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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $146.13/cwt ≈ $554/hd at 379 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.15/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 382 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $108.86/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 522 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 267 356
Feeder cattle 253 227 291
Slaughter cattle 27 18 32
Replacement cattle 37 22 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 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
470 470 1 151.00 $151.00 $710 ±0.00
505–545 518 5 145.00–149.00 $146.41 $758 -0.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 117.00 $117.00 $655 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 132.00–135.00 $133.44 $418 -4.53
355–395 382 10 126.00–134.00 $129.15 $493 -4.85
415 415 2 128.00 $128.00 $531 -3.15
455 455 1 126.00 $126.00 $573 -2.64
515–530 521 8 114.00–120.00 $116.90 $609 -5.11
550 550 3 105.00–119.00 $109.67 $603 -11.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 116.00–125.00 $120.50 $416 -4.50
450–470 461 4 111.00–115.00 $112.50 $519 -5.69
500–540 522 10 104.00–114.00 $108.86 $568 -7.66
550–575 558 3 102.00–106.00 $103.37 $577 -6.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 108.00 $108.00 $427 —
455 455 1 102.00 $102.00 $464 -9.03
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 309 4 166.00–174.00 $168.20 $520 +2.08
360–370 363 3 152.00–158.00 $154.04 $559 -5.80
405–445 426 9 145.00–152.00 $148.72 $634 -4.09
450–490 463 6 143.00–149.00 $146.35 $678 -0.74
500–515 510 3 138.00–141.00 $138.98 $709 +3.34
555–580 564 4 126.00–135.00 $131.79 $743 +5.51
600–610 607 3 114.00–117.00 $114.99 $698 -7.27
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 -10.11
755 755 1 98.00 $98.00 $740 -7.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 149.00–160.00 $154.62 $515 -3.22
370–390 379 11 142.00–149.00 $146.13 $554 —
405–420 410 6 135.00–143.00 $139.34 $571 +1.59
460–470 465 4 126.00–132.00 $128.97 $600 -3.45
540 540 2 123.00 $123.00 $664 -4.82
590 590 1 105.00 $105.00 $620 -13.33
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 -11.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 6 135.00–138.00 $136.29 $511 —
410–425 417 5 125.00–131.00 $127.76 $533 -0.24
520–545 533 2 104.00–110.00 $106.93 $570 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1250 1123 80-85% 4 72.00–73.00 $72.55 $815 —
1175–1405 1258 80-85% 3 63.50–69.00 $67.29 $847 +17.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 41.50 $41.50 $388 —
800–1110 955 85-90% 2 45.50–46.00 $45.71 $437 +1.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $887 —
1645 1645 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $855 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1765 1690 3 77.00–84.00 $81.09 $1,370 —
1830 1830 1 63.50 $63.50 $1,162 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 650.00–810.00 $727.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–580.00 $540.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 400.00–500.00 $435.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 370.00–450.00 $402.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 260.00 $260.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 330.00–420.00 $366.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–550.00 $525.00

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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 1 760.00 $760.00 —

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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.