Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $172.63/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 427 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.88/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 434 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.14/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 478 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	384	284	147
Feeder cattle	303	253	97
Slaughter cattle	64	19	32
Replacement cattle	17	12	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	188.00	$188.00	$714	—
415–445	430	2	183.00–184.00	$183.52	$789	—
470–495	476	6	180.00–184.00	$182.32	$868	-0.67
593	593	3	168.00	$168.00	$996	-4.50
670	670	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	520	4	176.00–180.00	$177.97	$925	-9.03
552–570	559	9	174.00–179.00	$176.00	$984	-5.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	167.00	$167.00	$802	-5.00
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	155.00–158.00	$156.80	$572	-2.18
405–445	434	14	150.00–156.00	$152.88	$663	-0.35
455–495	478	13	148.00–153.00	$151.14	$722	-1.65
535–545	539	6	142.00–148.00	$146.50	$790	+0.50
570–580	575	4	139.00–142.00	$140.75	$809	+4.75
615–620	618	4	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$844	—
680	680	2	131.00	$131.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	162.00	$162.00	$616	-6.00
410–435	426	10	158.00–165.00	$163.00	$694	-0.92
455–475	464	7	154.00–159.00	$156.39	$726	—
530 value added	530	5	161.00	$161.00	$853	—
520–545	533	4	151.00–154.00	$152.46	$813	+3.96
555–575 value added	565	2	158.00–160.00	$158.98	$898	—
565–580	573	6	147.00–154.00	$149.63	$857	-1.11
605	605	3	145.00	$145.00	$877	—
660	660	1	139.00	$139.00	$917	+3.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	150.00	$150.00	$435	-10.00
325–340	334	5	148.00–150.00	$149.22	$498	—
415–435	428	7	146.00–149.00	$147.70	$632	+1.70
455–480	475	11	140.00–146.00	$141.64	$673	+0.65
525	525	2	135.00	$135.00	$709	+1.60
575	575	4	128.00–134.00	$132.50	$762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	4	192.00–198.00	$194.86	$522	-1.14
310–340	325	4	182.00–188.00	$184.86	$601	-7.14
365–385	379	11	176.00–182.00	$178.90	$678	-4.60
405–445	427	15	168.00–178.00	$172.63	$737	-7.83
465–490	478	10	166.00–176.00	$170.76	$816	-4.36
520–535	529	6	150.00–158.00	$155.70	$824	-3.00
605	605	1	141.00	$141.00	$853	-4.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	—
255–265	262	3	200.00–202.00	$201.35	$528	—
310–320	317	9	196.00–206.00	$201.14	$638	—
355	355	1	186.00	$186.00	$660	-9.14
410–430	421	6	180.00–183.00	$181.51	$764	-12.42
455	455	2	180.00	$180.00	$819	—
505–535	518	10	160.00–170.00	$164.51	$852	-5.13
560–570	565	3	157.00–164.00	$160.32	$906	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	176.00–180.00	$178.00	$605	-6.00
375–380	378	4	170.00–174.00	$171.99	$650	—
435–440	436	7	164.00–166.00	$164.29	$716	-3.71
475–490	480	4	161.00–164.00	$162.01	$778	-3.98
520–525	523	3	146.00–147.00	$146.67	$767	-3.33
565	565	2	139.00	$139.00	$785	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1240	1133	80-85%	10	65.00–70.00	$67.99	$770	—
1000–1420	1199	80-85%	9	72.00–77.00	$73.99	$887	—
1160–1295	1223	80-85%	3	79.00–81.00	$80.02	$979	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$602	+7.01
785–1090	887	85-90%	3	58.00–59.00	$58.59	$520	-2.40
720–1125	951	85-90%	12	60.00–65.00	$62.01	$590	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1405	1387	75-80%	5	78.00–80.00	$79.21	$1,099	—
1340–1480	1445	75-80%	4	72.00–74.00	$72.46	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1920	1688	2	89.00–90.00	$89.43	$1,510	—
2370	2370	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,370	—

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Bred Cows

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)	5	575.00–600.00	$590.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.50

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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	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.