Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.76/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$134.76

66 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	139.53	714	34
Medium and Large 2	454	130.85	594	30
Medium and Large 3	425	112.41	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $236 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 sale66 hd

134.76

—

AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd

146.63

−11.87

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	1,672	96.76	1,618	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	69.77	961	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	66.17	787	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	54.04	521	18

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	417	147.76/cwt	143.00–150.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.81/cwt	121.00–129.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.64/cwt	139.00–142.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	125.59/cwt	123.00–128.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.10/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	553	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	144.02/cwt	139.00–148.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.23/cwt	155.00–166.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	48.22/cwt	47.00–50.00	417	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	66.17/cwt	64.00–68.50	787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,395	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	55.88/cwt	52.00–59.00	559	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	69.77/cwt	68.50–71.00	961	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	547.50/cwt	510.00–600.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	826.67/cwt	740.00–890.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/cwt	800.00–910.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	556.67/cwt	510.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–610.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	300.00–450.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	728.57/cwt	620.00–780.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	620.00–750.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.65/cwt	125.00–139.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	140.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.41/cwt	105.00–120.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 183Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 18Year ago 8

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	143.00–150.00	147.76
2	—	365	149.00–153.00	151.05
3	—	478	132.00–140.00	135.01
5	—	522	123.00–128.00	125.59
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
3	—	330	153.00–160.00	155.74
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	74.00	74.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
7	—	468	121.00–129.00	126.81
8	—	372	139.00–142.00	140.64
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
7	—	424	125.00–139.00	134.65
3	—	330	144.00–149.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	143.00	143.00
4	—	618	139.00	139.00
7	—	514	140.00–143.00	140.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
2	—	553	139.00–143.00	141.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	105.00–120.00	112.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	450	146.00	146.00
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
3	—	508	139.00–148.00	144.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	149.00	149.00
2	—	420	160.00–164.00	162.10
1	—	720	141.00	141.00
2	—	688	148.00–149.00	148.50
3	—	525	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
5	—	428	149.00–155.00	153.41
7	—	372	155.00–166.00	160.23
1	—	300	196.00	196.00
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
2	—	685	134.00–137.00	135.49
4	—	520	131.00–140.00	136.73
3	—	573	135.00–137.00	135.66
10	—	469	140.00–151.00	146.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
3	—	518	121.00–126.00	124.38
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.40
1	—	585	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	47.00–50.00	48.22
1	—	1,030	61.00	61.00
12	—	1,001	52.00–59.00	55.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	64.00–68.50	66.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	68.50–71.00	69.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	97.00–101.00	99.01
1	—	1,550	90.00	90.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	510.00–600.00	547.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–610.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	300.00–450.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	740.00–890.00	826.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	510.00–650.00	556.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	620.00–780.00	728.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–910.00	855.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	620.00–750.00	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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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