Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.13/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$133.13

32 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	139.33	672	18thin
Medium and Large 2	488	131.35	641	6thin
Medium and Large 3	453	120.52	545	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $127 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 sale32 hd

133.13

—

AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd

142.37

−9.24

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	1,740	84.00	1,462	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	66.02	827	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	66.00	1,003	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	46.62	428	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$776	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$510	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$506	8

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	—	215	183.91/cwt	182.00–186.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.40/cwt	151.00–156.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.67/cwt	141.00–144.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.34/cwt	139.00–140.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	126.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.48/cwt	139.00–143.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	510.00/head	500.00–525.00	510	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.82/head	750.00–1,000.00	859	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	658.33/head	600.00–725.00	658	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	506.25/head	450.00–650.00	506	8
Bulls	—	—	1,740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	71.54/cwt	71.00–72.00	994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,003	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	44.37/cwt	44.00–45.00	392	3

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 71Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 8Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	182.00–186.00	183.91
2	—	393	156.00–157.00	156.50
2	—	428	151.00–156.00	153.40
3	—	527	141.00–144.00	142.67
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	555	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	150.00–153.00	151.52
2	—	438	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	518	137.00–139.00	138.34
2	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	380	146.00–148.00	147.01
4	—	225	155.00	155.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	119.00–125.00	121.97
2	—	508	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
3	—	360	124.00–131.00	126.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	130.00–134.00	132.06
3	—	508	139.00–140.00	139.34
3	—	577	132.00–140.00	137.32
2	—	375	140.00–144.00	142.03
3	—	478	135.00–142.00	139.26
4	—	433	139.00–143.00	140.48
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
2	—	463	130.00–134.00	132.03
2	—	510	130.00–132.00	131.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–525.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	858.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–725.00	658.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	450.00–650.00	506.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	60.00–61.00	60.50
2	—	1,390	71.00–72.00	71.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	50.00	50.00
3	—	883	44.00–45.00	44.37

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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Lineville Stockyards

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle