Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.46/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$152.46

34 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	157.08	723	21
Medium and Large 2	452	146.36	662	11thin
Medium and Large 3	400	137.50	550	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $173 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 sale34 hd

152.46

—

AL average12 barns · 852 hd

145.16

+7.30

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	—	High	1,872	113.30	2,121	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	91.37	1,049	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	90.33	1,268	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	73.77	665	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$933	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$663	13

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	—	323	181.02/cwt	178.00–186.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.34/cwt	146.00–147.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	171.79/cwt	166.00–178.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.03/cwt	161.00–164.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	158.59/cwt	156.00–162.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.74/cwt	144.00–150.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.74/cwt	129.00–134.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.95/cwt	151.00–161.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	554.00/head	380.00–615.00	554	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	900.00–1,000.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	731.25/head	650.00–850.00	731	8
Bulls	—	—	2,008	114.45/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	87.91/cwt	84.00–92.00	966	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	96.05/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,154	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	80.54/cwt	79.00–83.00	865	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,304	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	74.97/cwt	72.00–79.00	632	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	906	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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 146Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 39Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 39Year ago 28

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	178.00–186.00	181.02
3	—	532	146.00–147.00	146.34
5	—	354	166.00–178.00	171.79
4	—	578	136.00–142.00	138.99
2	—	408	160.00–164.00	161.96
2	—	630	131.00–135.00	132.95
2	—	470	151.00–161.00	155.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	161.00–164.00	163.03
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	145.00–149.00	147.02
2	—	568	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	520	125.00–136.00	130.45
1	—	315	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	135.00–145.00	140.17
7	—	304	156.00–162.00	158.59
3	—	527	130.00–131.00	130.67
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
4	—	463	129.00–134.00	131.74
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	144.00–150.00	147.74
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
2	—	255	153.00–154.00	153.51
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	380.00–615.00	554.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–850.00	731.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	114.00–115.00	114.45
1	—	1,600	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,099	84.00–92.00	87.91
30	—	1,201	93.00–100.00	96.05
5	—	1,074	79.00–83.00	80.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,280	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	68.00–70.00	69.02
5	—	843	72.00–79.00	74.97
1	—	1,105	82.00	82.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle