Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.15/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$133.15

69 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$300

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	135.10	600	20
Medium and Large 1	680	132.35	900	49

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about −$300 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 sale69 hd

133.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,701 hd

137.77

−4.62

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	—	Low	1,470	89.00	1,308	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	90.00	1,319	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	79.07	965	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	58.82	611	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	553	125.24/cwt	123.00–126.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	139.80/cwt	134.00–143.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.02/cwt	131.00–137.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	937	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,251	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	138.20/cwt	132.00–143.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	135.57/cwt	134.00–136.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.02/cwt	165.00–170.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.71/cwt	141.00–145.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	159.64/cwt	158.00–161.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	166.49/cwt	165.00–168.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.09/cwt	134.00–142.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.61/cwt	127.00–135.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.38/cwt	158.00–168.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	175.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	884	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,092	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.20/cwt	155.00–166.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.76/cwt	142.00–149.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	128.50/cwt	124.00–133.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	160.71/cwt	154.00–164.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	628	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	495.00/cwt	450.00–540.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	612.50/cwt	525.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,308	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	65.01/cwt	63.00–66.00	689	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	71.77/cwt	71.00–72.50	788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	86.37/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	56.00/cwt	55.00–56.50	582	6

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 181Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 35Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 27Year ago 44

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. 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
4	—	553	123.00–126.00	125.24
5	—	384	132.00–143.00	138.20
7	—	461	134.00–136.00	135.57
3	—	325	141.00–145.00	143.71
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	134.00–143.00	139.80
3	—	577	131.00–137.00	134.02
10	—	419	141.00–150.00	145.02
1	—	1,135	120.00	120.00
7	—	516	134.00–142.00	139.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	884	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	937	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	181.00	181.00
3	—	468	158.00–161.00	159.64
1	—	510	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.02
3	—	453	155.00	155.00
2	—	378	165.00–168.00	166.49
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
1	—	545	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
8	—	485	135.00–145.00	138.40
3	—	527	127.00–135.00	130.61
7	—	320	155.00–166.00	159.20
2	—	590	124.00–133.00	128.50
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
3	—	432	141.00–150.00	145.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	150.00–155.00	152.42
3	—	373	158.00–168.00	164.38
3	—	313	172.00–180.00	175.98
2	—	830	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	583	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	683	126.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	520	142.00–149.00	144.76
13	—	412	154.00–164.00	160.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	110.00–116.00	113.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	460.00–470.00	465.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–540.00	495.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–700.00	612.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,060	63.00–66.00	65.01
6	—	1,039	55.00–56.50	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	71.00–72.50	71.77
2	—	1,343	85.00–87.50	86.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	89.00	89.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle