Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.27/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$143.27

77 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	144.12	687	55
Medium and Large 2	397	141.58	562	21
Medium and Large 3	440	132.00	581	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $106 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 sale77 hd

143.27

—

AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd

145.89

−2.62

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	1,602	100.00	1,602	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	86.00	1,281	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	82.26	1,018	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	64.79	632	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)	—	$860	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$620	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$584	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,135	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	378	149.34/cwt	146.00–153.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.21/cwt	137.00–146.00	653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.21/cwt	154.00–160.00	596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	190.69/cwt	186.00–194.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.73/cwt	124.00–131.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.45/cwt	135.00–144.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	203.09/cwt	200.00–206.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	202.41/cwt	200.00–204.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	121.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.22/cwt	166.00–172.00	721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	195.35/cwt	182.00–200.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.60/cwt	148.00–155.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	160.71/cwt	156.00–168.00	742	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	484	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	93.68/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,278	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	78.22/cwt	75.00–82.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	65.64/cwt	61.50–68.00	652	8
Bulls	—	—	1,345	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	107.34/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,373	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	425.00/head	360.00–460.00	425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,135	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/head	795.00–925.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	689.17/head	595.00–790.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	157.45/cwt	151.00–160.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	138.06/cwt	134.00–146.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.63/cwt	133.00–140.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	148.60/cwt	146.00–152.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	171.21/cwt	170.00–174.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	201.49/cwt	200.00–204.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.77/cwt	148.00–158.00	638	4

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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 157

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	146.00–153.00	149.34
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
11	—	421	135.00–144.00	138.45
6	—	330	146.00–152.00	148.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	95.00	95.00
15	—	466	137.00–146.00	140.21
11	—	379	154.00–160.00	157.21
4	—	616	124.00–131.00	126.73
8	—	521	135.00–140.00	136.52
5	—	315	156.00–160.00	157.99
3	—	585	133.00–140.00	137.63
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
4	—	415	148.00–158.00	153.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	186.00–194.00	190.69
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	156.00	156.00
2	—	330	200.00–206.00	203.09
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
1	—	800	128.00	128.00
4	—	369	200.00–204.00	202.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	119.00–124.00	121.74
10	—	426	166.00–172.00	169.22
4	—	389	182.00–200.00	195.35
6	—	516	148.00–155.00	150.60
3	—	558	140.00–146.00	142.02
12	—	462	156.00–168.00	160.71
4	—	623	130.00–134.00	132.00
4	—	336	200.00–204.00	201.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	151.00–160.00	157.45
1	—	915	97.00	97.00
6	—	573	130.00–136.00	134.31
4	—	468	140.00–150.00	145.13
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	300	178.00	178.00
7	—	364	170.00–174.00	171.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	134.00–146.00	138.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	58.00	58.00
8	—	993	61.50–68.00	65.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	69.00–70.00	69.50
4	—	1,364	90.00–99.00	93.68
5	—	1,173	75.00–82.00	78.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,736	105.00–109.00	107.34
2	—	1,463	90.00–97.00	93.82

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	360.00–460.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	795.00–925.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	595.00–790.00	689.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,135.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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