1870 1625 2 86.00–88.00 $86.85 $1,411 —
2070 2070 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,029 —

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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) 5 325.00–530.00 $411.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–730.00 $720.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00–800.00 $738.33

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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 1 810.00 $810.00 —

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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.