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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

63 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 63 269 146
Feeder cattle 53 187 127
Slaughter cattle 7 40 10
Replacement cattle 3 42 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Too few to trend.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 150.00–155.00 $152.58 $473 -3.16
350–380 363 3 143.00–150.00 $145.77 $529 -5.28
400–425 408 5 135.00–146.00 $138.47 $565 -9.29
455–475 465 4 130.00–140.00 $134.78 $627 -0.23
510 510 1 141.00 $141.00 $719 +15.41
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 +4.41
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 370 3 131.00–140.00 $136.81 $506 -3.83
440 440 1 133.00 $133.00 $585 -1.65
510–530 520 2 120.00–123.00 $121.53 $632 +0.53
555–570 563 2 109.00–115.00 $112.04 $631 —
795 795 1 95.00 $95.00 $755 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 160.00–163.00 $161.52 $654 +8.11
455–485 467 3 146.00–154.00 $150.40 $702 +4.24
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 -1.73
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 —
785 785 1 124.00 $124.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 141.00 $141.00 $585 —
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
665–675 670 2 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $757 +7.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $532 —
1245 1245 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $622 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $921 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,131 —

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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 1 820.00 $820.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.