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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.01/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 480 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.58/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 483 311
Feeder cattle 238 392 212
Slaughter cattle 31 39 30
Replacement cattle 6 52 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 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
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710 +14.99
530 530 1 175.00 $175.00 $928 +10.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 192.00 $192.00 $730 +16.00
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 417 10 155.00–159.00 $156.58 $653 —
465–495 480 12 150.00–156.00 $153.01 $734 +3.02
505–535 518 3 146.00–156.00 $149.77 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 151.00 $151.00 $581 +8.49
415–445 430 6 144.00–149.00 $146.82 $631 +5.55
460–480 472 7 139.00–149.00 $146.03 $689 +6.85
510–545 529 7 125.00–142.00 $133.18 $705 +0.35
570–590 580 2 125.00–132.00 $128.44 $745 -0.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 149.00 $149.00 $462 +13.99
425 425 2 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
455–470 463 3 130.00–134.00 $131.64 $609 +1.23
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 -1.00
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 324 4 182.00–186.00 $184.52 $598 +8.52
365–385 375 2 174.00–180.00 $176.92 $663 +4.85
415–430 425 4 164.00–166.00 $164.74 $700 -0.04
480–485 483 4 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $749 -1.01
505–545 525 4 142.00–145.00 $143.44 $753 +10.24
560–565 562 3 132.00–134.00 $133.33 $749 +9.33
620–625 623 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $794 +6.49
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 206.00 $206.00 $525 —
305–345 325 2 198.00–208.00 $202.69 $659 +3.70
370–385 375 5 192.00–198.00 $193.63 $726 +3.01
415–440 425 3 178.00–181.00 $179.69 $764 -8.95
465–480 469 4 170.00–172.00 $170.75 $801 —
505–510 507 3 160.00–165.00 $163.32 $828 +11.32
625–630 628 2 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 198.00 $198.00 $446 —
265 265 1 192.00 $192.00 $509 -4.00
315 315 2 190.00 $190.00 $598 -0.05
365–375 369 4 182.00–188.00 $185.99 $686 +5.07
415–430 423 2 170.00–172.00 $171.02 $723 -4.12
475 475 1 168.00 $168.00 $798 +7.41
515–530 523 2 149.00–153.00 $150.97 $790 +3.64
570–580 577 3 143.00–144.00 $143.33 $827 +13.84
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1210 1085 80-85% 2 66.00–68.00 $67.12 $728 —
965–1275 1153 80-85% 6 70.00–75.00 $72.79 $839 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–940 887 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.76 $503 +4.33
905–1095 968 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $48.75 $472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1430 1365 75-80% 2 67.00–69.00 $68.05 $929 -6.95
1450 1450 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,161 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–675.00 $662.50

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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.