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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.67/cwt ≈ $477/hd at 323 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 317 300
Feeder cattle 139 270 243
Slaughter cattle 5 28 25
Replacement cattle 48 19 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls too few. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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
335 335 1 166.00 $166.00 $556 —
365–395 385 3 162.00–166.00 $163.26 $629 +1.26
400–435 420 7 153.00–162.00 $155.93 $655 —
460–470 465 4 147.00–148.00 $147.51 $686 —
510 510 2 136.00 $136.00 $694 -0.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 5 140.00–149.00 $143.81 $476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 371 9 129.00–134.00 $130.76 $485 +6.76
405–430 416 4 128.00–131.00 $129.77 $540 +5.77
490 490 2 126.00 $126.00 $617 +4.34
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 -2.11
570–595 587 3 112.00–115.00 $114.03 $669 +4.03
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 +3.99
660 660 1 111.00 $111.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 5 124.00–129.00 $126.56 $428 —
365 365 2 125.00 $125.00 $456 +7.53
400–445 423 4 114.00–116.00 $115.05 $487 +2.77
470 470 1 117.00 $117.00 $550 +10.04
515–520 517 3 103.00–111.00 $108.32 $560 +2.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 13 142.00–150.00 $147.67 $477 —
360–385 373 4 135.00–143.00 $139.13 $519 -4.26
490 490 2 122.00 $122.00 $598 -0.67
535–545 540 2 110.00–114.00 $111.98 $605 +0.44
580–595 588 2 103.00–112.00 $107.44 $632 +2.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 3 148.00–155.00 $151.14 $564 -3.76
415–440 431 5 144.00–155.00 $146.53 $632 -0.14
460–490 474 5 125.00–136.00 $129.68 $615 -8.16
500 500 4 120.00–126.00 $122.00 $610 -1.05
580 580 1 116.00 $116.00 $673 +0.12
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1130 1123 85-90% 2 46.00–51.00 $48.52 $545 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $778 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $820 —

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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) 2 700.00–710.00 $705.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 570.00–580.00 $576.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 640.00–910.00 $740.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 540.00–600.00 $558.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 395.00–500.00 $435.00

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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 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.