Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bull 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 $179.06/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$179.06

33 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.50

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	186.98	813	15thin
Medium and Large 2	404	173.60	701	12thin
Medium and Large 3	398	170.17	678	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $135 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 sale33 hd

179.06

—

AL average15 barns · 943 hd

166.56

+12.50

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	1,537	85.60	1,316	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	79.54	878	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	58.55	542	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)	—	$794	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$842	6

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	188.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	162.68/cwt	160.00–168.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	184.63/cwt	182.00–188.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.36/cwt	149.00–151.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	149.71/cwt	146.00–155.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.28/cwt	152.00–154.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	183.58/cwt	180.00–186.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	171.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	983	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/head	825.00–950.00	888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.00/head	700.00–925.00	820	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	650.00–675.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	83.40/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,312	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	78.23/cwt	77.00–80.00	844	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	53.14/cwt	52.00–54.00	449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	82.49/cwt	82.00–83.00	927	4

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 Jan 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bull market lightly tested. 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
6	—	470	184.00	184.00
9	—	411	185.00–190.00	188.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	160.00–168.00	162.68
1	—	570	157.00	157.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
3	—	273	182.00–188.00	184.63
4	—	325	180.00–186.00	183.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	166.00	166.00
5	—	385	170.00–175.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
1	—	265	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
3	—	368	149.00–151.00	150.36
2	—	255	157.00	157.00
3	—	318	152.00–154.00	153.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	138.00	138.00
1	—	510	147.00	147.00
4	—	483	146.00–155.00	149.71
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	156.00–157.00	156.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	171.00	171.00
1	—	585	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–950.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–925.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	82.00–85.00	83.40
1	—	1,465	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	77.00–80.00	78.23
1	—	1,125	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,124	82.00–83.00	82.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	58.00–60.00	59.00
2	—	1,073	63.00–64.00	63.52
2	—	845	52.00–54.00	53.14

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle