Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.43/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$133.43

44 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	137.60	640	31
Medium and Large 2	419	132.02	554	6thin
Medium and Large 3	427	116.17	496	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about $144 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 sale44 hd

133.43

—

AL average13 barns · 1,310 hd

141.97

−8.53

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	1,705	100.00	1,705	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	72.39	893	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	72.00	925	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	57.66	586	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.94/cwt	172.00–186.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	138.50/cwt	137.00–141.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.63/cwt	142.00–148.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.79/cwt	163.00–172.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	146.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	152.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	137.22/cwt	134.00–139.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.36/cwt	139.00–149.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.54/cwt	156.00–163.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.94/cwt	126.00–138.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	189.25/cwt	182.00–194.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	179.34/cwt	178.00–180.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	731.67/cwt	690.00–785.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/cwt	840.00–870.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	72.39/cwt	71.50–74.00	893	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	60.07/cwt	55.00–64.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	454	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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 0Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
4	—	415	118.00–120.00	119.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	119.00	119.00
3	—	360	146.00–148.00	146.67
5	—	324	150.00–156.00	152.59
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
4	—	525	129.00–135.00	130.68
5	—	462	134.00–139.00	137.22
8	—	427	139.00–149.00	143.36
3	—	712	109.00–111.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	128.00–134.00	131.00
3	—	307	140.00–145.00	142.04
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
9	—	377	172.00–186.00	176.94
4	—	669	137.00–141.00	138.50
2	—	768	114.00–116.00	115.01
3	—	575	142.00–148.00	144.63
6	—	419	163.00–172.00	166.79
3	—	478	156.00–163.00	158.54
6	—	308	182.00–194.00	189.25
1	—	610	142.00	142.00
1	—	870	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	126.00–138.00	131.94
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
3	—	328	178.00–180.00	179.34
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	182.00	182.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	690.00–785.00	731.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	840.00–870.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	71.50–74.00	72.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	55.00–64.00	60.07
1	—	945	48.00	48.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle