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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 23, 2026

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 129 137
Feeder cattle 54 92 92
Slaughter cattle 27 6 8
Replacement cattle 29 31 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 3 460.00–465.00 $461.61 $1,791 —
435–440 437 3 430.00–438.00 $435.31 $1,902 +0.31
480–490 485 2 390.00–398.00 $394.04 $1,911 —
520–525 523 2 370.00–378.00 $374.02 $1,956 -7.44
565 565 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,017 -8.00
630 630 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,612 —
380 380 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,824 —
415–445 430 2 445.00–458.00 $451.27 $1,940 +6.27
515 515 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 450.00–453.00 $451.55 $1,707 +20.15
405–445 425 2 410.00–420.00 $414.76 $1,763 +6.76
590 590 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,024 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,938 —
420–440 430 3 440.00–450.00 $445.08 $1,914 +5.08
460–490 470 4 430.00–440.00 $434.53 $2,042 +4.53
555–590 573 2 360.00–370.00 $364.85 $2,091 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 625.00–650.00 $637.76 $1,531 —
370 370 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,980 -5.00
405–415 410 2 465.00–470.00 $467.47 $1,917 +15.00
620–630 625 2 367.00–375.00 $370.97 $2,319 +22.97
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,788 +35.00
415–440 428 2 420.00–430.00 $424.85 $1,818 +3.82
470 470 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 -3.00
520 520 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,950 +32.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1180 1125 80-85% 2 170.00–176.00 $173.15 $1,948 —
1120–1340 1240 80-85% 5 177.00–182.00 $179.13 $2,221 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,697 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1130 1075 85-90% 2 143.00–145.00 $144.05 $1,549 —
1120–1140 1130 85-90% 2 167.00–174.00 $170.47 $1,926 —
1120–1280 1200 85-90% 2 158.00–165.00 $161.73 $1,941 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1520 1403 75-80% 4 189.00–194.00 $191.78 $2,691 —
1420 1420 75-80% 2 186.00 $186.00 $2,641 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2055 2055 1 216.00 $216.00 $4,439 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 2,300.00–3,050.00 $2,527.78

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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) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,750.00–2,850.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,287.50

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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 4,550.00 $4,550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 5,200.00 $5,200.00 —

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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.