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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 106 127
Feeder cattle 199 84 102
Slaughter cattle 6 2 11
Replacement cattle 25 20 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. 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
530 530 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,756 —
605 605 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,511 —
680–690 687 3 390.00–398.00 $392.64 $2,697 —
760–765 761 4 350.00–365.00 $361.23 $2,749 —
870 870 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,828 —
1020 1020 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,712 -25.00
390 390 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,970 —
470 470 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,162 -12.57
525–540 530 3 450.00–460.00 $456.60 $2,420 —
565 565 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,458 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 —
535 535 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,354 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 530.00–535.00 $532.59 $1,438 +2.59
315 315 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,591 +25.00
420 420 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,995 +10.24
460–475 471 4 470.00–475.00 $471.22 $2,219 —
525–530 527 3 410.00–415.00 $413.32 $2,178 —
570–575 573 4 390.00–395.00 $392.49 $2,249 —
605–640 631 4 385.00–395.00 $387.40 $2,444 —
675 675 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,498 —
835 835 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,722 —
976 976 4 287.00 $287.00 $2,801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,584 +35.00
420–440 430 6 445.00–455.00 $450.08 $1,935 -1.43
460 460 4 440.00–445.00 $442.50 $2,036 —
535 535 2 398.00 $398.00 $2,129 +18.00
560 560 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,100 +15.00
605 605 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 +7.00
745 745 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,421 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 —
440 440 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,936 —
480–490 486 5 430.00–435.00 $431.98 $2,099 —
530 530 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 4 620.00–630.00 $625.27 $1,719 —
310–320 313 3 550.00–560.00 $553.40 $1,732 -26.60
365–395 385 6 520.00–530.00 $524.15 $2,018 —
405–420 410 3 495.00–500.00 $496.71 $2,037 +17.46
455–465 459 5 480.00–490.00 $485.95 $2,231 +15.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,728 -22.44
360–365 363 5 505.00–515.00 $511.03 $1,855 +26.03
430 430 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,064 +12.57
470 470 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,209 +20.00
525–535 528 3 400.00–415.00 $409.94 $2,164 +2.43
565 565 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,232 —
655 655 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,499 —
340 340 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,700 -37.42
375–390 381 5 495.00–500.00 $497.05 $1,894 —
440 440 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,046 +15.00
480 480 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 —
565–580 572 5 375.00–382.00 $378.84 $2,167 +13.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,986 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,426 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,100.00 $1,916.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,037.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,600.00 $2,575.00

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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 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.