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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.16/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 367 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 317 303
Feeder cattle 276 253 263
Slaughter cattle 46 27 26
Replacement cattle 16 37 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 4 165.00–168.00 $166.50 $613 —
400 400 2 156.00 $156.00 $624 —
460–470 465 2 142.00–155.00 $148.43 $690 -2.57
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 -6.41
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 —
613 613 4 134.00 $134.00 $821 —
710 710 2 126.00 $126.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 132.00 $132.00 $581 —
595 595 1 100.00 $100.00 $595 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 6 137.00–143.00 $140.51 $466 +7.07
350–390 367 11 131.00–140.00 $134.16 $492 +5.01
400–430 409 8 129.00–134.00 $130.85 $535 +2.85
450–460 453 3 120.00–127.00 $123.67 $560 -2.33
505–530 518 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $617 +2.12
555–560 557 3 118.00–119.00 $118.67 $661 +9.00
622–645 630 3 113.00–115.00 $114.32 $720 —
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
760 760 1 104.00 $104.00 $790 —
825 825 1 101.00 $101.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 133.00 $133.00 $426 +12.50
375 375 3 120.00–129.00 $123.00 $461 —
400–430 413 3 114.00–120.00 $116.31 $480 —
470–495 487 6 110.00–118.00 $113.90 $555 +1.40
520–535 531 6 110.00–116.00 $112.82 $599 +3.96
560–570 565 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $607 +4.15
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 104.00 $104.00 $494 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 3 161.00–168.00 $164.07 $537 -4.13
360–395 374 6 152.00–162.00 $155.91 $583 +1.87
400–435 423 8 140.00–153.00 $142.69 $604 -6.03
460–495 488 7 132.00–140.00 $137.00 $669 -9.35
505–535 523 7 122.00–133.00 $127.12 $665 -11.86
555–590 571 5 118.00–130.00 $124.15 $709 -7.64
600–610 605 2 113.00–118.00 $115.48 $699 +0.49
650–675 663 2 108.00–110.00 $108.98 $723 +2.98
720 720 1 98.00 $98.00 $706 —
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 368 4 135.00–142.00 $139.25 $512 -6.88
405–440 426 9 125.00–136.00 $130.91 $558 -8.43
530–540 532 7 110.00–120.00 $118.42 $630 -4.58
595 595 1 113.00 $113.00 $672 +8.00
660–680 670 2 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $667 +4.49
700–745 723 4 94.00–99.00 $95.96 $694 —
795 795 1 95.00 $95.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 139.00 $139.00 $473 —
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 -17.76
505–525 512 3 103.00–110.00 $105.39 $540 -1.54

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 42.50 $42.50 $400 +1.00
1200 1200 85-90% 1 53.50 $53.50 $642 —
1080–1320 1217 85-90% 8 44.50–52.50 $49.19 $599 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1360 1130 80-85% 7 56.50–63.00 $60.05 $679 -12.50
1205–1335 1282 80-85% 3 63.50–65.00 $64.32 $825 -2.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1485 1355 75-80% 2 65.50–69.00 $67.08 $909 —
1330–1565 1448 75-80% 2 52.00–57.50 $54.53 $790 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,235 -7.59
1820–2200 1962 3 78.00–84.00 $81.63 $1,602 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 490.00–640.00 $565.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00–610.00 $530.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.