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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.23/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 490 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 229 325 220
Feeder cattle 196 258 174
Slaughter cattle 28 44 14
Replacement cattle 5 23 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and 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
405–435 419 7 170.00–177.00 $172.58 $723 +7.58
450 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 +5.99
510–535 523 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $761 -7.45
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 -3.25
600–625 613 2 133.00–140.00 $136.43 $836 +5.93
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 466 4 140.00–150.00 $144.11 $672 +0.55
515 515 1 128.00 $128.00 $659 -6.88
645 645 1 128.00 $128.00 $826 +3.00
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 372 3 145.00–150.00 $147.05 $547 +16.42
415–445 425 3 132.00–137.00 $133.75 $568 +6.79
470–495 482 7 125.00–132.00 $127.46 $614 +1.90
497 value added 497 7 137.00 $137.00 $681 —
500–535 523 6 120.00–125.00 $121.62 $636 -5.37
555–580 571 6 110.00–119.00 $114.46 $654 -11.08
650–670 660 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $723 —
705–715 710 3 100.00–106.00 $102.66 $729 —
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 424 9 119.00–126.00 $122.45 $519 -1.37
450–470 459 8 114.00–125.00 $119.89 $550 —
520–545 530 3 112.00–117.00 $114.70 $608 -3.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 430 3 114.00–115.00 $114.31 $492 +4.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 362 6 160.00–170.00 $165.77 $600 +2.36
410–420 415 3 160.00–165.00 $162.00 $672 +8.79
450–485 473 4 140.00–147.00 $141.74 $670 -4.77
515–540 528 3 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $745 -3.64
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 +5.69
615–620 618 3 122.00–125.00 $123.33 $762 -3.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 158.00 $158.00 $529 -0.97
350–380 358 6 150.00–162.00 $154.59 $553 +0.59
405–425 412 3 140.00–151.00 $145.90 $601 +2.91
465–480 473 2 131.00–136.00 $133.46 $631 -1.84
505–545 517 5 120.00–129.00 $124.36 $643 -7.11
600 600 1 112.00 $112.00 $672 —
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.00 $137.00 $466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1160 1057 80-85% 3 66.00–69.50 $67.94 $718 +2.94
1030–1450 1174 80-85% 9 70.50–76.00 $73.39 $862 +0.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $518 -3.40
1020 1020 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $683 +2.73
900–1165 1025 85-90% 7 60.00–64.50 $61.79 $633 -2.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1505 1315 75-80% 2 68.00–68.50 $68.29 $898 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,170 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1450 1298 3 78.00–80.00 $79.45 $1,031 —
1595–1750 1673 2 96.00–98.00 $96.95 $1,622 —

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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) 1 660.00 $660.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–570.00 $560.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 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.