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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.87/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 381 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.16/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 558 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.40/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 192 259
Feeder cattle 214 139 204
Slaughter cattle 14 5 22
Replacement cattle 30 48 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. 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
400 400 1 153.00 $153.00 $612 -2.93
520–540 530 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $737 +2.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 133.00 $133.00 $399 —
400–425 416 4 124.00–129.00 $125.71 $523 -4.06
465–495 473 6 123.00–132.00 $125.87 $595 -0.13
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 +13.00
500–540 522 6 124.00–128.00 $126.16 $659 +8.16
555–565 558 12 114.00–124.00 $119.16 $665 +5.13
615–625 619 4 114.00–124.00 $120.25 $744 +5.25
770–795 783 2 109.00–117.00 $112.94 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 4 119.00–122.00 $120.51 $443 -4.49
400–440 418 8 116.00–121.00 $118.62 $496 +3.57
470–480 474 10 113.00–120.00 $118.40 $561 +1.40
500–530 511 6 106.00–117.00 $112.80 $576 +4.48
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —
430 430 1 106.00 $106.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 381 16 143.00–154.00 $147.87 $563 -3.27
400–435 423 8 136.00–145.00 $141.42 $598 -5.11
450–490 472 5 128.00–138.00 $131.98 $623 +2.30
500–545 519 9 125.00–135.00 $129.07 $670 +7.07
560–590 573 6 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $702 +6.51
615–645 632 5 115.00–123.00 $119.64 $756 —
785 785 2 109.00 $109.00 $856 —
825 825 1 96.00 $96.00 $792 —
890 890 1 98.00 $98.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 7 130.00–141.00 $137.63 $517 -1.50
425–440 434 7 125.00–134.00 $130.26 $565 —
475–490 482 7 121.00–126.00 $124.43 $600 +2.43
515–520 518 6 114.00–122.00 $117.34 $608 +5.36
555–595 576 8 105.00–115.00 $109.56 $631 +2.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 123.00 $123.00 $486 —
480 480 2 105.00 $105.00 $504 —
500–545 523 2 102.00–108.00 $105.13 $550 —
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1320 1257 80-85% 3 63.00–64.50 $63.53 $799 —
1115–1525 1348 80-85% 6 55.00–62.00 $60.19 $811 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1230 1163 85-90% 2 48.00–50.00 $48.94 $569 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $832 +1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1650 1640 2 78.00–85.00 $81.52 $1,337 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 450.00–520.00 $483.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 510.00–610.00 $576.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 670.00–760.00 $715.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 550.00–720.00 $636.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 540.00–560.00 $546.67

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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.