Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.90/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	262	316	192
Feeder cattle	216	273	139
Slaughter cattle	34	34	5
Replacement cattle	12	9	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	128.00–132.00	$130.64	$376	—
360–395	377	3	120.00–126.00	$123.42	$465	-5.07
415–440	428	2	117.00–123.00	$119.91	$513	-6.41
475–480	478	2	115.00–121.00	$118.02	$564	-6.80
510	510	1	117.00	$117.00	$597	-3.00
570–575	573	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$625	-6.00
640	640	1	105.00	$105.00	$672	-8.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	517	8	130.00–132.00	$130.38	$674	-4.98
590	590	1	127.00	$127.00	$749	-7.48
615	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	—
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	128.00	$128.00	$608	-1.84
515	515	1	122.00	$122.00	$628	-7.44
615–625	618	3	113.00–118.00	$115.67	$715	-4.68
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	150.00–154.00	$152.67	$496	—
380	380	4	146.00–154.00	$150.00	$570	-10.55
415–435	426	8	146.00–151.00	$148.46	$632	-1.05
480–485	483	3	135.00–136.00	$135.67	$655	-7.13
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	+1.31
560–580	564	5	120.00–123.00	$120.62	$680	—
615	615	1	117.00	$117.00	$720	-9.52
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	-6.00
745	745	1	109.00	$109.00	$812	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	331	5	158.00–160.00	$159.21	$527	-10.79
405–440	421	4	154.00–161.00	$158.47	$667	—
460–480	469	11	140.00–149.00	$145.90	$684	-4.10
510–545	521	6	135.00–141.00	$138.30	$721	-5.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–520	513	3	142.00–147.00	$144.35	$741	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1210	1120	80-85%	3	70.00–75.00	$72.12	$808	-9.34
1125–1375	1201	80-85%	5	63.00–68.00	$66.03	$793	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1015	908	85-90%	3	52.00–55.00	$53.81	$489	-4.19
960–1095	1028	85-90%	2	47.00–49.00	$48.07	$494	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,038	—
1610	1610	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690–1725	1708	2	87.00–88.00	$87.49	$1,494	—
1790–2100	1964	5	90.00–95.00	$92.39	$1,815	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–650.00	$637.50	—

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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.