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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.95/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 306 375
Feeder cattle 176 249 337
Slaughter cattle 45 45 25
Replacement cattle 54 12 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 250.00 $250.00 $800 —
540 540 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,253 -14.00
660–665 663 3 218.00–219.00 $218.67 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 240.00 $240.00 $936 —
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 -14.98
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,379 —
685 685 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 226.00–230.00 $227.98 $714 +1.19
370–390 376 7 216.00–226.00 $221.39 $832 +4.21
405–445 435 5 214.00–218.00 $215.55 $938 -1.59
465–475 469 4 210.00–218.00 $213.49 $1,001 +4.50
505–535 526 7 196.00–208.00 $204.35 $1,075 -1.98
565–570 568 2 200.00–202.00 $201.00 $1,142 -6.01
605–610 608 2 196.00–202.00 $198.99 $1,210 —
655 655 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 426 4 228.00–232.00 $230.96 $984 +7.53
455–485 468 7 220.00–228.00 $223.69 $1,047 +0.88
505–535 525 10 212.00–222.00 $214.95 $1,128 -4.34
585 585 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,234 -5.00
695 695 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,404 -7.00
745 745 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,475 —
770 770 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 285 3 226.00–230.00 $227.38 $648 —
435 435 1 206.00 $206.00 $896 +0.76
475 475 1 205.00 $205.00 $974 +4.01
510 510 1 194.00 $194.00 $989 -3.37
555–580 570 3 186.00–192.00 $189.33 $1,079 -7.39
645 645 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 258.00–260.00 $259.02 $829 -2.06
355–390 367 3 236.00–238.00 $237.29 $871 -11.21
405–440 428 4 222.00–230.00 $224.92 $963 -5.01
475–480 478 6 218.00–226.00 $219.99 $1,052 -0.98
515–535 525 6 216.00–222.00 $219.06 $1,150 +1.00
565–580 569 4 206.00–216.00 $209.50 $1,192 +5.50
615–635 630 4 194.00–204.00 $201.56 $1,270 -0.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 250.00 $250.00 $525 —
290 290 2 242.00 $242.00 $702 —
395 395 2 224.00 $224.00 $885 -9.38
415–440 432 3 214.00–218.00 $216.72 $936 -0.69
455–475 468 3 212.00–216.00 $214.70 $1,005 +2.70
505–540 523 2 208.00–210.00 $208.97 $1,093 +4.97
555–575 568 4 196.00–204.00 $200.04 $1,136 +0.04
615–640 625 5 188.00–192.00 $190.36 $1,190 —
710 710 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 4 276.00–284.00 $280.03 $890 +7.95
370–375 372 3 264.00–268.00 $265.35 $987 +0.11
420–440 435 4 232.00–236.00 $232.97 $1,013 -5.03
475–485 480 2 230.00–234.00 $232.02 $1,114 +0.02
505–535 523 5 226.00–236.00 $229.86 $1,202 +1.91
555–560 558 2 222.00–230.00 $225.98 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1220 1113 80-85% 4 92.00–96.00 $93.43 $1,040 —
975–1270 1115 80-85% 11 97.00–102.00 $99.38 $1,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1055 964 85-90% 4 79.00–80.00 $79.76 $769 -11.67
860–1080 977 85-90% 5 86.00–88.00 $87.24 $852 -4.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1380 1338 75-80% 2 106.00–107.00 $106.52 $1,425 —
1175–1525 1350 75-80% 2 101.00–105.00 $103.26 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1735 1605 3 110.00–115.00 $113.20 $1,817 —
1780 1780 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,278 —
1815 1815 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,196 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,175.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,100.00

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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 36 1,225.00–1,575.00 $1,397.22 —

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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.