Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.81/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$128.81

90 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	131.68	661	48
Medium and Large 2	474	125.53	595	42

One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about $66 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 sale90 hd

128.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

141.70

−12.88

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	—	Average	1,447	88.53	1,281	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	71.13	867	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	68.26	924	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	55.35	587	7thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	422	129.32/cwt	129.00–130.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.84/cwt	123.00–129.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.75/cwt	139.00–142.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	124.28/cwt	122.00–128.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.41/cwt	111.00–118.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	156.11/cwt	151.00–158.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.19/cwt	164.00–171.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.82/cwt	141.00–149.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.02/cwt	157.00–166.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	171.70/cwt	168.00–176.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	169.01/cwt	166.00–172.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.06/cwt	151.00–157.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.22/cwt	155.00–164.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	137.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.58/cwt	136.00–148.00	820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	71.13/cwt	66.00–73.00	867	5
Bulls	—	—	1,447	88.53/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,281	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	55.35/cwt	52.00–60.50	587	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	68.26/cwt	65.00–70.50	924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	846.25/cwt	700.00–960.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	685.00/cwt	610.00–760.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	455.00/cwt	380.00–530.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	896.00/cwt	800.00–980.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	698.00/cwt	610.00–870.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.54/cwt	164.00–173.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	141.97/cwt	137.00–146.00	524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	148.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	161.59/cwt	158.00–168.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	134.60/cwt	133.00–138.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	129.23/cwt	126.00–134.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	121.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	135.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 97Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 66

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	129.00–130.00	129.32
14	—	474	123.00–129.00	125.84
3	—	610	111.00–118.00	113.41
3	—	333	133.00–138.00	134.60
9	—	535	115.00–125.00	122.09
6	—	375	128.00–135.00	132.28
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
2	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.53
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	139.00–142.00	139.75
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
7	—	558	122.00–128.00	124.28
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
7	—	474	130.00–140.00	133.08
8	—	369	137.00–146.00	141.97
4	—	608	120.00–126.00	121.52
11	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.95
2	—	333	146.00–147.00	146.48
2	—	693	117.00–119.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	111.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
4	—	480	151.00–158.00	156.11
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	163.00	163.00
3	—	528	145.00–155.00	151.04
3	—	367	166.00–172.00	169.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	164.00–171.00	168.19
2	—	705	131.00	131.00
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
4	—	571	150.00–158.00	154.21
6	—	623	141.00–149.00	144.82
5	—	515	157.00–166.00	161.02
4	—	419	168.00–176.00	171.70
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
2	—	653	131.00–141.00	135.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	144.00–145.00	144.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	151.00–157.00	154.06
4	—	373	170.00–175.00	173.03
9	—	474	155.00–164.00	160.22
3	—	607	136.00–138.00	137.34
3	—	583	136.00–148.00	140.58
9	—	426	164.00–173.00	167.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	467	145.00–155.00	148.43
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
5	—	369	158.00–168.00	161.59
1	—	320	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
5	—	485	126.00–134.00	129.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	66.00–73.00	71.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,060	52.00–60.50	55.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	65.00–70.50	68.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	84.00–93.00	88.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	330.00	330.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	700.00–960.00	846.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–980.00	896.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–870.00	698.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–760.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	380.00–530.00	455.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle