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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.00/cwt ≈ $938/hd at 617 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.92/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 422 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.50/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 537 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 284 373 226
Feeder cattle 253 310 210
Slaughter cattle 19 35 12
Replacement cattle 12 28 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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
365–380 373 4 204.00–208.00 $205.96 $768 —
430–445 438 6 191.00–197.00 $192.48 $843 —
455–475 465 2 188.00–196.00 $191.91 $892 +11.42
520–525 523 2 186.00–188.00 $187.00 $978 +11.34
565–595 583 5 176.00–185.00 $181.51 $1,058 +9.52
655 655 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 +4.00
715–720 716 4 161.00–169.00 $163.01 $1,167 —
840 840 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 —
855 855 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,231 —
935 935 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 4 182.00–184.00 $182.99 $856 +4.48
540 540 2 178.00 $178.00 $961 +8.99
560–570 565 4 172.00–173.00 $172.50 $975 +10.47
635 635 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,016 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 186.00 $186.00 $725 —
455 455 2 172.00 $172.00 $783 +5.52
505 505 3 166.00 $166.00 $838 +13.00
555 555 1 156.00 $156.00 $866 +5.01
605 605 1 146.00 $146.00 $883 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
365 365 1 168.00 $168.00 $613 +6.30
405–426 422 10 160.00–169.00 $163.92 $692 +9.50
525–541 537 10 148.00–151.00 $148.50 $797 +5.15
560–580 574 8 145.00–153.00 $150.74 $865 +10.10
655–660 658 3 134.00–140.00 $135.99 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $528 +3.53
380–385 383 2 156.00–162.00 $158.98 $609 +6.69
425–445 436 4 152.00–156.00 $153.23 $668 +3.89
475–495 489 5 152.00–154.00 $152.79 $747 +8.43
515 515 2 146.00 $146.00 $752 —
585–590 588 4 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $800 +5.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
415 415 1 146.00 $146.00 $606 +6.04
475–485 482 6 140.00–143.00 $140.99 $680 +4.81
520 520 5 131.00–135.00 $133.40 $694 +4.66
645 645 2 125.00 $125.00 $806 +1.49
655–675 665 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $808 +5.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 196.00 $196.00 $578 +5.33
340 340 1 192.00 $192.00 $653 +7.01
375–380 376 4 182.00–184.00 $183.50 $690 +0.71
415–445 433 6 178.00–185.00 $180.46 $781 +3.10
465–495 484 6 172.00–179.00 $175.12 $848 +11.13
505–525 520 6 155.00–161.00 $158.70 $825 +12.70
575–585 581 4 149.00–153.00 $150.49 $874 +5.49
605–645 631 5 142.00–149.00 $145.61 $919 +2.61
670–680 678 4 135.00–141.00 $136.48 $925 —
775 775 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 371 4 192.00–200.00 $195.14 $724 +4.15
410–425 418 4 190.00–198.00 $193.93 $811 +10.91
510–530 523 6 168.00–174.00 $169.64 $887 +9.98
617 617 12 152.00 $152.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 186.00 $186.00 $474 —
330 330 2 184.00 $184.00 $607 —
425 425 2 168.00 $168.00 $714 -0.99
485–490 488 4 165.00–167.00 $165.99 $810 +5.99
525 525 2 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
565 565 2 146.00 $146.00 $825 —
735 735 3 129.00 $129.00 $948 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1475 1288 80-85% 3 80.00–83.00 $81.45 $1,049 —
1020–1495 1318 80-85% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.35 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–890 883 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $60.99 $539 —
875–1155 1015 85-90% 2 51.00–55.00 $53.28 $541 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,368 —
1590 1590 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,590 +3.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $637.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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.