Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	274	408	219
Feeder cattle	217	346	174
Slaughter cattle	27	48	32
Replacement cattle	30	14	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,014	—
525–535	530	2	272.00–280.00	$276.04	$1,463	-15.96
575–580	579	4	252.00–260.00	$253.99	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,428	-13.00
625–635	630	2	235.00–242.00	$238.53	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,702	+8.00
715	715	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,623	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	285.00	$285.00	$641	—
275–290	285	3	280.00–285.00	$283.39	$808	—
385–390	389	7	270.00–277.00	$272.00	$1,058	-17.02
415–445	428	6	267.00–277.00	$271.28	$1,161	-12.45
455–490	473	4	262.00–272.00	$266.51	$1,261	-4.97
505–545	521	4	240.00–248.00	$243.69	$1,270	+1.75
560–580	573	5	225.00–235.00	$228.54	$1,310	-11.46
710–715	713	2	207.00–212.00	$209.49	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	269	5	270.00–275.00	$272.16	$732	-13.18
340–345	343	2	268.00–270.00	$268.99	$923	—
420–435	428	8	255.00–265.00	$261.29	$1,118	+3.64
470–490	481	4	250.00–260.00	$255.49	$1,229	+7.98
630–645	638	2	212.00–215.00	$213.52	$1,362	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	—
465	465	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,302	—
520	520	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,331	-4.00
580	580	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,421	—
615	615	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,414	-2.97
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	—
745	745	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,624	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	282	5	335.00–345.00	$341.37	$963	-3.63
310	310	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,023	-5.72
380–390	384	7	320.00–325.00	$322.98	$1,240	-3.55
430	430	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,312	-2.76
455–475	465	2	280.00–287.00	$283.58	$1,319	-14.41
515–540	523	6	255.00–265.00	$260.96	$1,365	-9.11
570–585	578	2	245.00–252.00	$248.55	$1,437	-6.45
620–635	628	3	238.00–245.00	$241.35	$1,516	+6.35
675	675	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,573	—
745	745	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	325.00	$325.00	$942	—
330–345	336	6	320.00–325.00	$323.81	$1,088	-5.40
360–390	375	2	312.00–318.00	$315.12	$1,182	+5.13
415–445	433	4	290.00–295.00	$293.06	$1,269	+5.94
465–490	479	8	267.00–272.00	$268.76	$1,287	-22.21
515–530	523	2	252.00–253.00	$252.49	$1,321	—
575–580	578	2	230.00–240.00	$234.98	$1,358	-0.02
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,254	—
425	425	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	±0.00
565–575	570	2	255.00–260.00	$257.48	$1,468	—
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–905	815	85-90%	2	90.00–91.00	$90.44	$737	—
755–1090	937	85-90%	3	78.00–82.00	$80.10	$751	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1110	1058	80-85%	2	94.00–95.00	$94.52	$1,000	—
1080	1080	80-85%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,145	—
1080–1145	1113	80-85%	2	112.00–113.00	$112.51	$1,252	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1290	1285	75-80%	3	106.00–111.00	$108.68	$1,397	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775–2005	1890	2	125.00–126.00	$125.53	$2,373	—

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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)	3	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,216.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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	14	1,325.00–1,600.00	$1,464.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.