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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 8, 2024

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 222 389
Feeder cattle 135 176 337
Slaughter cattle 19 24 44
Replacement cattle 17 22 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 +25.00
590 590 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 —
510 510 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,316 +21.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 300.00 $300.00 $630 —
320–330 326 5 268.00–272.00 $270.40 $882 -14.60
360–375 364 4 248.00–255.00 $253.20 $922 +5.20
440 440 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 +10.05
520 520 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 +3.37
570–590 580 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,204 +1.58
725 725 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 376 6 260.00–270.00 $265.69 $999 +9.22
480 480 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,166 +8.00
520–540 527 5 223.00–233.00 $229.19 $1,208 +7.71
770 770 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,486 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 242.00 $242.00 $859 +12.00
455–490 483 5 223.00–228.00 $225.84 $1,091 +9.85
540 540 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,107 +2.43
570–590 582 3 193.00–200.00 $196.02 $1,141 +6.02
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 +2.00
670 670 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 285.00 $285.00 $983 -5.00
395 395 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 -12.11
430–440 437 3 242.00–252.00 $247.97 $1,084 +4.97
470–490 478 4 237.00–245.00 $239.97 $1,147 +8.95
530 530 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 +9.01
555 555 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,082 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 320.00 $320.00 $928 -10.00
315–320 318 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $962 +2.52
375 375 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,088 —
575 575 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,236 +4.00
610–630 620 2 193.00–195.00 $193.98 $1,203 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 340.00–350.00 $344.82 $734 —
305 305 1 325.00 $325.00 $991 —
365 365 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,139 -3.00
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 +17.48
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 +22.00
565 565 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 +10.52
690 690 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,414 +2.00
780 780 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,560 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1190 1133 80-85% 4 109.00–113.00 $110.56 $1,253 —
1120–1170 1152 80-85% 3 114.00–119.00 $116.67 $1,344 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1120 1067 85-90% 3 87.00–89.00 $88.32 $942 +1.66
1090 1090 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,557 —
1385–1440 1413 75-80% 2 116.00–117.00 $116.49 $1,646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,439 —

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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 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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 8 1,650.00–1,950.00 $1,800.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.