Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt ≈ $1,092/hd at 884 lb · 23 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $133.50/cwt ≈ $1,251/hd at 937 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $160.71/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 412 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	219	243	260
Feeder cattle	193	181	203
Slaughter cattle	17	35	13
Replacement cattle	9	27	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	181.00	$181.00	$552	-12.00
450–485	468	3	158.00–161.00	$159.64	$747	-7.64
510	510	1	158.00	$158.00	$806	-4.47
570	570	5	155.00	$155.00	$884	-0.67
937 value added	937	17	133.50	$133.50	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	165.00–170.00	$167.02	$543	—
375–380	378	2	165.00–168.00	$166.49	$629	+0.49
453	453	3	155.00	$155.00	$702	—
545	545	1	148.00	$148.00	$807	—
590	590	1	131.00	$131.00	$773	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	419	10	141.00–150.00	$145.02	$608	-1.45
450–485	465	5	134.00–143.00	$139.80	$650	-4.21
505–545	516	7	134.00–142.00	$139.09	$718	+0.86
560–590	577	3	131.00–137.00	$134.02	$773	-7.98
884	884	23	123.50	$123.50	$1,092	—
1135	1135	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,362	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	3	141.00–145.00	$143.71	$467	-6.79
370–395	384	5	132.00–143.00	$138.20	$531	+1.15
450–475	461	7	134.00–136.00	$135.57	$625	+3.55
545	545	1	130.00	$130.00	$708	—
550–560	553	4	123.00–126.00	$125.24	$693	-2.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	313	3	172.00–180.00	$175.98	$551	-3.09
355–395	373	3	158.00–168.00	$164.38	$613	-2.55
400–447	412	13	154.00–164.00	$160.71	$662	-1.23
450–460	455	5	150.00–155.00	$152.42	$694	-5.76
500–545	520	4	142.00–149.00	$144.76	$753	-4.31
570–595	583	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$802	-8.45
680–685	683	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$867	-3.58
820–840	830	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	7	155.00–166.00	$159.20	$509	-6.01
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	-4.70
425–445	432	3	141.00–150.00	$145.41	$628	-8.59
460–495	485	8	135.00–145.00	$138.40	$671	-1.90
510–540	527	3	127.00–135.00	$130.61	$688	-9.39
590	590	2	124.00–133.00	$128.50	$758	—
705	705	1	101.00	$101.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	110.00–116.00	$113.00	$627	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$487	-3.50
900–1130	1039	85-90%	6	55.00–56.50	$56.00	$582	-13.00
1045–1075	1060	85-90%	4	63.00–66.00	$65.01	$689	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1130	1098	80-85%	2	71.00–72.50	$71.77	$788	—
1215–1470	1343	80-85%	2	85.00–87.50	$86.37	$1,160	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,308	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–700.00	$612.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–540.00	$495.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	460.00–470.00	$465.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.