Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.77/cwt +6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 530 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.35/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 393 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.28/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 526 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	345	170	317
Feeder cattle	287	85	253
Slaughter cattle	48	35	27
Replacement cattle	10	50	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	2	171.00–172.00	$171.51	$837	—
515–549	539	10	168.00–170.00	$168.57	$909	—
555–575	570	4	162.00–167.00	$163.22	$930	+13.22
735	735	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	169.00	$169.00	$718	—
495	495	2	168.00	$168.00	$832	—
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	—
755	755	1	124.00	$124.00	$936	—
825	825	1	120.00	$120.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	573	2	137.00–140.00	$138.55	$794	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	3	145.00–148.00	$146.96	$481	—
375–390	381	5	143.00–145.00	$144.40	$550	—
415–440	423	7	135.00–143.00	$139.06	$588	+3.06
470–490	479	8	133.00–141.00	$136.84	$655	+4.81
515–545	530	4	128.00–135.00	$131.24	$696	+0.23
555–590	576	7	125.00–132.00	$127.68	$735	+1.68
610–645	628	4	121.00–129.00	$125.73	$790	—
675	675	1	116.00	$116.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	162.00	$162.00	$526	—
360–380	370	4	147.00–153.00	$150.77	$558	+8.74
415–435	428	7	144.00–152.00	$147.77	$632	+7.29
465–490	476	7	142.00–153.00	$144.42	$687	+5.16
510–535	526	10	139.00–144.00	$141.28	$743	+1.94
560–575	570	5	135.00–141.00	$137.17	$782	-0.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	136.00–137.00	$136.66	$523	+10.26
415–420	419	4	128.00–131.00	$128.74	$539	+6.77
455–475	470	4	123.00–129.00	$126.76	$596	—
525–535	530	2	116.00–118.00	$116.99	$620	+1.49
635	635	1	111.00	$111.00	$705	—
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	±0.00
705	705	1	109.00	$109.00	$768	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	172.00–176.00	$173.94	$574	—
375–395	393	11	170.00–174.00	$170.35	$669	+13.85
405–420	416	4	164.00–166.00	$165.51	$689	+12.11
455–475	470	8	161.00–165.00	$163.24	$767	+13.24
515–540	530	14	147.00–151.00	$148.77	$788	+6.10
555–595	573	6	137.00–142.00	$139.97	$802	+3.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	178.00	$178.00	$409	—
290	290	1	174.00	$174.00	$505	—
340	340	3	170.00	$170.00	$578	+16.00
385–390	389	7	164.00–169.00	$167.28	$651	+15.76
420–445	430	7	155.00–162.00	$158.04	$680	+10.54
475–495	488	7	150.00–157.00	$152.11	$742	—
505–520	511	7	140.00–146.00	$143.83	$735	+5.49
585–590	588	3	130.00–134.00	$132.67	$780	+2.67
615–630	626	4	126.00–129.00	$126.74	$793	—
660–670	665	3	122.00–126.00	$124.34	$827	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	164.00	$164.00	$508	—
365	365	2	154.00	$154.00	$562	+6.99
415–440	428	2	150.00–152.00	$151.03	$646	+11.03
480–495	488	4	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$686	—
505–535	525	3	137.00–138.00	$137.68	$723	—
590	590	2	123.00	$123.00	$726	—
615–625	620	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$750	—
665–690	678	2	111.00–113.00	$112.02	$759	—
725	725	3	110.00	$110.00	$798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1255	1099	80-85%	9	59.00–64.00	$61.72	$678	—
950–1430	1138	80-85%	13	65.00–70.00	$67.05	$763	+6.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1075	963	85-90%	6	50.00–54.00	$51.46	$496	+1.46
855–1185	969	85-90%	7	45.00–48.00	$47.12	$457	-2.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1420	1338	75-80%	2	69.00–70.00	$69.53	$930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	88.00	$88.00	$950	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–975.00	$837.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50

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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	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.