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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 171 114
Feeder cattle 169 136 78
Slaughter cattle 18 26 26
Replacement cattle 4 9 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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
480 480 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 —
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,247 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 216.00 $216.00 $529 —
255–280 274 4 210.00–212.00 $211.53 $580 —
315–340 327 5 206.00–212.00 $208.78 $683 +2.78
380–390 385 4 208.00–210.00 $208.99 $805 +5.67
410–415 412 5 198.00–202.00 $200.39 $826 +0.39
460–485 477 3 190.00–194.00 $191.29 $912 —
510 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 +1.00
565 565 1 174.00 $174.00 $983 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 277 3 218.00–226.00 $222.02 $615 -2.41
355 355 2 222.00 $222.00 $788 +7.74
415–440 428 2 204.00–208.00 $205.94 $881 -0.88
460–465 462 3 202.00–204.00 $202.67 $936 +8.67
505–515 510 5 189.00–196.00 $191.22 $975 +0.22
642 642 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 210.00 $210.00 $494 —
330 330 2 202.00 $202.00 $667 +10.56
425–435 432 3 186.00–194.00 $191.37 $827 —
455–480 468 2 180.00–186.00 $182.92 $856 +2.92
590 590 1 166.00 $166.00 $979 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 220.00 $220.00 $627 -18.07
355–390 369 4 210.00–216.00 $212.58 $784 -9.42
415–440 423 9 206.00–210.00 $207.54 $878 —
465–475 469 5 192.00–198.00 $195.97 $919 +3.97
515 515 2 184.00 $184.00 $948 +4.00
570 570 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,043 —
685 685 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 244.00 $244.00 $622 —
325–330 327 3 240.00–246.00 $242.02 $791 -12.87
380–385 383 3 236.00–238.00 $236.66 $906 -4.69
425–430 428 2 225.00–228.00 $226.51 $969 +0.50
455–465 460 2 210.00–218.00 $213.96 $984 +2.97
505–545 525 2 199.00–200.00 $199.48 $1,047 -4.52
565–580 573 3 193.00–196.00 $194.33 $1,114 +2.35
615–625 620 2 190.00–194.00 $191.98 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 242.00 $242.00 $557 —
280 280 2 240.00 $240.00 $672 -8.00
370–395 387 3 218.00–224.00 $222.09 $859 -6.31
415–435 428 4 212.00–218.00 $215.01 $920 -2.99
470–485 478 4 200.00–208.00 $203.94 $975 +1.44
515 515 1 188.00 $188.00 $968 +0.01
560–565 563 2 186.00–190.00 $187.99 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $879 —
905–1175 1083 80-85% 3 93.00–95.00 $94.08 $1,019 —
1280–1415 1348 80-85% 2 100.00–104.00 $102.10 $1,376 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1025 1008 85-90% 2 88.00–89.00 $88.49 $892 —
1105 1105 85-90% 2 80.00 $80.00 $884 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,085 —
1420 1420 75-80% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,952 —

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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) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.