Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.97/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$165.97

62 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$24.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	178.83	779	20
Medium and Large 2	453	166.66	755	18thin
Medium and Large 3	476	154.73	736	24

One grade step is worth $24.10/cwt here — about $42 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 sale62 hd

165.97

—

AL average12 barns · 920 hd

154.44

+11.53

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	1,470	79.00	1,161	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	71.37	811	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	66.70	929	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	52.75	489	6thin

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)	—	$663	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	623	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.82/cwt	144.00–149.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	185.99/cwt	182.00–188.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.58/cwt	155.00–159.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	133.18/cwt	125.00–142.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	146.03/cwt	139.00–149.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	131.64/cwt	130.00–134.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.77/cwt	146.00–156.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.69/cwt	198.00–208.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.69/cwt	178.00–181.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	170.75/cwt	170.00–172.00	801	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	48.75/cwt	48.00–50.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	56.76/cwt	55.00–58.00	503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	72.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	839	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	68.05/cwt	67.00–69.00	929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	67.12/cwt	66.00–68.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	650.00–675.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	184.52/cwt	182.00–186.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	193.63/cwt	192.00–198.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	176.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.74/cwt	164.00–166.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	790	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 392Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 39Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 52Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.49
4	—	324	182.00–186.00	184.52
2	—	375	174.00–180.00	176.92
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
3	—	562	132.00–134.00	133.33
4	—	425	164.00–166.00	164.74
4	—	525	142.00–145.00	143.44
4	—	483	154.00–156.00	154.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	182.00–188.00	185.99
2	—	315	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
3	—	577	143.00–144.00	143.33
1	—	225	198.00	198.00
1	—	265	192.00	192.00
2	—	423	170.00–172.00	171.02
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
2	—	523	149.00–153.00	150.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	142.00–143.00	142.50
2	—	325	198.00–208.00	202.69
3	—	425	178.00–181.00	179.69
3	—	507	160.00–165.00	163.32
4	—	469	170.00–172.00	170.75
5	—	375	192.00–198.00	193.63
1	—	255	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	144.00–149.00	146.82
7	—	529	125.00–142.00	133.18
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
7	—	472	139.00–149.00	146.03
2	—	580	125.00–132.00	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	463	130.00–134.00	131.64
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	155.00–159.00	156.58
12	—	480	150.00–156.00	153.01
3	—	518	146.00–156.00	149.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	48.00–50.00	48.75
3	—	887	55.00–58.00	56.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	70.00–75.00	72.79
2	—	1,085	66.00–68.00	67.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,365	67.00–69.00	68.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	79.00	79.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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