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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.83/cwt ≈ $696/hd at 524 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.39/cwt ≈ $847/hd at 515 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 258 217
Feeder cattle 392 189 176
Slaughter cattle 39 48 23
Replacement cattle 52 21 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 184.00–186.00 $185.01 $718 —
405 405 1 184.00 $184.00 $745 +8.49
465–490 473 3 175.00–176.00 $175.65 $831 +4.65
505–520 515 10 163.00–170.00 $164.39 $847 —
555–595 569 9 157.00–161.00 $159.20 $906 -1.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 176.00 $176.00 $678 —
405 405 5 176.00 $176.00 $713 +8.99
455 455 3 158.00 $158.00 $719 —
555–590 560 9 145.00–155.00 $147.95 $829 —
630 630 1 139.00 $139.00 $876 —
770 770 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 166.00 $166.00 $722 —
465 465 1 143.00 $143.00 $665 —
505–545 525 2 138.00–140.00 $139.04 $730 —
625–645 635 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $829 —
660–685 673 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 144.00 $144.00 $454 —
360–380 364 8 139.00–146.00 $142.51 $519 -7.49
415–425 421 4 137.00–144.00 $141.27 $595 -2.77
470–480 476 5 137.00–142.00 $139.18 $662 -0.78
505–530 524 10 129.00–135.00 $132.83 $696 —
560–590 576 4 126.00–133.00 $129.02 $743 +0.02
625 625 1 126.00 $126.00 $788 +6.00
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 +3.00
705 705 1 118.00 $118.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 152.00–154.00 $153.01 $448 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 -9.54
360–375 367 3 148.00–152.00 $150.01 $551 -5.63
475–480 478 2 149.00–151.00 $149.99 $717 +1.99
553 553 6 137.00 $137.00 $758 ±0.00
625 625 1 134.00 $134.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $459 +1.01
375–380 378 2 130.00–134.00 $131.99 $499 -0.01
465–485 469 5 130.00–132.00 $130.41 $612 —
510–520 517 3 124.00–125.00 $124.67 $645 +5.89
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 +9.29
620 620 1 111.00 $111.00 $688 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 196.00 $196.00 $500 +30.81
320–345 334 5 188.00–194.00 $190.05 $635 +27.14
355–395 376 4 176.00–186.00 $180.92 $680 +20.92
405–435 414 5 170.00–178.00 $175.14 $725 +23.74
475–490 486 5 160.00–162.00 $160.59 $780 +12.92
515–520 517 3 146.00–148.00 $147.33 $762 +7.85
565–590 578 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $748 -4.85
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 +4.01
725 725 1 119.00 $119.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 176.00 $176.00 $581 —
365–390 378 2 170.00–174.00 $172.07 $650 +18.02
425–440 434 5 164.00–166.00 $164.78 $715 +25.15
490 490 2 156.00 $156.00 $764 +17.98
505–520 512 5 132.00–134.00 $133.20 $682 -0.46
575–590 583 3 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $723 -2.00
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 +2.00
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
755–765 760 2 111.00–112.00 $111.50 $847 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 198.00–200.00 $198.99 $643 —
355–390 368 6 188.00–198.00 $190.62 $701 +15.15
405–415 408 3 186.00–190.00 $188.64 $770 +23.91
505 505 2 152.00 $152.00 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1355 1193 80-85% 6 65.00–70.00 $67.07 $800 —
970–1290 1205 80-85% 5 59.00–64.00 $62.14 $749 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–990 883 85-90% 6 51.00–56.00 $52.43 $463 —
890–940 915 85-90% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.97 $430 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,024 —
1320–1440 1370 75-80% 5 68.00–70.00 $69.19 $948 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1615 1503 2 84.00–85.00 $84.46 $1,269 -7.01

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 800.00–1,025.00 $887.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–875.00 $791.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,050.00 $937.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 600.00–725.00 $675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–600.00 $587.50

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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 8 950.00–1,200.00 $1,068.75 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.