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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 117 286 151
Feeder cattle 98 239 117
Slaughter cattle 8 16 21
Replacement cattle 11 31 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 182.00 $182.00 $546 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 324 5 150.00–156.00 $152.59 $494 +6.11
360 360 3 146.00–148.00 $146.67 $528 +4.70
400–445 427 8 139.00–149.00 $143.36 $612 +3.61
450–495 462 5 134.00–139.00 $137.22 $634 -7.78
480 480 1 146.00 $146.00 $701 +12.92
505–545 525 4 129.00–135.00 $130.68 $686 -0.27
615 615 1 119.00 $119.00 $732 -2.52
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 -6.00
705–715 712 3 109.00–111.00 $110.00 $783 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 126.00 $126.00 $428 —
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
400–430 415 4 118.00–120.00 $119.04 $494 —
610 610 1 91.00 $91.00 $555 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 307 3 140.00–145.00 $142.04 $436 +7.44
440 440 2 128.00–134.00 $131.00 $576 +1.68
715 715 1 104.00 $104.00 $744 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 6 182.00–194.00 $189.25 $583 —
360–395 377 9 172.00–186.00 $176.94 $667 +3.91
400–445 419 6 163.00–172.00 $166.79 $699 -0.75
450–495 478 3 156.00–163.00 $158.54 $758 -1.68
505 505 1 151.00 $151.00 $763 -3.06
560–585 575 3 142.00–148.00 $144.63 $832 +4.05
610 610 1 142.00 $142.00 $866 +4.66
660–685 669 4 137.00–141.00 $138.50 $927 —
760–775 768 2 114.00–116.00 $115.01 $883 —
870 870 1 109.00 $109.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 178.00–180.00 $179.34 $588 +11.34
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -1.59
455 455 1 151.00 $151.00 $687 +2.57
530–540 535 2 126.00–138.00 $131.94 $706 -8.06

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $454 —
930–1135 1034 85-90% 4 55.00–64.00 $60.07 $621 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1460 1233 80-85% 3 71.50–74.00 $72.39 $893 +1.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,705 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 840.00–870.00 $855.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 690.00–785.00 $731.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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.