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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 301 375 439
Feeder cattle 204 337 295
Slaughter cattle 31 25 43
Replacement cattle 66 13 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 156.00 $156.00 $593 -13.38
420–445 434 5 151.00–153.00 $152.18 $660 -5.01
455–465 460 2 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $697 +4.65
520–525 523 2 141.00–147.00 $143.99 $753 -1.09
565–575 572 3 141.00–145.00 $143.68 $822 -0.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
435 435 2 140.00 $140.00 $609 -3.03
485 485 2 139.00 $139.00 $674 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 133.00 $133.00 $559 +2.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 196.00 $196.00 $764 +0.09
520–535 528 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $842 +4.03
570 570 1 151.00 $151.00 $861 +4.00
610–625 615 3 140.00–144.00 $141.36 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 151.00 $151.00 $793 +3.99
590 590 1 141.00 $141.00 $832 +14.00
765 765 1 119.00 $119.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
525 525 2 136.00 $136.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1305 1135 80-85% 5 72.00–77.00 $75.09 $852 -7.92
1130–1430 1274 80-85% 8 82.00–86.00 $83.24 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,292 —
1265–1620 1489 75-80% 5 84.00–88.00 $85.07 $1,267 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $602 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,590 —
1620 1620 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,717 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 700.00–800.00 $762.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 750.00–975.00 $835.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,122.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,150.00 $1,087.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–950.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–900.00 $843.75

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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 18 875.00–1,100.00 $975.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–775.00 $766.67 —

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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.