Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $160.76/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$160.76

82 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$15.55/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	503	164.96	830	39
Medium and Large 2	449	161.89	727	26
Medium and Large 3	480	149.41	718	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $112 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 sale82 hd

160.76

—

AL average14 barns · 1,404 hd

163.29

−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	1,494	101.74	1,520	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	92.98	1,377	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	88.34	1,029	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	68.44	694	8thin

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)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$663	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$790	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$570	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	157.35/cwt	156.00–159.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	138.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.73/cwt	164.00–170.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	166.15/cwt	160.00–169.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	180.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	174.72/cwt	174.00–176.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	154.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	161.33/cwt	158.00–166.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	186.52/cwt	186.00–187.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.56/cwt	184.00–187.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	183.30/cwt	178.00–186.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.45/cwt	180.00–189.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	203.88/cwt	200.00–208.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	99.91/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	80.44/cwt	78.00–83.00	878	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	100.86/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,299	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	88.98/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,035	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	90.53/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	72.41/cwt	72.00–73.00	710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	63.73/cwt	62.00–66.00	720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	96.04/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,457	101.07/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,473	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	650.00–700.00	675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	800.00–950.00	867	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	570.00/head	550.00–600.00	570	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	650.00–675.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	156.26/cwt	153.00–159.00	916	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	155.53/cwt	153.00–158.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.29/cwt	190.00–196.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	173.53/cwt	171.00–177.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	183.17/cwt	182.00–184.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	194.63/cwt	194.00–196.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	177.29/cwt	174.00–182.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.42/cwt	155.00–164.00	911	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	153.24/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	173.18/cwt	170.00–176.00	726	7

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 94Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 30Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	182.00	182.00
3	—	623	150.00–156.00	153.31
5	—	371	180.00–184.00	180.98
8	—	521	158.00–166.00	161.33
1	—	480	166.00	166.00
14	—	575	155.00–164.00	158.42
7	—	419	170.00–176.00	173.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	150.00	150.00
3	—	428	156.00–159.00	157.35
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
5	—	563	136.00–140.00	138.37
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
3	—	377	160.00–162.00	161.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	164.00–170.00	166.73
7	—	422	160.00–169.00	166.15
3	—	265	174.00–176.00	174.72
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
1	—	345	174.00	174.00
3	—	542	150.00–157.00	154.65
3	—	618	145.00–149.00	147.67
4	—	483	155.00–160.00	157.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	159.00	159.00
1	—	485	179.00	179.00
2	—	585	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	172.00	172.00
1	—	265	222.00	222.00
1	—	340	212.00	212.00
2	—	585	184.00	184.00
2	—	623	176.00–178.00	177.01
1	—	755	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	186.00–187.00	186.52
1	—	275	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	184.00–187.00	185.56
3	—	508	178.00–186.00	183.30
2	—	470	180.00–189.00	184.45
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
2	—	320	200.00–208.00	203.88
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
4	—	684	152.00–154.00	153.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	182.00	182.00
2	—	590	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	166.00	166.00
5	—	328	182.00–184.00	183.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	170.00	170.00
2	—	215	200.00	200.00
8	—	586	153.00–159.00	156.26
2	—	623	153.00–158.00	155.53
5	—	330	190.00–196.00	192.29
6	—	473	171.00–177.00	173.53
3	—	272	194.00–196.00	194.63
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
6	—	423	174.00–182.00	177.29
4	—	670	143.00–148.00	145.98
1	—	725	141.00	141.00
2	—	390	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	98.00–102.00	99.91
1	—	1,455	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,380	89.00–92.00	90.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	78.00–83.00	80.44
3	—	1,288	98.00–103.00	100.86
3	—	1,163	86.00–92.00	88.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	58.00	58.00
5	—	981	72.00–73.00	72.41
2	—	1,130	62.00–66.00	63.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	95.00–97.00	96.04
2	—	1,583	107.00–110.00	108.44
3	—	1,457	99.00–105.00	101.07

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	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–950.00	866.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	550.00–600.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50

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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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

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