Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.84/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$147.84

53 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	167.65	689	12thin
Medium and Large 2	481	145.35	699	27
Medium and Large 3	493	135.64	669	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $20 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 sale53 hd

147.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,101 hd

145.31

+2.53

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	1,565	86.25	1,350	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	67.67	776	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	65.44	919	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	51.21	460	7thin

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)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$608	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	133.66/cwt	131.00–135.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.34/cwt	131.00–136.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	159.54/cwt	158.00–160.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	110.71/cwt	109.00–114.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	155.64/cwt	154.00–158.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	167.01/cwt	166.00–168.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.78/cwt	116.00–121.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	139.96/cwt	139.00–144.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.47/cwt	173.00–178.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.73/cwt	161.00–167.00	692	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	48.62/cwt	48.00–50.00	396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	53.16/cwt	52.00–55.00	510	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	65.44/cwt	63.00–68.00	919	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	76.88/cwt	75.00–79.00	957	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	71.39/cwt	68.00–74.00	902	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	63.97/cwt	62.00–67.00	687	9
Bulls	—	—	1,605	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	91.47/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,395	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	608.33/head	525.00–700.00	608	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	650.00–700.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	650.00–850.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	771.43/head	700.00–900.00	771	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	147.67/cwt	143.00–151.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.40/cwt	150.00–154.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	165.19/cwt	162.00–168.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	139.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.05/cwt	152.00–156.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 287Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
3	—	583	131.00–136.00	134.34
2	—	633	124.00–126.00	124.99
9	—	526	136.00–145.00	139.48
3	—	483	143.00–151.00	147.67
5	—	435	150.00–154.00	151.40
2	—	273	162.00–168.00	165.19
2	—	335	160.00–166.00	162.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	131.00–135.00	133.66
3	—	427	137.00–142.00	139.63
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	370	152.00–156.00	154.05
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	138.02
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
2	—	380	173.00–178.00	175.47
1	—	570	153.00	153.00
8	—	420	161.00–167.00	164.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	158.00–160.00	159.54
10	—	426	150.00–157.00	153.68
3	—	367	154.00–158.00	155.64
2	—	558	136.00–138.00	137.00
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	148.00	148.00
5	—	487	139.00–144.00	139.96
4	—	439	140.00–148.00	144.04
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	126.00–129.00	127.48
3	—	567	109.00–114.00	110.71
5	—	523	116.00–121.00	118.78
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
1	—	335	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
2	—	410	166.00–168.00	167.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	161.00	161.00
3	—	475	171.00	171.00
2	—	428	175.00–176.00	175.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	48.00–50.00	48.62
4	—	959	52.00–55.00	53.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	63.00–68.00	65.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	75.00–79.00	76.88
4	—	1,263	68.00–74.00	71.39
9	—	1,074	62.00–67.00	63.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	80.00–82.00	81.03
2	—	1,525	91.00–92.00	91.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	525.00–700.00	608.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–850.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–900.00	771.43

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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