Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.94/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$134.94

50 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$17.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	147.79	734	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	132.66	737	23
Medium and Large 3	500	130.47	653	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $81 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 sale50 hd

134.94

—

AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd

145.09

−10.15

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	1,786	97.23	1,737	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	78.32	938	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	76.45	1,104	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	63.80	619	12

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)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$688	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Value Added	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	138.68/cwt	137.00–142.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	132.67/cwt	131.00–135.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	133.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	134.29/cwt	132.00–137.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.65/cwt	132.00–140.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	65.44/cwt	63.00–67.00	630	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	56.17/cwt	54.00–59.00	496	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	69.52/cwt	68.00–71.00	786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	74.01/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,093	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	79.49/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	73.69/cwt	72.00–76.00	842	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	80.55/cwt	78.00–83.00	995	18
Bulls	—	—	1,727	97.38/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	2,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,685	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.50/head	675.00–700.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	750.00–850.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	670.00/head	600.00–700.00	670	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	850.00–925.00	875	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	173.67/cwt	171.00–178.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	172.91/cwt	170.00–176.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	148.67/cwt	148.00–149.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	508	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 273Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 26Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	176.00	176.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	465	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	194.00	194.00
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
2	—	628	144.00–146.00	145.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	152.00–158.00	154.93
3	—	658	132.00–140.00	134.65
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
4	—	393	154.00–158.00	156.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	137.00–142.00	138.68
3	—	567	131.00–135.00	132.67
5	—	675	120.00–125.00	121.42
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
6	—	513	135.00–139.00	137.33
2	—	730	122.00	122.00
3	—	375	140.00–148.00	144.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
7	—	474	129.00–136.00	133.58
3	—	570	126.00	126.00
3	—	520	129.00	129.00
3	—	417	132.00–137.00	134.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	159.00	159.00
1	—	325	182.00	182.00
4	—	386	171.00–178.00	173.67
2	—	433	170.00–176.00	172.91
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
1	—	270	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	182.00	182.00
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	135.00–138.00	136.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
3	—	512	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	465	148.00–149.00	148.67
1	—	415	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	63.00–67.00	65.44
3	—	883	54.00–59.00	56.17
2	—	1,130	68.00–71.00	69.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	73.00–76.00	74.01
4	—	1,403	77.00–82.00	79.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	85.00–87.00	85.96
12	—	1,143	72.00–76.00	73.69
18	—	1,235	78.00–83.00	80.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	96.00–98.00	97.38
1	—	2,130	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,620	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–925.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle