Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.08/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$144.08

56 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$15.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	144.62	705	36
Medium and Large 2	407	143.85	585	19thin
Medium and Large 3	335	129.00	432	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about $273 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 sale56 hd

144.08

—

AL average12 barns · 1,405 hd

149.32

−5.24

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	1,636	95.75	1,567	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	72.00	1,102	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	71.93	930	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	54.44	578	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.00/cwt	181.00–193.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.03/cwt	145.00–148.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	153.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	172.50/cwt	168.00–180.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.83/cwt	178.00–186.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	157.51/cwt	156.00–159.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.03/cwt	148.00–156.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	169.21/cwt	166.00–172.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.71/cwt	157.00–160.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.54/cwt	154.00–161.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.72/cwt	149.00–157.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	178.16/cwt	176.00–180.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.13/cwt	178.00–190.00	701	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,102	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	46.27/cwt	46.00–46.50	534	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	56.26/cwt	51.00–59.50	586	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	73.21/cwt	71.50–75.00	969	5
Bulls	—	—	1,841	103.31/cwt	98.50–107.00	1,902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,363	85.67/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,168	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	161.37/cwt	159.00–164.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.28/cwt	155.00–171.00	750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	147.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.63/cwt	143.00–145.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.03/cwt	164.00–172.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	147.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 98Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 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	—	460	138.00	138.00
2	—	525	131.00–133.00	132.00
3	—	370	145.00–148.00	146.03
8	—	435	143.00–145.00	144.63
5	—	326	145.00–150.00	147.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
7	—	379	150.00–156.00	153.31
2	—	330	161.00	161.00
3	—	475	140.00–149.00	142.94
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
8	—	416	148.00–156.00	152.03
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
10	—	539	141.00	141.00
2	—	558	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	611	154.50	154.50
2	—	370	181.00–193.00	187.00
6	—	421	178.00–186.00	183.83
4	—	589	156.00–159.00	157.51
4	—	460	166.00–172.00	169.21
3	—	528	157.00–160.00	158.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
3	—	363	168.00–180.00	172.50
4	—	465	146.00	146.00
2	—	425	154.00–161.00	157.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	149.00–157.00	152.72
2	—	558	140.00–150.00	145.07
2	—	300	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
6	—	421	176.00–180.00	178.16
3	—	385	178.00–190.00	182.13
11	—	471	155.00–171.00	159.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	159.00–164.00	161.37
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
4	—	479	142.00–152.00	147.73
4	—	373	164.00–172.00	169.03
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	46.00–46.50	46.27
9	—	1,042	51.00–59.50	56.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	65.50	65.50
5	—	1,323	71.50–75.00	73.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	98.50–107.00	103.31
3	—	1,363	82.50–89.00	85.67

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)	2	—	—	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	355.00	355.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	690.00	690.00

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

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