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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.92/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 483 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.62/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 419 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.50/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $500/hd at 337 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 212 364
Feeder cattle 273 160 307
Slaughter cattle 26 38 41
Replacement cattle 26 14 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 171.00 $171.00 $906 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 142.00 $142.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 16 146.00–151.00 $148.50 $500 -0.52
355–385 372 11 144.00–150.00 $147.61 $549 +0.61
405–440 419 17 142.00–148.00 $143.62 $602 -0.87
455–495 483 24 138.00–145.00 $142.92 $690 +0.41
520–540 531 7 138.00–141.00 $139.41 $740 +0.88
570 570 2 139.00 $139.00 $792 +7.93
610–640 628 3 130.00–135.00 $132.03 $829 —
655–675 665 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $835 -0.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 7 154.00–159.00 $154.70 $501 -0.34
365–390 380 6 153.00–158.00 $154.94 $589 -0.58
420 420 5 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
485 485 1 147.00 $147.00 $713 -1.01
505–545 516 7 142.00–146.00 $144.43 $745 +0.43
575 575 1 141.00 $141.00 $811 +3.00
660 660 1 139.00 $139.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 142.00 $142.00 $540 +3.00
445 445 3 136.00–141.00 $137.67 $613 -0.33
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
635 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 188.00 $188.00 $545 —
305–320 310 3 180.00–187.00 $182.41 $565 -1.59
355–365 360 4 178.00–182.00 $180.03 $648 +2.51
470–485 475 3 162.00–165.00 $163.98 $779 -0.04
515–545 525 13 149.00–152.00 $149.62 $786 +3.90
570–590 583 3 145.00–146.00 $145.67 $849 +12.19
605–640 617 3 138.00–142.00 $140.62 $868 +7.22
785–790 788 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $957 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 228 3 196.00–200.00 $198.57 $453 —
315–335 326 5 190.00–200.00 $192.85 $629 +2.87
365 365 1 186.00 $186.00 $679 -1.96
405–410 408 2 180.00–186.00 $182.98 $747 +2.98
510–520 515 6 156.00–158.00 $156.50 $806 +4.52
565–585 572 3 150.00–152.00 $151.32 $866 +7.85
705–720 709 7 137.00–138.00 $137.71 $976 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 170.00–176.00 $172.98 $663 +1.83
404–440 436 12 160.00–168.00 $165.69 $722 +6.67
470–485 476 4 152.00–159.00 $154.98 $738 -2.02
515–545 525 3 144.00–145.00 $144.65 $759 +8.65
560–595 583 3 141.00–143.00 $142.36 $830 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $653 —
855–1020 954 85-90% 4 63.00–66.00 $64.55 $616 —
835–1135 984 85-90% 4 55.00–60.00 $57.42 $565 -7.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1145 1105 80-85% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.52 $923 —
1135–1315 1206 80-85% 5 78.00–80.00 $79.21 $955 —
1220 1220 80-85% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,244 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,568 —

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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 5 600.00–725.00 $680.00

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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) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–950.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 650.00–750.00 $696.43

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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 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.