Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $162.53/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$162.53

32 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	169.47	802	17thin
Medium and Large 3	288	167.00	480	2thin
Medium and Large 2	569	152.76	869	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$67 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

162.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,503 hd

165.69

−3.16

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	1,560	100.45	1,567	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	90.75	1,395	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	84.27	1,013	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	69.00	756	4thin

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)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$842	6

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	310	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	184.34/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.50/cwt	185.00–196.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	162.39/cwt	159.00–166.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	184.67/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	148.33/cwt	147.00–149.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	175.05/cwt	173.00–177.00	674	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	71.67/cwt	71.00–72.00	773	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	87.42/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,046	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	79.50/cwt	78.00–83.00	937	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	93.12/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	100.45/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	190.22/cwt	188.00–194.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	179.56/cwt	176.00–183.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.60/cwt	173.00–176.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	230.04/cwt	228.00–232.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	174.20/cwt	170.00–177.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 287Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	220.00–222.00	220.98
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	166.00	166.00
4	—	418	188.00–194.00	190.22
5	—	518	173.00–176.00	174.60
2	—	225	228.00–232.00	230.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	169.00	169.00
2	—	523	165.00–166.00	165.49
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
2	—	438	176.00–183.00	179.56
1	—	680	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	157.00	157.00
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
2	—	420	170.00–172.00	171.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	188.00	188.00
3	—	683	181.00–187.00	184.34
1	—	420	209.00	209.00
1	—	720	171.00	171.00
2	—	520	185.00–196.00	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	171.00	171.00
3	—	583	183.00–186.00	184.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	150.00–155.00	151.83
1	—	220	182.00	182.00
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	683	146.00–148.00	146.98
3	—	638	147.00–149.00	148.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	160.00–161.00	160.51
5	—	541	159.00–166.00	162.39
2	—	385	173.00–177.00	175.05
1	—	690	153.00	153.00
1	—	345	186.00	186.00
5	—	413	170.00–177.00	174.20
1	—	225	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	330	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,450	95.00–96.00	95.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,078	71.00–72.00	71.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	84.00–89.00	87.42
7	—	1,179	78.00–83.00	79.50
2	—	1,298	91.00–95.00	93.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	99.00–102.00	100.45

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)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	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

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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