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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.30/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 418 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.41/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 518 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.14/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 514 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 318 361
Feeder cattle 490 236 287
Slaughter cattle 52 45 56
Replacement cattle 21 37 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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
330–345 338 2 345.00–350.00 $347.56 $1,175 +16.18
365–370 368 2 343.00–345.00 $343.99 $1,266 +13.99
420–445 430 3 330.00–335.00 $332.30 $1,429 +9.60
515–545 518 14 280.00–285.00 $284.41 $1,473 -5.59
560–570 565 2 272.00–276.00 $274.02 $1,548 +1.50
610 610 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 +2.00
655 655 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,618 —
765 765 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 —
875 875 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 343.00 $343.00 $995 —
315–340 325 3 322.00–340.00 $330.44 $1,074 +8.44
415–425 417 5 312.00–315.00 $312.61 $1,304 +2.79
455–475 471 5 287.00–297.00 $295.07 $1,390 +7.44
515–530 523 2 265.00–275.00 $269.93 $1,412 +0.59
570–585 575 5 255.00–260.00 $256.42 $1,474 -10.07
705–710 709 6 215.00–217.00 $216.67 $1,536 —
755 755 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 +15.00
410–425 418 2 303.00–310.00 $306.56 $1,281 +14.12
480 480 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,320 -5.00
515–545 535 3 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $1,364 ±0.00
575–590 581 7 240.00–250.00 $244.42 $1,420 —
625–645 638 6 220.00–230.00 $224.51 $1,432 —
670–690 678 3 215.00–222.00 $218.97 $1,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 282.00–288.00 $285.02 $935 +14.24
365–390 377 3 285.00–295.00 $289.12 $1,090 —
415–445 418 19 270.00–280.00 $275.30 $1,151 +1.25
460–475 464 4 260.00–265.00 $261.28 $1,212 -7.08
505–515 514 13 250.00–260.00 $251.14 $1,291 +5.44
560–575 568 2 225.00–230.00 $227.53 $1,292 -2.47
605–635 617 6 215.00–220.00 $217.33 $1,341 -3.15
660–675 668 2 215.00–218.00 $216.48 $1,446 —
710 710 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 280.00–282.00 $281.03 $795 +7.57
355–370 365 3 272.00–282.00 $278.76 $1,017 +18.41
425–445 438 6 258.00–268.00 $264.06 $1,157 +7.11
465–495 481 4 250.00–257.00 $254.06 $1,222 +3.40
515–535 522 6 238.00–248.00 $241.86 $1,263 +10.24
555–595 579 10 215.00–222.00 $218.70 $1,266 +1.03
610–635 624 5 205.00–212.00 $208.05 $1,298 -4.42
685 685 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 -3.00
715–725 723 4 197.00–200.00 $197.74 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 258.00–265.00 $261.55 $1,007 +10.20
410–435 418 3 250.00–257.00 $254.57 $1,064 +12.30
470–490 477 7 240.00–245.00 $242.45 $1,156 +1.47
505–540 531 4 232.00–235.00 $234.29 $1,244 +13.31
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 ±0.00
625–645 635 2 187.00–195.00 $191.06 $1,213 —
725 725 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,399 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 298.00–305.00 $301.55 $1,161 +2.04
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 +7.37
490 490 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,396 +12.90
570 570 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,282 -10.00
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,104 -12.51
415 415 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,320 +13.54
475 475 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,411 +12.02
525 525 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 +8.00
515 515 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,169 -1.00
565–585 575 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,193 -12.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1275 1120 80-85% 10 100.00–105.00 $103.47 $1,159 —
1025–1360 1158 80-85% 6 96.00–99.00 $97.43 $1,128 —
1185–1205 1192 80-85% 3 107.00–109.00 $107.67 $1,283 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–885 827 85-90% 5 75.00–80.00 $77.05 $637 —
870–1125 1059 85-90% 11 82.00–86.00 $84.14 $891 —
1170 1170 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,100 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1315 1240 75-80% 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,178 —
1315–1375 1345 75-80% 2 102.00–106.00 $103.96 $1,398 —
1355–1395 1375 75-80% 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $1,506 +12.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–2025 1875 2 120.00–124.00 $122.16 $2,290 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,575.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,158.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $937.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–875.00 $850.00

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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 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.