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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 258 211
Feeder cattle 258 187 180
Slaughter cattle 44 53 25
Replacement cattle 23 18 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due 4th July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 168.00 $168.00 $571 —
440 440 1 165.00 $165.00 $726 —
460–475 470 4 157.00–160.00 $159.01 $747 +4.01
500–510 507 3 149.00–159.00 $152.96 $776 —
560–570 568 4 143.00–144.00 $143.25 $814 -0.39
600–605 603 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $787 -9.14
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 138.00–149.00 $143.56 $675 +0.09
500–540 508 6 132.00–141.00 $134.88 $685 —
570 570 4 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 373 4 124.00–135.00 $130.63 $487 -4.53
400–425 413 3 122.00–131.00 $126.96 $524 -14.04
460–480 471 7 124.00–128.00 $125.56 $591 -8.90
510–535 525 5 125.00–130.00 $126.99 $667 -2.02
550–570 563 4 121.00–128.00 $125.54 $707 +4.06
605–645 632 3 116.00–120.00 $118.72 $750 -4.25
1000 1000 1 99.00 $99.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 372 5 120.00–130.00 $125.56 $467 -7.36
430–435 433 5 116.00–126.00 $123.82 $536 -2.11
505–540 525 5 115.00–121.00 $118.58 $623 —
675–695 685 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $726 -3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 270 3 186.00–192.00 $188.75 $510 —
300–330 315 3 170.00–173.00 $171.38 $540 -8.62
350–390 375 6 159.00–168.00 $163.41 $613 +5.49
405–445 424 5 150.00–156.00 $153.21 $650 +4.69
450–495 479 8 140.00–150.00 $146.51 $702 +7.87
520–525 522 3 140.00–147.00 $144.65 $755 +9.27
550–595 575 5 129.00–143.00 $134.31 $772 +1.64
600–605 604 5 123.00–130.00 $126.39 $763 -1.60
660–695 678 2 122.00–128.00 $125.08 $848 —
705–715 710 3 117.00–129.00 $123.69 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 5 150.00–162.00 $158.97 $485 +1.05
380 380 2 154.00 $154.00 $585 +11.00
420–430 425 2 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $608 +12.65
450–480 459 7 132.00–142.00 $135.30 $621 +5.68
530–540 535 2 128.00–135.00 $131.47 $703 +6.23
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 +9.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
425 425 1 131.00 $131.00 $557 —
475–490 483 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $623 —
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $689 —
990–1430 1166 80-85% 17 70.00–77.00 $73.05 $852 —
1215–1305 1260 80-85% 2 79.00 $79.00 $995 -13.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1015 950 85-90% 3 56.00–59.00 $57.40 $545 -12.60
850–1080 1016 85-90% 7 61.00–67.00 $64.27 $653 -13.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,033 —
1135–1430 1277 75-80% 6 71.00–73.50 $72.39 $924 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $998 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1585 1473 3 95.00–101.50 $97.65 $1,438 —

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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) 2 785.00–800.00 $792.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–920.00 $897.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 415.00–830.00 $572.50
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 265.00 $265.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 760.00–875.00 $827.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,025.00 $975.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.