Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 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 $139.42/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$139.42

55 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	143.78	633	40
Medium and Large 2	451	130.17	587	10thin
Medium and Large 3	393	123.02	484	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $149 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 sale55 hd

139.42

—

AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd

144.33

−4.91

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	1,345	100.69	1,354	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,231	87.53	1,077	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	78.73	857	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	57.68	577	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	136.55/cwt	132.00–145.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.44/cwt	119.00–128.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.85/cwt	139.00–145.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.78/cwt	159.00–162.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	165.58/cwt	163.00–172.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	253	204.97/cwt	202.00–208.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	178.93/cwt	175.00–182.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	184.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.75/cwt	159.00–172.00	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	55.99/cwt	48.00–59.00	560	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	89.79/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,119	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	66.02/cwt	61.00–72.00	626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	64.42/cwt	63.00–66.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	100.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	87.32/cwt	83.50–93.00	1,050	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	78.16/cwt	74.00–82.50	832	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,129.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	638.57/cwt	570.00–700.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	845.00/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	477.50/cwt	420.00–560.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	129.05/cwt	126.00–131.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.67/cwt	149.00–152.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	134.61/cwt	133.00–136.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.69/cwt	142.00–154.00	543	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	454	2

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 103Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 22Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 20Year ago 20

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	117.00–119.00	118.02
2	—	340	131.00–136.00	133.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
6	—	529	119.00–128.00	122.44
3	—	318	140.00–144.00	142.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	132.00–145.00	136.55
2	—	570	126.00–128.00	126.96
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
5	—	429	139.00–145.00	140.85
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
2	—	220	152.00–158.00	155.00
4	—	519	134.00–137.00	135.02
11	—	365	142.00–154.00	148.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	159.00–162.00	159.78
2	—	418	174.00–176.00	174.99
1	—	680	164.00	164.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
5	—	467	163.00–172.00	165.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	168.00	168.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	202.00–208.00	204.97
5	—	371	175.00–182.00	178.93
3	—	327	182.00–188.00	184.02
13	—	420	159.00–172.00	163.75
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
9	—	479	140.00–155.00	147.94
5	—	521	133.00–136.00	134.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	517	126.00–131.00	129.05
3	—	420	145.00–148.00	146.00
3	—	390	149.00–152.00	150.67
1	—	260	188.00	188.00
4	—	325	168.00–172.00	171.05
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	48.00–59.00	55.99
2	—	1,000	63.00–66.00	64.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,246	85.00–93.00	89.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	948	61.00–72.00	66.02
8	—	1,203	83.50–93.00	87.32
9	—	1,064	74.00–82.50	78.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	95.00–105.00	100.69

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	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,129.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–950.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	570.00–700.00	638.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	420.00–560.00	477.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	845.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00

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