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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $196.31/cwt -11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 191 213
Feeder cattle 197 169 186
Slaughter cattle 56 18 22
Replacement cattle 35 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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
515–525 520 2 224.00–228.00 $225.98 $1,175 —
595 595 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,315 +11.00
665 665 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 220.00–224.00 $222.02 $1,066 —
515–545 530 2 212.00–216.00 $213.94 $1,134 —
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 212.00 $212.00 $986 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 202.00 $202.00 $525 —
305 305 2 198.00 $198.00 $604 -4.00
365–395 382 7 186.00–192.00 $189.48 $724 —
425–435 431 6 180.00–186.00 $184.67 $796 -6.70
460–485 478 6 182.00–184.00 $183.34 $876 +0.42
555 555 3 168.00 $168.00 $932 +2.00
655 655 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 4 196.00–205.00 $198.66 $731 -10.33
405–440 423 7 188.00–196.00 $191.31 $809 -9.08
465–480 475 8 186.00–194.00 $189.47 $900 -1.82
520–540 527 3 179.00–182.00 $180.97 $954 +0.97
560–585 573 2 175.00–176.00 $175.51 $1,006 +1.51
790 790 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 487 5 196.00–200.00 $198.44 $966 -4.23
525 525 2 188.00 $188.00 $987 -3.22
555–570 566 4 178.00–180.00 $179.25 $1,015 —
615 value added 615 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,162 —
625–645 635 2 176.00–179.00 $177.48 $1,127 +1.48
680 680 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 332 5 222.00–230.00 $227.59 $756 —
415–440 432 5 202.00–212.00 $205.10 $886 -9.91
465 465 1 196.00 $196.00 $911 -7.94
520–540 526 7 180.00–188.00 $185.11 $974 -2.89
560–590 571 4 180.00–185.00 $183.48 $1,048 -4.51
615 615 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,070 —
705 705 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 10 192.00–200.00 $196.31 $834 -11.23
465 465 6 188.00–190.00 $189.00 $879 -6.97
505 505 2 178.00 $178.00 $899 -6.00
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 -13.00
615 615 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 232.00 $232.00 $882 -4.66
575–595 585 4 186.00–188.00 $187.02 $1,094 -7.31
610–625 618 2 180.00–188.00 $184.05 $1,137 -7.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1305 1070 80-85% 11 86.00–90.00 $87.81 $940 -6.27
1040–1505 1208 80-85% 8 93.00–97.00 $95.10 $1,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $631 —
835–1040 932 85-90% 9 78.00–83.00 $80.76 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,046 —
1250 1250 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,209 —
1785 1785 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,999 —
1530–2175 1853 2 118.00–120.00 $118.83 $2,202 —

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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) 5 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,041.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — 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

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,525.00–1,675.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,362.50 —

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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.