Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.29/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$143.29

56 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	148.64	665	26
Medium and Large 1	513	144.35	741	3thin
Medium and Large 3	471	138.03	651	27

One grade step is worth $10.61/cwt here — about $14 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 sale56 hd

143.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,319 hd

143.72

−0.43

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	1,891	90.99	1,720	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	68.31	800	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	67.00	1,044	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	51.51	492	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$713	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.67/cwt	150.00–154.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	148.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	130.64/cwt	128.00–132.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	119.91/cwt	117.00–123.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.67/cwt	113.00–118.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.21/cwt	158.00–160.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	123.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	158.47/cwt	154.00–161.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	120.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	145.90/cwt	140.00–149.00	684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.35/cwt	142.00–147.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	655	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/head	625.00–650.00	638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	712.50/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	87.49/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,964	92.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,815	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	72.12/cwt	70.00–75.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	66.03/cwt	63.00–68.00	793	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	53.81/cwt	52.00–55.00	489	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.07/cwt	47.00–49.00	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,047	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,038	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 273Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	380	146.00–154.00	150.00
3	—	325	150.00–154.00	152.67
8	—	426	146.00–151.00	148.46
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
5	—	564	120.00–123.00	120.62
3	—	483	135.00–136.00	135.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	158.00–160.00	159.21
6	—	521	135.00–141.00	138.30
4	—	421	154.00–161.00	158.47
11	—	469	140.00–149.00	145.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	142.00–147.00	144.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
8	—	517	130.00–132.00	130.38
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00–121.00	118.02
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
2	—	573	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	288	128.00–132.00	130.64
2	—	428	117.00–123.00	119.91
3	—	377	120.00–126.00	123.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
2	—	475	128.00	128.00
3	—	618	113.00–118.00	115.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	87.00–88.00	87.49
5	—	1,964	90.00–95.00	92.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	70.00–75.00	72.12
5	—	1,201	63.00–68.00	66.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	52.00–55.00	53.81
2	—	1,028	47.00–49.00	48.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,505	69.00	69.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle