Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$119.42

34 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	129.77	747	17thin
Medium and Large 3	395	114.50	452	2thin
Medium and Large 2	581	108.34	630	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $117 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 sale34 hd

119.42

—

AL average14 barns · 1,551 hd

140.81

−21.39

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	1,490	78.11	1,164	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	72.65	990	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	64.40	755	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	53.12	525	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	134.03/cwt	131.00–143.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	94.08/cwt	91.00–100.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.33/cwt	129.00–136.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	121.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	141.71/cwt	139.00–143.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.59/cwt	143.00–163.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.96/cwt	111.00–117.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	134.36/cwt	131.00–141.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	690.00–710.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	296.67/cwt	280.00–330.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	620.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	630.00–670.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/cwt	820.00–880.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	79.92/cwt	72.50–89.00	897	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	64.84/cwt	62.50–67.50	1,062	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	77.86/cwt	74.00–84.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	76.42/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	954	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	60.52/cwt	58.00–65.00	717	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	53.12/cwt	50.00–56.00	525	4

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 210Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 12Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 27

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	315	131.00–133.00	132.02
3	—	764	91.00–100.00	94.08
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
4	—	520	111.00–117.00	112.96
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
2	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	131.00–143.00	134.03
9	—	682	125.00	125.00
3	—	520	129.00–136.00	131.33
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	159.00	159.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,140	90.00	90.00
2	—	483	155.00–160.00	157.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	79.00	79.00
1	—	220	176.00	176.00
4	—	674	120.00–125.00	121.22
1	—	870	78.00	78.00
4	—	566	139.00–143.00	141.71
3	—	367	143.00–163.00	152.59
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
3	—	322	160.00–168.00	163.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
3	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
3	—	387	131.00–141.00	134.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	440.00	440.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	280.00–330.00	296.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	690.00–710.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	620.00–750.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	630.00–670.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	820.00–880.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	72.50–89.00	79.92
12	—	1,184	58.00–65.00	60.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	62.50–67.50	64.84
3	—	1,178	74.00–84.00	77.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	50.00–56.00	53.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	74.00–77.50	76.42
1	—	1,170	81.50	81.50

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle