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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 364 480
Feeder cattle 124 307 387
Slaughter cattle 16 41 32
Replacement cattle 36 16 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-3.00 lower. 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
450–480 464 8 140.00–150.00 $145.13 $673 -3.90
510–515 512 3 140.00–143.00 $141.99 $727 -0.90
570 570 2 133.00 $133.00 $758 -2.34
635–640 638 3 120.00–122.00 $121.34 $774 -10.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 108.00 $108.00 $508 -8.03
505 505 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $538 —
560–570 565 4 105.00–107.00 $106.01 $599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 111.00 $111.00 $683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 136.00 $136.00 $449 -3.00
480–495 488 4 124.00–129.00 $126.46 $617 -1.27
500–535 524 5 118.00–128.00 $124.69 $653 +1.97
580 580 1 123.00 $123.00 $713 +3.89
600–610 605 2 121.00–125.00 $123.02 $744 +7.97
658 658 6 128.00 $128.00 $842 +4.53
700 700 1 119.00 $119.00 $833 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 366 4 120.00–127.00 $121.77 $446 -1.71
430 430 1 117.00 $117.00 $503 -0.41
475–495 490 4 110.00–118.00 $113.54 $556 -6.46
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 +6.69
550 550 1 109.00 $109.00 $600 +3.79
620–635 628 2 104.00–108.00 $106.02 $666 +3.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 3 100.00–104.00 $101.35 $331 —
380–395 388 2 85.00–96.00 $90.39 $351 —
555 555 1 101.00 $101.00 $561 —
780 780 1 84.00 $84.00 $655 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 149.00–151.00 $150.06 $477 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
440–445 443 2 134.00–147.00 $140.54 $623 -11.44
480 480 2 134.00 $134.00 $643 -1.76
520–540 536 5 119.00–124.00 $122.19 $655 -5.85
560–585 570 4 118.00–124.00 $120.47 $687 -0.67
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 -5.71
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 -5.00
720 fancy 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 128.00 $128.00 $410 -24.08
430 430 3 120.00–121.00 $120.67 $519 —
450–470 460 4 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $561 -1.14
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 -0.02
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 +1.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1120 1095 80-85% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.51 $630 -2.05
1130–1350 1233 80-85% 5 61.00–66.50 $64.88 $800 -7.17
1240 1240 80-85% 1 67.50 $67.50 $837 -4.55
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–950 907 85-90% 3 45.00–46.50 $45.98 $417 —
935–1130 1063 85-90% 3 52.50–56.00 $54.06 $575 +1.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,356 —

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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) 6 605.00–810.00 $721.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,053.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 300.00–500.00 $380.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 450.00–630.00 $545.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 270.00 $270.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 360.00 $360.00

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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 7 1,085.00–1,250.00 $1,156.43 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 620.00 $620.00 —

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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.