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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 163 167
Feeder cattle 99 130 121
Slaughter cattle 22 15 31
Replacement cattle 15 18 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 2 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $775 -0.49
670 670 1 138.00 $138.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 467 3 138.00–145.00 $141.27 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 136.00 $136.00 $551 -4.48
465–480 472 3 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $623 +1.99
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 +5.19
515–545 528 3 128.00–134.00 $130.98 $692 +0.17
560 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 +7.41
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -1.59
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 132.00–133.00 $132.52 $417 -1.63
505–525 515 2 122.00 $122.00 $628 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 528 3 110.00–113.00 $111.35 $588 —
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 421 4 133.00–141.00 $135.96 $572 -8.88
510–530 517 3 129.00–133.00 $131.63 $681 -4.33
550–595 572 5 125.00–134.00 $131.85 $754 -0.15
680 680 1 126.00 $126.00 $857 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 -1.00
370 370 1 143.00 $143.00 $529 +4.49
410–430 420 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $556 +0.20
460–495 479 5 126.00–131.00 $129.02 $618 -2.02
500–525 517 3 120.00–126.00 $124.06 $641 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 111.00 $111.00 $538 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1525 1071 80-85% 9 72.00–79.00 $75.10 $804 —
1000–1360 1149 80-85% 4 63.00–69.50 $65.61 $754 —
1400 1400 80-85% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,155 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $410 —
785–1005 919 85-90% 5 60.00–66.00 $62.94 $578 +9.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,161 —
1595 1595 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,611 —

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Bred Cows

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) 8 560.00–770.00 $708.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 415.00 $415.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/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 —

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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.