Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $254.70/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 378 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	325	360	275
Feeder cattle	274	312	238
Slaughter cattle	41	31	31
Replacement cattle	10	17	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	438	3	240.00–246.00	$244.06	$1,069	—
540	540	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,145	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	+2.00
405–415	410	2	256.00–258.00	$257.01	$1,054	—
490	490	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,205	—
575	575	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	278.00	$278.00	$959	+6.00
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	230.00	$230.00	$610	+7.60
315	315	2	222.00	$222.00	$699	+4.00
365–380	374	6	216.00–224.00	$219.95	$823	+9.12
425–435	428	3	212.00–218.00	$215.97	$924	+9.97
465–475	472	3	204.00–208.00	$206.00	$972	+4.97
515–545	530	6	198.00–202.00	$199.68	$1,058	+9.71
575–585	578	3	186.00–190.00	$188.00	$1,087	+3.61
605–645	626	8	172.00–177.00	$175.86	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
305–335	315	3	230.00–240.00	$233.54	$736	+1.54
355–370	364	8	228.00–232.00	$229.73	$836	+9.18
405–430	416	5	220.00–228.00	$224.33	$933	+7.03
555–575	565	2	198.00–206.00	$202.07	$1,142	—
625	625	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,175	—
675–685	682	3	178.00–180.00	$179.34	$1,223	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	220.00–222.00	$221.32	$615	+9.32
365–390	373	3	212.00–214.00	$212.70	$793	+7.70
405–435	413	4	202.00–204.00	$202.53	$836	+2.53
475–490	481	5	196.00–202.00	$200.37	$964	+9.86
540–545	543	2	188.00–192.00	$189.99	$1,032	+8.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	330	5	258.00–268.00	$263.65	$870	+0.64
365–395	378	11	250.00–260.00	$254.70	$963	-0.12
425–445	429	5	248.00–252.00	$249.98	$1,072	+16.53
455–485	467	5	230.00–234.00	$232.34	$1,085	+12.35
540	540	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,166	+6.98
555–585	570	4	198.00–208.00	$202.94	$1,157	+4.94
605–625	611	4	178.00–188.00	$181.99	$1,112	-10.97
660–675	667	5	180.00–186.00	$183.17	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	286.00	$286.00	$644	—
330–345	340	5	274.00–278.00	$275.18	$936	+1.20
355–375	367	3	262.00–266.00	$264.01	$969	-2.72
410–435	419	4	254.00–258.00	$255.97	$1,073	+13.47
465–475	470	4	244.00–248.00	$245.98	$1,156	—
510–530	517	5	218.00–224.00	$220.38	$1,139	+1.39
555–575	568	3	214.00–216.00	$215.35	$1,223	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	252.00	$252.00	$819	+5.60
355–390	373	6	246.00–248.00	$246.95	$921	+6.34
435	435	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,070	+19.51
465–485	475	4	222.00–226.00	$224.51	$1,066	+9.53
540	540	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,069	-0.99
570–580	576	5	192.00–196.00	$193.59	$1,115	—
625	625	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,100	-7.02
655–695	675	2	170.00–172.00	$171.03	$1,154	-7.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1145	1077	80-85%	16	88.00–93.00	$90.68	$977	—
1035–1320	1189	80-85%	8	94.00–99.00	$96.13	$1,143	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1115	965	85-90%	3	70.00–71.00	$70.35	$679	—
925–1145	1025	85-90%	3	79.00–81.00	$79.65	$816	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,278	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 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	900.00–1,000.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.