Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.50/cwt ≈ $915/hd at 651 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $187.25/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 380 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	306	241	182
Feeder cattle	245	188	158
Slaughter cattle	35	28	12
Replacement cattle	26	25	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	5	198.00–204.00	$200.67	$650	-5.33
350–375	359	4	190.00–198.00	$192.98	$693	+13.03
420–445	434	4	184.00–198.00	$188.88	$820	+11.88
450–485	459	6	170.00–186.00	$179.91	$826	+9.91
510–545	528	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$858	+1.42
560–575	568	2	154.00–160.00	$156.96	$892	+0.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	384	4	153.00–160.00	$156.23	$600	—
405–430	418	9	151.00–160.00	$156.28	$653	—
465–480	472	5	148.00–155.00	$152.38	$719	—
500–535	514	7	131.00–140.00	$136.09	$700	—
600–610	605	2	132.00–134.00	$132.99	$805	—
651 value added	651	15	140.50	$140.50	$915	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	324	6	145.00–155.00	$149.19	$483	—
350–395	367	5	147.00–149.00	$148.17	$544	—
405–440	418	7	132.00–142.00	$138.29	$578	—
460–495	480	9	134.00–140.00	$136.08	$653	—
530	530	2	123.00–130.00	$126.50	$670	—
660	660	1	122.00	$122.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	5	131.00–141.00	$136.96	$509	—
505	505	1	119.00	$119.00	$601	—
600	600	1	116.00	$116.00	$696	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	192.00–202.00	$197.19	$649	-6.23
355–395	380	11	182.00–192.00	$187.25	$712	+9.41
400–405	403	4	172.00–183.00	$179.48	$723	+9.31
450–495	483	6	161.00–168.00	$163.54	$790	—
520–535	527	5	154.00–163.00	$159.60	$841	+5.77
560–595	578	4	145.00–154.00	$149.47	$864	+14.50
635–640	637	3	140.00–145.00	$143.32	$913	—
690	690	1	138.00	$138.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	—
365–380	375	3	160.00–172.00	$165.58	$621	+7.61
445	445	2	162.00	$162.00	$721	+1.05
450–490	478	7	148.00–155.00	$152.92	$731	+14.29
530	530	3	145.00	$145.00	$768	+6.79
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	+13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	151.00	$151.00	$559	—
430	430	1	151.00	$151.00	$649	+11.10
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	+18.90

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1025	888	85-90%	8	60.00–69.00	$64.44	$572	—
920	920	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$662	+19.48
790–1070	952	85-90%	6	51.00–59.00	$54.27	$517	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1065	983	80-85%	2	72.00–84.00	$78.50	$772	—
1005–1140	1076	80-85%	5	86.00–96.00	$90.02	$969	—
1090–1305	1198	80-85%	2	97.00–108.00	$102.99	$1,234	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1305	1203	75-80%	2	85.00–91.00	$88.26	$1,062	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1555	1498	2	100.00–105.00	$102.60	$1,537	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	510.00–750.00	$636.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–740.00	$620.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	640.00–850.00	$743.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	530.00–640.00	$585.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	650.00–770.00	$718.57	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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.