Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.23/cwt ≈ $2,374/hd at 672 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	204	149	96
Feeder cattle	172	116	68
Slaughter cattle	4	7	18
Replacement cattle	28	26	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cow market lightly tested, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

▼ Feeder bulls: feeder heifers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cow market lightly tested

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	4	500.00–505.00	$502.51	$2,151	—
455	455	2	480.00	$480.00	$2,184	—
515	515	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,369	—
585	585	2	418.00	$418.00	$2,445	—
645	645	1	368.00	$368.00	$2,374	—
660	660	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,277	—
765	765	2	343.00	$343.00	$2,624	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,066	—
660	660	5	367.00	$367.00	$2,422	+12.00
705–710	707	5	360.00–370.00	$365.98	$2,587	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,892	—
490–495	492	3	455.00–460.00	$458.32	$2,255	—
525	525	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,310	—
570	570	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,308	—
675–690	685	3	330.00–333.00	$330.99	$2,267	—
755–770	763	4	325.00–330.00	$327.52	$2,499	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,428	±0.00
370–375	373	5	495.00–500.00	$498.02	$1,858	-3.17
415–425	420	2	470.00–475.00	$472.53	$1,985	-22.47
465	465	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,139	—
590	590	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,272	—
655–675	672	33	348.00–358.00	$353.23	$2,374	—
745	745	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,296	—
310–315	313	3	490.00–500.00	$496.70	$1,555	-21.23
365–380	375	3	485.00–490.00	$486.62	$1,825	+1.55
415–445	432	5	440.00–460.00	$452.96	$1,957	-14.45
475–490	485	3	445.00–450.00	$446.63	$2,166	+5.70
620–635	628	4	340.00–345.00	$342.47	$2,151	-35.53
665	665	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,261	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,591	-27.41
365	365	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,734	+7.65
430–440	435	4	435.00–445.00	$440.06	$1,914	-2.57
475	475	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,066	+8.96
515–540	526	4	380.00–385.00	$381.99	$2,009	+3.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,740	-20.00
335–340	338	4	525.00–530.00	$527.52	$1,783	-62.48
380–390	387	3	500.00–505.00	$503.36	$1,948	-31.64
415–420	418	5	485.00–495.00	$489.00	$2,044	—
505–535	525	3	440.00–460.00	$446.41	$2,344	—
605–645	632	3	350.00–358.00	$355.45	$2,246	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	4	480.00–490.00	$485.20	$1,844	-24.63
430–440	435	4	470.00–475.00	$472.53	$2,056	-16.78
455–480	463	3	450.00–460.00	$456.55	$2,114	-13.53
525–545	535	4	420.00–430.00	$425.09	$2,274	-17.48
555	555	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,276	—
615	615	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,091	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	413	6	460.00–465.00	$461.73	$1,907	+11.73
505–535	529	5	395.00–415.00	$405.95	$2,147	+15.95
560–575	570	3	375.00–380.00	$378.36	$2,157	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1805	1593	2	204.00–211.00	$207.97	$3,313	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,100.00

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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	4,100.00–4,600.00	$4,350.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.