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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.43/cwt -6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 517 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.16/cwt -13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 227 90
Feeder cattle 187 183 70
Slaughter cattle 40 26 12
Replacement cattle 42 18 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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
400–440 420 2 160.00–164.00 $162.10 $681 -21.73
525 525 3 158.00 $158.00 $830 -0.71
552 552 2 149.00 $149.00 $822 —
685–690 688 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $1,022 —
720 720 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 149.00 $149.00 $656 -8.54
450 450 1 146.00 $146.00 $657 ±0.00
500–525 508 3 139.00–148.00 $144.02 $732 —
595 595 1 141.00 $141.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 134.00 $134.00 $643 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 3 153.00–160.00 $155.74 $514 -5.26
355–375 365 2 149.00–153.00 $151.05 $551 -2.26
400–425 417 3 143.00–150.00 $147.76 $616 -4.27
475–480 478 3 132.00–140.00 $135.01 $645 -7.93
502–545 value added 514 7 140.00–143.00 $140.75 $723 —
510–530 522 5 123.00–128.00 $125.59 $656 -15.41
550–555 553 2 139.00–143.00 $141.01 $780 +3.51
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 -10.50
615 615 1 138.00 $138.00 $849 +5.00
618 value added 618 4 139.00 $139.00 $859 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 +3.00
680 value added 680 1 143.00 $143.00 $972 —
700 700 1 132.00 $132.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 3 144.00–149.00 $147.01 $485 -0.20
350–385 372 8 139.00–142.00 $140.64 $523 -5.39
410–440 424 7 125.00–139.00 $134.65 $571 -9.98
460–480 468 7 121.00–129.00 $126.81 $593 -11.19
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623 -11.00
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —
790 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —
810 810 1 74.00 $74.00 $599 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 105.00–120.00 $112.41 $478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 196.00 $196.00 $588 -3.00
350–390 372 7 155.00–166.00 $160.23 $596 -21.90
415–440 428 5 149.00–155.00 $153.41 $657 -24.75
450–490 469 10 140.00–151.00 $146.16 $685 -13.12
500–540 520 4 131.00–140.00 $136.73 $711 -15.99
570–575 573 3 135.00–137.00 $135.66 $777 -9.41
640 640 1 133.00 $133.00 $851 —
680–690 685 2 134.00–137.00 $135.49 $928 —
865 865 1 99.00 $99.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 150.00–155.00 $152.40 $556 -16.63
505–525 518 3 121.00–126.00 $124.38 $644 -16.62
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–910 864 85-90% 5 47.00–50.00 $48.22 $417 —
920–1240 1001 85-90% 12 52.00–59.00 $55.88 $559 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $628 +4.74
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1360 1189 80-85% 4 64.00–68.50 $66.17 $787 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1470 1378 75-80% 3 68.50–71.00 $69.77 $961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,395 —
1435–1865 1713 3 97.00–101.00 $99.01 $1,696 —

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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) 7 620.00–780.00 $728.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 510.00–650.00 $556.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 740.00–890.00 $826.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 300.00–450.00 $400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 500.00–610.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 510.00–600.00 $547.50

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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 4 800.00–910.00 $855.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 620.00–750.00 $690.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 510.00 $510.00 —

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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.