Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.24/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$134.24

23 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	143.00	599	12thin
Medium and Large 3	365	126.25	461	4thin
Medium and Large 2	463	123.79	573	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $26 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 sale23 hd

134.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

139.49

−5.25

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	1,753	92.67	1,624	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	77.50	862	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	76.64	1,053	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	55.08	483	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.00/cwt	740.00–940.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	562.50/cwt	480.00–640.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	171.97/cwt	171.00–173.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.18/cwt	131.00–140.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.14/cwt	148.00–152.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.65/cwt	138.00–142.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	109.54/cwt	108.00–111.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	161.31/cwt	160.00–164.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	782.50/cwt	690.00–875.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,129.29/cwt	980.00–1,300.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	659.17/cwt	560.00–735.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	461.25/cwt	405.00–510.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	260.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,772	5
Bulls	—	—	1,040	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	76.72/cwt	74.00–80.50	829	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	83.36/cwt	81.50–85.00	978	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	72.46/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,040	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	56.87/cwt	52.00–60.00	503	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	48.19/cwt	45.00–50.50	389	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	71.03/cwt	70.00–72.00	796	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 186Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 5Year ago 0

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

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)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	480.00–640.00	562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	405.00–510.00	461.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	740.00–940.00	865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	560.00–735.00	659.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	250.00	250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	250.00–280.00	260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	690.00–875.00	782.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	980.00–1,300.00	1,129.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	171.00–173.00	171.97
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
1	—	300	184.00	184.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	403	130.00–138.00	134.02
3	—	482	130.00–135.00	131.71
2	—	628	108.00–111.00	109.54
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
3	—	337	160.00–164.00	161.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00–142.00	141.03
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	100.00–103.00	101.51
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
3	—	372	131.00–140.00	136.18
1	—	415	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	128.00–131.00	129.50
2	—	395	122.00–124.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	140.00–142.00	141.01
3	—	370	143.00–150.00	145.60
2	—	323	148.00–152.00	150.14
3	—	460	138.00–142.00	139.65
2	—	507	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,895	93.50	93.50
1	—	1,040	88.50	88.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	74.00–80.50	76.72
3	—	1,173	81.50–85.00	83.36
2	—	1,120	70.00–72.00	71.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	72.00–73.00	72.46
1	—	1,250	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	885	52.00–60.00	56.87
1	—	1,035	65.00	65.00
3	—	808	45.00–50.50	48.19

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle