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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.04/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 519 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $112.69/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 570 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.18/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 488 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 439 259
Feeder cattle 307 295 204
Slaughter cattle 41 43 22
Replacement cattle 16 101 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago; No trends, sale not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 161.00 $161.00 $596 —
430–435 431 8 154.00–162.00 $157.99 $681 —
455–495 474 10 143.00–154.00 $149.03 $706 —
500–525 511 10 140.00–145.00 $142.89 $730 —
562–595 575 5 133.00–137.00 $135.34 $778 —
600–640 613 6 130.00–133.00 $131.67 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 152.00 $152.00 $502 —
380 380 2 151.00 $151.00 $574 —
445 445 2 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
450–495 473 4 120.00–128.00 $123.81 $586 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 —
445 445 1 129.00 $129.00 $574 —
475–485 480 4 113.00–119.00 $116.03 $557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 139.00 $139.00 $417 -17.55
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545 -11.22
400–445 417 11 129.00–138.00 $133.11 $555 -7.51
450–495 472 10 124.00–133.00 $127.73 $603 -4.58
500–530 511 7 120.00–127.00 $122.72 $627 -2.66
555–585 565 9 114.00–124.00 $119.11 $673 -0.89
600–625 608 3 113.00–119.00 $115.05 $700 -7.95
610–625 618 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $788 +4.52
660–670 665 2 120.00–127.00 $123.47 $821 +4.47
680 680 1 111.00 $111.00 $755 -8.00
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
860 860 1 107.00 $107.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 6 120.00–130.00 $124.70 $424 -19.21
365–375 370 4 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $457 -10.12
405–425 413 5 117.00–118.00 $117.41 $485 -10.39
490 490 4 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $588 +0.10
525–545 538 6 104.00–111.00 $108.31 $583 —
565–595 570 6 103.00–110.00 $105.21 $600 -9.79
625–630 627 3 100.00–107.00 $102.35 $642 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 100.00 $100.00 $415 —
475–485 482 3 95.00–99.00 $96.31 $464 -17.69
500–535 512 3 94.00–96.00 $95.30 $488 -9.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 3 155.00–160.00 $156.68 $614 -12.95
400–440 419 8 149.00–155.00 $151.98 $637 -5.31
465–490 476 8 130.00–141.00 $135.76 $646 -9.28
500–535 519 12 124.00–133.00 $128.04 $665 -1.90
550–595 583 6 120.00–124.00 $121.14 $706 -6.12
600–645 625 9 115.00–121.00 $117.71 $736 -6.88
675–695 685 4 120.00 $120.00 $822 -3.00
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
935 935 1 94.00 $94.00 $879 —
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 150.00–154.00 $152.08 $476 —
365 365 1 146.00 $146.00 $533 -5.79
480–495 488 11 118.00–128.00 $123.18 $601 -1.71
505–530 518 2 114.00–116.00 $115.02 $596 -5.76
550–585 570 12 109.00–116.00 $112.69 $642 -1.31
695 695 1 108.00 $108.00 $751 —
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 137.00 $137.00 $425 —
425–440 433 4 120.00–124.00 $121.97 $528 —
450 450 3 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
550 550 2 102.00 $102.00 $561 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1170 1090 80-85% 3 55.50–61.50 $59.56 $649 -7.18
1005–1650 1196 80-85% 10 64.50–70.00 $67.21 $804 —
1185–1330 1249 80-85% 4 71.00–73.00 $72.05 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1105 978 85-90% 4 41.50–47.50 $44.85 $439 -7.97
920–1225 1071 85-90% 7 50.50–56.50 $52.96 $567 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1360 1230 75-80% 4 60.00–65.00 $61.57 $757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1510 1320 3 73.50–79.50 $75.95 $1,003 —
1130–1795 1406 4 81.00–85.00 $82.94 $1,166 —
1675 1675 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,508 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00

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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 6 970.00–1,125.00 $1,031.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,000.00 $958.33 —

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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.