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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.33/cwt ≈ $723/hd at 519 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.31/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 530 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 114 275
Feeder cattle 186 78 147
Slaughter cattle 22 26 23
Replacement cattle 5 10 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady on kinds offered.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 175.00–177.00 $176.01 $766 -2.99
480–495 484 4 170.00–175.00 $171.53 $830 +5.53
500–535 530 14 163.50–170.00 $164.31 $871 +6.80
565–585 572 3 139.00–146.00 $143.61 $821 -6.39
605–620 613 2 136.00–137.00 $136.51 $837 -11.49
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 6 160.00 $160.00 $618 —
475–485 480 2 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $701 —
510–540 520 3 135.00–138.00 $136.96 $712 —
650–695 672 3 110.00–117.00 $113.38 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 167.00–168.00 $167.50 $742 —
460 460 1 164.00 $164.00 $754 —
515–535 525 2 141.00–146.00 $143.45 $753 —
570 570 2 135.00 $135.00 $770 -5.00
600 600 2 130.00 $130.00 $780 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 143.00–149.00 $145.93 $449 —
355–360 358 4 139.00–145.00 $142.99 $512 -15.42
405–425 413 3 135.00–139.00 $136.65 $564 -19.35
455–490 479 5 131.00–138.00 $134.80 $646 -17.20
500–540 513 4 131.00–139.00 $134.94 $692 —
511–529 value added 521 14 140.00–141.00 $140.58 $732 —
557–585 570 4 129.00–136.00 $131.56 $750 -6.49
575 value added 575 2 141.00 $141.00 $811 —
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 325 5 133.00–145.00 $138.50 $450 -6.50
380–395 388 2 134.00–138.00 $135.96 $528 -0.96
490 490 2 136.00 $136.00 $666 +3.00
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 188.00–196.00 $192.04 $495 -6.69
370–395 383 4 175.00–185.00 $180.29 $691 -6.70
405–420 413 3 168.00–176.00 $172.71 $713 +12.71
450–485 472 3 158.00–167.00 $163.45 $771 +15.45
500–525 513 2 134.00–140.00 $136.93 $702 -2.07
555–575 565 2 129.00–135.00 $131.95 $746 —
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 178.00 $178.00 $383 —
260–290 283 4 173.00–176.00 $174.77 $495 —
305–330 322 6 170.00–176.00 $173.85 $560 —
355 355 1 161.00 $161.00 $572 -1.64
405–415 410 2 151.00–154.00 $152.52 $625 —
470 470 1 136.00 $136.00 $639 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 166.00 $166.00 $498 —
370–380 377 3 155.00–159.00 $157.32 $593 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1010 917 85-90% 3 50.00–54.00 $51.96 $476 —
900–1165 993 85-90% 6 55.50–60.50 $58.22 $578 -3.33
1050 1050 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $662 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1040 1023 80-85% 2 73.00–79.50 $76.19 $779 —
1010–1220 1115 80-85% 2 64.50–70.00 $66.99 $747 -12.02
1205 1205 80-85% 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,030 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1210 1208 75-80% 2 80.00–80.50 $80.25 $969 —
1375 1375 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1790 1727 3 101.00–105.00 $103.41 $1,786 —

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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) 2 375.00–520.00 $447.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.