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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.68/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 345 338
Feeder cattle 189 287 276
Slaughter cattle 48 48 46
Replacement cattle 21 10 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
415–440 428 2 175.00–176.00 $175.51 $751 —
475 475 3 171.00 $171.00 $812 -0.51
555 555 1 161.00 $161.00 $894 -2.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 166.00–168.00 $167.01 $685 -1.99
665 665 1 133.00 $133.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -8.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 335 4 158.00–160.00 $159.54 $534 -2.46
360–375 367 3 154.00–158.00 $155.64 $571 +4.87
405–440 426 10 150.00–157.00 $153.68 $655 +5.91
470 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 +3.58
555–560 558 2 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $764 -0.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 148.00 $148.00 $414 —
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 +5.60
425–445 439 4 140.00–148.00 $144.04 $632 +4.98
465–492 487 5 139.00–144.00 $139.96 $682 +3.12
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 +1.32
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -5.73
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 134.00 $134.00 $449 —
365 365 1 132.00 $132.00 $482 -4.66
405–415 410 2 126.00–129.00 $127.48 $523 -1.26
520–535 523 5 116.00–121.00 $118.78 $621 +1.79
560–580 567 3 109.00–114.00 $110.71 $628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 162.00–168.00 $165.19 $451 -8.81
325–345 335 2 160.00–166.00 $162.91 $546 -7.09
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 -7.28
425–445 435 5 150.00–154.00 $151.40 $659 -6.64
475–495 483 3 143.00–151.00 $147.67 $713 -4.44
505–535 526 9 136.00–145.00 $139.48 $734 -4.35
580–585 583 3 131.00–136.00 $134.34 $783 +1.67
625–640 633 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $791 -1.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 152.00–156.00 $154.05 $570 +0.05
415–440 427 3 137.00–142.00 $139.63 $596 -11.40
460–475 467 3 135.00–140.00 $138.02 $645 -2.47
515–520 517 3 131.00–135.00 $133.66 $691 -4.02
575 575 1 126.00 $126.00 $724 +3.00
635 635 1 119.00 $119.00 $756 -2.01
725 725 1 112.00 $112.00 $812 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
375–385 380 2 173.00–178.00 $175.47 $667 +5.12
410–443 420 8 161.00–167.00 $164.73 $692 -0.78
570 570 1 153.00 $153.00 $872 +13.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1320 1074 80-85% 9 62.00–67.00 $63.97 $687 +2.25
1170–1320 1245 80-85% 2 75.00–79.00 $76.88 $957 —
1090–1495 1263 80-85% 4 68.00–74.00 $71.39 $902 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–910 815 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $48.62 $396 —
855–1170 959 85-90% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.16 $510 +1.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1625 1404 75-80% 7 63.00–68.00 $65.44 $919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1605 1525 2 91.00–92.00 $91.47 $1,395 —
1550–1660 1605 2 80.00–82.00 $81.03 $1,301 —

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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 3 525.00–700.00 $608.33

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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) 2 650.00–850.00 $750.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–900.00 $771.43
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $675.00

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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 4 950.00–1,200.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.