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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.02/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 425 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.89/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 488 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.90/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 468 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 216 222
Feeder cattle 295 198 180
Slaughter cattle 43 12 20
Replacement cattle 101 6 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pair 100.00-200.00 per head higher.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 328 5 154.00–165.00 $156.55 $513 +11.04
365–395 381 9 144.00–154.00 $149.22 $569 +12.10
400–430 415 9 135.00–146.00 $140.62 $584 +5.09
450–470 461 9 128.00–140.00 $132.31 $610 +2.81
500–525 508 6 123.00–128.00 $125.38 $637 -7.62
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -13.50
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 -3.23
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 4 138.00–150.00 $143.91 $468 +6.76
360–370 367 3 130.00–141.00 $133.60 $490 -0.40
410–420 416 5 121.00–135.00 $127.80 $532 +1.56
460–480 468 11 116.00–125.00 $119.90 $561 -4.28
565 565 2 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 6 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $411 —
380 380 2 112.00 $112.00 $426 —
480 480 1 114.00 $114.00 $547 —
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 —
630 630 2 88.00 $88.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 339 6 171.00–180.00 $176.53 $598 +0.93
355–365 360 6 165.00–174.00 $169.63 $611 +2.89
410–440 423 9 155.00–160.00 $157.29 $665 +0.02
450–470 456 8 140.00–149.00 $145.04 $661 +0.40
520–545 537 3 128.00–134.00 $129.94 $698 -2.93
550–595 574 5 125.00–129.00 $127.26 $730 -6.68
600–645 627 5 123.00–127.00 $124.59 $781 -2.44
675 675 2 123.00 $123.00 $830 -7.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 3 148.00–159.00 $151.79 $580 +0.89
415–435 425 11 130.00–143.00 $136.02 $578 -6.95
480–490 488 11 122.00–131.00 $124.89 $609 -6.33
510–530 524 5 120.00–124.00 $120.78 $633 -3.22
580 580 3 114.00 $114.00 $661 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 128.00 $128.00 $480 -5.00
515 515 2 114.00 $114.00 $587 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1330 1080 80-85% 6 62.50–71.00 $66.74 $721 —
1070–1470 1275 80-85% 9 74.50–80.00 $77.75 $991 +4.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–940 913 85-90% 4 45.00–47.00 $46.38 $423 -2.62
885–1150 967 85-90% 8 52.00–54.50 $52.82 $511 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1395 1363 75-80% 2 72.00–72.50 $72.24 $985 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1745 1568 3 86.50–96.50 $91.88 $1,441 —

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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) 27 675.00–950.00 $775.37
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,381.82
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 950.00–1,250.00 $1,109.26
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 350.00–630.00 $463.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 610.00–850.00 $734.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 610.00–900.00 $738.33
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 280.00 $280.00

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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 12 600.00–950.00 $720.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,000.00–1,210.00 $1,083.57 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.