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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.15/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 422 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.84/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 361 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.09/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 400 186
Feeder cattle 227 332 129
Slaughter cattle 18 41 19
Replacement cattle 22 27 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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
335 335 1 163.00 $163.00 $546 -1.38
490 490 1 151.00 $151.00 $740 -1.92
505–510 507 3 144.00–150.00 $147.34 $747 -3.45
580 580 1 139.00 $139.00 $806 -5.00
775 775 4 122.00 $122.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 311 7 134.00–140.00 $137.97 $429 +4.09
350 350 2 134.00 $134.00 $469 +2.00
400–440 422 16 128.00–134.00 $131.15 $553 +2.54
450–480 465 7 125.00–132.00 $128.64 $598 +4.85
520–530 524 6 120.00–126.00 $122.01 $639 +2.01
550–565 560 5 118.00–123.00 $121.22 $679 +4.70
620–645 633 11 115.00–124.00 $116.80 $739 +3.34
650–665 658 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $740 -8.03
880 880 1 103.00 $103.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 —
400–415 411 7 120.00–126.00 $123.83 $509 +9.98
470–490 479 10 115.00–121.00 $118.19 $566 +4.71
515–545 531 8 114.00–119.00 $116.52 $619 +4.42
550–595 585 7 102.00–115.00 $110.23 $645 +2.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 463 2 110.00–112.00 $111.03 $514 —
525 525 2 105.00 $105.00 $551 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 7 163.00–170.00 $166.12 $527 +1.12
350–370 361 12 158.00–163.00 $159.84 $577 -3.16
400–445 422 9 150.00–158.00 $152.81 $645 +2.89
455–495 474 11 143.00–151.00 $147.09 $697 +5.84
505–545 523 8 131.00–143.00 $135.64 $709 +6.71
550–575 564 9 121.00–131.00 $126.28 $712 +1.98
625–645 639 8 118.00–124.00 $122.26 $781 -1.40
655–685 670 8 115.00–121.00 $116.11 $778 -4.89
700–725 711 5 109.00–119.00 $114.13 $811 —
750–755 753 2 101.00–110.00 $105.51 $794 -4.75
850 850 1 103.00 $103.00 $876 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 7 157.00–159.00 $157.84 $535 +3.32
415–430 423 6 130.00–143.00 $137.75 $583 -5.43
450–460 458 5 128.00–136.00 $132.42 $606 +3.94
515–535 523 5 125.00–131.00 $127.82 $668 +11.82
570 570 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $674 —
600–635 615 5 110.00–112.00 $111.22 $684 —
655–690 673 2 102.00–111.00 $106.62 $718 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 128.00 $128.00 $563 —
465–475 468 3 113.00–119.00 $115.03 $538 —
500–525 513 2 107.00–113.00 $109.93 $564 —
620 620 2 105.00 $105.00 $651 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–930 862 85-90% 3 36.00–38.50 $37.24 $321 —
810–1115 973 85-90% 3 40.00–47.50 $43.72 $425 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1320 1188 80-85% 2 60.50–63.00 $61.89 $735 -0.11
1275 1275 80-85% 2 50.00 $50.00 $638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $898 +13.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1355 1253 2 72.00–73.00 $72.54 $909 —
1615–1905 1769 4 79.00–87.00 $82.49 $1,459 —

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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) 1 440.00 $440.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 340.00–440.00 $390.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 515.00–700.00 $607.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–1,025.00 $837.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 480.00 $480.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 250.00 $250.00

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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 2 800.00–925.00 $862.50 —

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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.