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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.70/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 530 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $123.05/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.67/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 176 256
Feeder cattle 270 124 180
Slaughter cattle 28 16 28
Replacement cattle 19 36 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to mostly 4.00 lower. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 162.00 $162.00 $591 —
500–520 510 4 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $696 -5.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 124.00 $124.00 $440 —
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 —
455–495 472 7 118.00–127.00 $121.66 $574 -4.80
505–536 value added 521 6 126.00–128.00 $127.03 $662 —
500–545 536 10 116.00–123.00 $120.11 $644 -4.58
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 -13.00
605–625 613 3 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $680 -12.01
630 value added 630 3 125.00 $125.00 $788 —
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 -15.00
765 765 1 96.00 $96.00 $734 —
830 830 1 106.00 $106.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 4 116.00–119.00 $117.47 $432 -4.30
405–440 422 5 109.00–115.00 $112.28 $474 -4.72
470–485 479 5 105.00–110.00 $106.96 $512 -6.58
520–530 524 5 103.00–109.00 $106.22 $557 -8.78
560–595 571 7 97.00–105.00 $101.58 $580 -7.42
665–695 686 5 90.00–100.00 $95.04 $652 —
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 +19.61
415 415 2 105.00 $105.00 $436 —
520 520 1 99.00 $99.00 $515 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 375 5 150.00–162.00 $154.90 $581 +4.90
405–440 423 11 145.00–150.00 $146.67 $620 +6.13
450–495 477 11 130.00–145.00 $137.84 $657 +3.84
500–545 520 13 118.00–130.00 $123.05 $640 +0.86
550–585 568 4 112.00–121.00 $115.88 $658 -4.59
600–625 608 3 108.00–111.00 $109.03 $663 -2.97
650–685 671 5 100.00–104.00 $102.45 $687 -12.55
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 352 8 140.00–146.00 $143.39 $505 —
405–440 424 4 127.00–139.00 $134.13 $569 +13.46
485–495 489 6 118.00–130.00 $122.67 $600 +0.63
500–530 514 4 110.00–115.00 $111.54 $573 -3.46
580–595 588 4 102.00–108.00 $105.04 $618 -8.96
630–645 638 4 100.00–101.00 $100.49 $641 —
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
770–780 777 3 80.00–84.00 $82.68 $642 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $407 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1315 1155 80-85% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.43 $606 —
1055–1380 1186 80-85% 9 57.50–62.50 $60.56 $718 —
1355–1400 1378 80-85% 2 63.50–64.50 $63.99 $882 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1285 1074 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $48.03 $516 -6.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1345 1318 75-80% 2 54.50–60.50 $57.44 $757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,123 —
1605–1870 1745 3 80.00–84.00 $82.44 $1,439 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 380.00–550.00 $456.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 500.00–700.00 $643.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00–820.00 $805.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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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 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.