Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady on few offering. Replacements cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.14/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$138.14

15 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$30.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	151.33	673	7thin
Medium and Large 2	483	128.64	621	6thin
Medium and Large 3	488	120.50	587	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $86 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 sale15 hd

138.14

—

AL average14 barns · 1,223 hd

143.34

−5.20

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	1,441	96.91	1,396	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	85.04	990	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,165	84.59	985	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	66.29	727	9thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	198.73/cwt	194.00–204.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	158.41/cwt	153.00–162.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	188.66/cwt	186.00–190.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.92/cwt	131.00–143.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,080.00/cwt	910.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	842.50/cwt	830.00–880.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	101.22/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	90.45/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	84.70/cwt	82.00–88.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	91.73/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	84.59/cwt	81.00–88.00	985	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	67.64/cwt	63.50–72.00	766	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	61.55/cwt	60.00–63.00	600	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 211Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 38Year ago 9

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady on few offering. Replacements cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	280	194.00–204.00	198.73
2	—	393	185.00–189.00	186.99
3	—	308	186.00–190.00	188.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	160.00–168.00	162.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
2	—	513	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	235	208.00	208.00
1	—	420	179.00	179.00
1	—	455	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
2	—	365	131.00–143.00	136.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
1	—	450	152.00	152.00
2	—	580	136.00–140.00	138.05
3	—	363	153.00–162.00	158.41

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	—	—	910.00–1,250.00	1,080.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	830.00–880.00	842.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	97.00–104.00	101.22
2	—	1,250	89.00–92.00	90.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	82.00–88.00	84.70
2	—	1,268	91.00–92.50	91.73
2	—	1,113	78.00–80.00	79.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	81.00–88.00	84.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,132	63.50–72.00	67.64
2	—	975	60.00–63.00	61.55

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle