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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.16/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $499/hd at 330 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.63/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 484 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.49/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 372 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 200 325
Feeder cattle 295 159 275
Slaughter cattle 34 24 9
Replacement cattle 17 17 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
450–455 454 5 143.00–149.00 $147.81 $671 +2.81
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 -4.00
565–595 579 4 120.00–130.00 $125.43 $726 -4.57
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 163.00 $163.00 $489 —
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 -0.51
405 405 1 162.00 $162.00 $656 —
500–535 518 2 145.00–150.00 $147.42 $764 +0.01
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 +4.00
700–705 703 2 127.00–133.00 $130.01 $914 —
920 920 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 13 147.00–158.00 $151.16 $499 -0.91
350–395 372 12 139.00–147.00 $143.49 $534 -2.86
410 410 1 144.00 $144.00 $590 +2.02
410–435 424 8 135.00–141.00 $139.50 $591 -2.48
455–496 484 13 130.00–139.00 $133.63 $647 -3.94
500–545 525 11 129.00–135.00 $130.99 $688 +0.80
550–585 575 12 125.00–133.00 $128.56 $739 +3.06
610–640 value added 628 11 131.00–134.00 $132.16 $830 —
665–675 670 2 112.00–114.00 $113.01 $757 -17.99
679 value added 679 6 132.50 $132.50 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 7 136.00–147.00 $142.41 $457 —
370–385 376 9 130.00–138.00 $135.45 $509 -1.47
425–440 433 4 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $552 +7.00
460–495 478 6 120.00–129.00 $124.93 $597 +8.92
520–535 523 5 116.00–124.00 $119.98 $627 —
550 550 2 120.00 $120.00 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 5 157.00–164.00 $159.29 $508 —
350–395 374 9 155.00–162.00 $159.15 $595 -0.17
400–445 425 10 148.00–156.00 $153.22 $651 +4.24
470–495 479 11 136.00–148.00 $141.70 $679 -2.78
500–535 526 7 130.00–139.00 $133.12 $700 +1.43
560–585 580 10 126.00–134.00 $129.10 $749 +2.08
630–645 639 7 125.00–130.00 $128.29 $820 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 +1.00
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 +4.00
755–775 765 2 116.00–126.00 $120.93 $925 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 6 154.00–157.00 $154.98 $476 +3.98
375–395 381 8 143.00–152.00 $147.86 $563 +10.79
400 400 1 133.00 $133.00 $532 -7.00
455–495 475 5 126.00–137.00 $132.90 $631 +9.70
510–530 517 9 120.00–133.00 $126.45 $654 +0.45
550–585 572 6 116.00–126.00 $120.75 $691 —
650 650 1 111.00 $111.00 $722 +5.00
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 ±0.00
585–590 587 3 103.00–105.00 $104.33 $612 —
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1255 1114 80-85% 7 66.00–71.00 $67.83 $756 -6.66
1035–1325 1192 80-85% 8 72.00–79.00 $74.28 $885 —
1250–1260 1255 80-85% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.50 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1585 1498 75-80% 6 63.00–66.00 $64.19 $962 —
1480–1650 1565 75-80% 2 72.50–73.00 $72.76 $1,139 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1115 1090 85-90% 2 56.50–59.00 $57.72 $629 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940–1955 1948 2 94.00–94.50 $94.25 $1,836 —
2120 2120 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,120 —

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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) 2 750.00–840.00 $795.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 350.00 $350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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 8 850.00–1,010.00 $910.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 400.00 $400.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.