Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady on few offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.26/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$141.26

76 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	150.25	738	4thin
Medium and Large 1	721	140.76	1,014	72

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about −$276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale76 hd

141.26

—

AL average14 barns · 1,078 hd

165.96

−24.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,614	77.48	1,251	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	58.32	651	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	51.96	602	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	136.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.97/cwt	163.00–174.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.70/cwt	153.00–159.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.81/cwt	151.00–157.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,185	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.87/cwt	148.00–154.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	137.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	147.52/cwt	142.00–151.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	150.77/cwt	149.00–154.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	51.96/cwt	49.00–56.00	602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	61.18/cwt	57.50–65.00	678	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	54.02/cwt	52.50–55.50	609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	77.48/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.11/cwt	132.00–139.00	712	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	740.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	124.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.23/cwt	159.00–170.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	138.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.21/cwt	133.00–141.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	786	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Tue Jan 11, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 137Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady on few offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	132.00–140.00	136.35
2	—	330	144.00–149.00	146.42
16	—	519	132.00–139.00	137.11
3	—	425	133.00–141.00	136.21
1	—	200	166.00	166.00
2	—	618	125.00–129.00	126.98
8	—	650	128.50	128.50
5	—	852	98.00	98.00
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	587	132.00–136.00	133.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	121.00–126.00	124.17
3	—	322	136.00–140.00	138.37
1	—	810	93.00	93.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	255	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	163.00–174.00	168.97
2	—	836	127.00–129.00	128.01
2	—	383	173.00–175.00	173.99
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	153.00	153.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
5	—	850	128.00	128.00
3	—	683	138.00–145.00	142.71
3	—	462	153.00–159.00	156.70
7	—	525	151.00–157.00	153.81
9	—	1,077	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,002	112.00	112.00
7	—	615	148.00–154.00	150.87
3	—	714	135.00–139.00	137.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	143.00	143.00
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
1	—	335	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	506	161.00	161.00
9	—	755	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	133.00–136.00	134.54
6	—	538	142.00–151.00	147.52
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
4	—	488	149.00–154.00	150.77
1	—	235	198.00	198.00
3	—	435	159.00–170.00	164.23
1	—	330	186.00	186.00
6	—	567	135.00–145.00	138.37
2	—	388	170.00–173.00	171.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	122.00–131.00	124.95
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	49.00–56.00	51.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	57.50–65.00	61.18
2	—	1,128	52.50–55.50	54.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	75.00–81.00	77.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	740.00–750.00	745.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	640.00	640.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lineville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle