Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.14/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$142.14

150 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	146.43	750	88
Medium and Large 2	484	137.88	667	49
Medium and Large 3	429	129.17	554	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $196 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 sale150 hd

142.14

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

149.50

−7.36

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	1,894	107.40	2,034	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	94.24	1,223	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	89.49	1,079	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	63.81	585	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,173	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$973	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$666	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	198.87/cwt	196.00–208.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.08/cwt	140.00–154.00	763	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.86/cwt	141.00–151.00	689	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.65/cwt	169.00–179.00	912	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	168.85/cwt	163.00–174.00	961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	191.71/cwt	188.00–194.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.73/cwt	151.00–159.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	536	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	147.66/cwt	146.00–151.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	162.31/cwt	159.00–165.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.27/cwt	175.00–186.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	152.38/cwt	146.00–156.00	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	160.25/cwt	155.00–163.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	177.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	183.00/cwt	178.00–185.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	195.91/cwt	188.00–204.00	737	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	92.12/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,229	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	522	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,146	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	83.01/cwt	79.00–85.00	917	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	97.17/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	2,342	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,172.50/head	970.00–1,375.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	417.50/head	330.00–505.00	418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	765.00/head	675.00–850.00	765	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	972.50/head	960.00–985.00	973	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	175.27/cwt	174.00–178.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	151.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.00/cwt	133.00–140.00	634	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	169.38/cwt	161.00–173.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.75/cwt	158.00–175.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	167.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.19/cwt	137.00–148.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	127.78/cwt	126.00–129.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	642	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 151Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 6

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	196.00–208.00	198.87
34	—	519	169.00–179.00	175.65
16	—	569	163.00–174.00	168.85
7	—	421	188.00–194.00	191.71
6	—	622	151.00–159.00	155.73
1	—	680	151.00	151.00
5	—	470	175.00–186.00	180.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	146.00–151.00	147.66
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
6	—	468	159.00–165.00	162.31
1	—	375	184.00	184.00
7	—	579	146.00–156.00	152.38
9	—	533	155.00–163.00	160.25
2	—	668	130.00–137.00	133.54
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
4	—	410	170.00–180.00	177.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	122.00–124.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	130.00–131.00	130.25
32	—	526	140.00–154.00	145.08
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
22	—	469	141.00–151.00	146.86
8	—	426	151.00–161.00	157.19
7	—	380	161.00–173.00	169.38
7	—	607	130.00–138.00	132.71
7	—	574	137.00–148.00	144.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	130.00–136.00	133.44
4	—	314	163.00–164.00	163.51
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	154.00	154.00
18	—	463	133.00–140.00	137.00
5	—	606	126.00–129.00	127.78
5	—	574	128.00–133.00	130.42
5	—	429	140.00–145.00	143.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	125.00–133.00	130.75
2	—	533	120.00–121.00	120.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
5	—	426	178.00–185.00	183.00
1	—	745	131.00	131.00
1	—	300	204.00	204.00
2	—	560	147.00	147.00
7	—	376	188.00–204.00	195.91
6	—	528	150.00–160.00	155.48
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
4	—	480	158.00–175.00	170.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	174.00–178.00	175.27
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
7	—	474	150.00–155.00	151.84
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
2	—	515	146.00–148.00	147.01
5	—	417	165.00–171.00	167.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	75.00	75.00
3	—	927	54.00–59.00	56.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	90.00–94.00	92.12
4	—	1,105	79.00–85.00	83.01
2	—	1,150	95.00–99.00	97.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,238	90.00–95.00	92.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00
3	—	2,060	113.00–114.00	113.67
1	—	2,090	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	970.00–1,375.00	1,172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–850.00	765.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	960.00–985.00	972.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	330.00–505.00	417.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

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