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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.13/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 467 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $160.71/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 462 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.21/cwt +15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 379 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 169 209
Feeder cattle 207 125 0
Slaughter cattle 30 29 52
Replacement cattle 20 15 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 200.00–206.00 $203.09 $670 —
350–395 369 4 200.00–204.00 $202.41 $747 —
415–430 422 3 186.00–194.00 $190.69 $805 -1.29
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 —
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
635 635 1 156.00 $156.00 $991 —
800 800 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 154.00 $154.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 315 5 156.00–160.00 $157.99 $498 —
365–395 379 11 154.00–160.00 $157.21 $596 +15.19
405–425 415 4 148.00–158.00 $153.77 $638 +19.79
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 +26.02
450–485 466 15 137.00–146.00 $140.21 $653 +9.43
480 480 1 155.00 $155.00 $744 +24.22
500–545 521 8 135.00–140.00 $136.52 $711 +8.63
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 +21.00
580–595 585 3 133.00–140.00 $137.63 $805 +8.63
600–635 616 4 124.00–131.00 $126.73 $781 +4.24
780 780 1 117.00 $117.00 $913 —
1155 1155 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 6 146.00–152.00 $148.60 $490 +11.43
360–395 378 2 146.00–153.00 $149.34 $565 +19.34
400–445 421 11 135.00–144.00 $138.45 $583 —
485 485 2 130.00 $130.00 $630 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 132.00 $132.00 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 4 200.00–204.00 $201.49 $677 +1.49
380–395 389 4 182.00–200.00 $195.35 $760 -2.65
410–440 426 10 166.00–172.00 $169.22 $721 +0.89
450–475 462 12 156.00–168.00 $160.71 $742 +5.23
500–540 516 6 148.00–155.00 $150.60 $777 -1.40
555–565 558 3 140.00–146.00 $142.02 $792 +7.02
615–630 623 4 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $822 —
650–685 674 4 119.00–124.00 $121.74 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 178.00 $178.00 $534 +7.34
355–385 364 7 170.00–174.00 $171.21 $623 +16.40
420–445 436 5 151.00–160.00 $157.45 $686 +12.09
455–480 468 4 140.00–150.00 $145.13 $679 +13.33
505 505 2 135.00 $135.00 $682 +11.00
560–595 573 6 130.00–136.00 $134.31 $770 —
915 915 1 97.00 $97.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 438 3 134.00–146.00 $138.06 $605 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1145 1143 80-85% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.50 $794 -0.15
1020–1420 1173 80-85% 5 75.00–82.00 $78.22 $918 +3.75
1235–1520 1364 80-85% 4 90.00–99.00 $93.68 $1,278 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $484 —
925–1050 993 85-90% 8 61.50–68.00 $65.64 $652 -0.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,116 —
1330–1595 1463 2 90.00–97.00 $93.82 $1,373 —
1465–1960 1736 4 105.00–109.00 $107.34 $1,863 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 795.00–925.00 $860.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 595.00–790.00 $689.17
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 360.00–460.00 $425.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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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 4 950.00–1,275.00 $1,135.00 —

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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.