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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.08/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 238 311 0
Feeder cattle 183 212 0
Slaughter cattle 40 30 0
Replacement cattle 15 69 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. 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
360 360 1 181.00 $181.00 $652 —
450–470 466 7 160.00–166.00 $161.40 $752 +7.65
520 520 1 159.00 $159.00 $827 +11.99
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 +11.68
605 605 1 136.00 $136.00 $823 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 141.00–150.00 $145.22 $472 —
350–395 382 5 138.00–145.00 $140.76 $538 +4.29
400–440 421 4 131.00–138.00 $133.66 $563 +2.61
460–495 478 12 124.00–132.00 $127.08 $607 -1.10
505–545 530 6 125.00–130.00 $127.70 $677 +1.82
560–575 570 6 125.00–132.00 $129.35 $737 -0.65
600–645 620 3 123.00–129.00 $125.68 $779 +4.68
655–660 658 3 120.00–125.00 $121.66 $801 +0.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 3 136.00–140.00 $138.00 $424 —
370 370 2 133.00 $133.00 $492 +5.00
405–440 423 6 120.00–127.00 $122.74 $519 -6.26
450–480 459 9 117.00–124.00 $119.66 $549 -5.03
535 535 1 122.00 $122.00 $653 +3.99
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 +6.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 119.00 $119.00 $506 —
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 316 5 157.00–185.00 $170.72 $539 —
365–395 382 6 164.00–169.00 $166.04 $634 -0.18
405–440 424 7 160.00–166.00 $163.18 $692 +7.74
450–495 466 9 152.00–161.00 $157.14 $732 +9.91
510–540 524 5 146.00–156.00 $152.54 $799 +21.17
560–570 563 3 138.00–146.00 $140.70 $792 +12.89
600–620 610 2 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $778 +6.01
680 680 2 130.00 $130.00 $884 +3.52
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 +14.00
925 925 1 104.00 $104.00 $962 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 316 5 160.00–180.00 $173.79 $549 +10.37
365–395 385 4 156.00–160.00 $158.55 $610 +2.55
450–475 460 4 145.00–150.00 $147.73 $680 +21.38
525 525 2 131.00 $131.00 $688 —
740 740 1 98.00 $98.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 107.00 $107.00 $626 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1250 1121 80-85% 10 55.00–60.00 $57.73 $647 +0.49
1150 1150 80-85% 1 64.50 $64.50 $742 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1160 1054 75-80% 5 54.00–60.50 $58.36 $615 —
1375–1460 1432 75-80% 3 63.00–65.00 $64.36 $922 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1080 981 85-90% 4 41.00–42.50 $41.71 $409 —
1100–1190 1150 85-90% 3 45.00–55.00 $50.75 $584 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2150 1658 5 78.00–82.00 $79.92 $1,325 —

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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) 6 740.00–880.00 $813.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 680.00–840.00 $763.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 340.00 $340.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 540.00–610.00 $586.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 310.00 $310.00 —

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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.