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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $163.75/cwt -8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 420 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.69/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 365 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 145 108
Feeder cattle 211 103 81
Slaughter cattle 42 22 7
Replacement cattle 38 20 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 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
415–420 418 2 174.00–176.00 $174.99 $731 —
460–475 467 5 163.00–172.00 $165.58 $773 +5.58
508–535 515 4 159.00–162.00 $159.78 $823 —
555 555 1 157.00 $157.00 $871 —
680 680 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
365 365 1 168.00 $168.00 $613 —
495 495 1 155.00 $155.00 $767 +10.00
565 565 1 138.00 $138.00 $780 —
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 152.00–158.00 $155.00 $341 —
320 320 1 152.00 $152.00 $486 -2.00
350–385 365 11 142.00–154.00 $148.69 $543 -1.31
405 405 1 156.00 $156.00 $632 +10.35
410–445 429 5 139.00–145.00 $140.85 $604 -4.80
450–470 461 8 132.00–145.00 $136.55 $629 -1.84
505–535 519 4 134.00–137.00 $135.02 $701 ±0.00
525 value added 525 5 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
550–590 570 2 126.00–128.00 $126.96 $724 -6.05
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 3 140.00–144.00 $142.01 $452 -0.22
380 380 1 141.00 $141.00 $536 -1.52
500–540 529 6 119.00–128.00 $122.44 $648 -7.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 131.00–136.00 $133.54 $454 —
410–425 418 2 117.00–119.00 $118.02 $493 —
450 450 1 112.00 $112.00 $504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 202.00–208.00 $204.97 $519 +7.37
325–330 327 3 182.00–188.00 $184.02 $602 -10.72
350–395 371 5 175.00–182.00 $178.93 $664 —
400–445 420 13 159.00–172.00 $163.75 $688 -8.25
460–495 479 9 140.00–155.00 $147.94 $709 -8.01
500–535 521 5 133.00–136.00 $134.61 $701 -11.27
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 188.00 $188.00 $489 —
310–330 325 4 168.00–172.00 $171.05 $556 -12.95
390 390 3 149.00–152.00 $150.67 $588 -10.32
420 420 3 145.00–148.00 $146.00 $613 -1.54
500–530 517 3 126.00–131.00 $129.05 $667 —
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —
745 745 1 107.00 $107.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 136.00 $136.00 $490 -32.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–960 948 80-85% 5 61.00–72.00 $66.02 $626 —
955–1205 1064 80-85% 9 74.00–82.50 $78.16 $832 -7.83
1055–1665 1203 80-85% 8 83.50–93.00 $87.32 $1,050 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1055 1000 85-90% 8 48.00–59.00 $55.99 $560 -8.60
945–1055 1000 85-90% 2 63.00–66.00 $64.42 $644 -0.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $844 —
1035–1480 1246 75-80% 6 85.00–93.00 $89.79 $1,119 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1530 1345 2 95.00–105.00 $100.69 $1,354 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 420.00–560.00 $477.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 570.00–700.00 $638.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,000.00 $845.00

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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 12 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,129.17 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 700.00–950.00 $810.00 —

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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.