Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 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 $183.21/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$183.21

64 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	188.88	818	31
Medium and Large 2	440	179.40	790	21
Medium and Large 3	408	175.21	715	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $104 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 sale64 hd

183.21

—

AL average16 barns · 1,753 hd

177.68

+5.53

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	—	Average	1,805	104.50	1,886	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	92.44	1,288	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	87.72	1,004	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	73.63	734	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)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	184.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	165.33/cwt	164.00–166.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	194.04/cwt	192.00–196.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	184.83/cwt	182.00–192.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.06/cwt	182.00–188.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.06/cwt	190.00–194.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	162.53/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.32/cwt	176.00–178.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	177.71/cwt	174.00–180.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	162.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	234.77/cwt	232.00–238.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.36/cwt	180.00–183.00	949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	229.19/cwt	226.00–236.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	94.92/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	614	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	789	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	73.86/cwt	73.00–75.00	738	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	81.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	979	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	90.15/cwt	88.00–93.00	964	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,049	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	712.50/head	650.00–775.00	713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	165.34/cwt	165.00–166.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	214.99/cwt	214.00–216.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	185.49/cwt	184.00–190.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	222.93/cwt	220.00–228.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	212.95/cwt	208.00–218.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	202.62/cwt	200.00–208.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	176.67/cwt	176.00–178.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	202.90/cwt	200.00–206.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	805	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 192Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 19Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	212.00	212.00
4	—	660	160.00–165.00	162.98
2	—	268	230.00–232.00	230.99
4	—	469	184.00–190.00	185.49
2	—	535	175.00–176.00	175.50
4	—	324	220.00–228.00	222.93
1	—	575	172.00	172.00
2	—	430	200.00–206.00	202.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	232.00–238.00	234.77
6	—	523	180.00–183.00	181.36
1	—	675	168.00	168.00
3	—	377	226.00–236.00	229.19
1	—	480	206.00	206.00
2	—	428	214.00–216.00	214.99
2	—	565	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	178.00	178.00
3	—	527	165.00–166.00	165.34
2	—	228	208.00–218.00	212.95
3	—	387	200.00–208.00	202.62
2	—	578	160.00–161.00	160.49
1	—	415	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	180.00–186.00	184.00
3	—	573	164.00–166.00	165.33
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
2	—	275	192.00–196.00	194.04
2	—	320	190.00	190.00
4	—	373	182.00–188.00	185.06
2	—	620	159.00–166.00	162.53
3	—	470	176.00–178.00	177.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	172.00	172.00
3	—	495	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	180.00	180.00
5	—	378	174.00–180.00	177.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	190.00–200.00	194.29
6	—	463	182.00–192.00	184.83
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
9	—	420	190.00–194.00	192.06
3	—	530	176.00–178.00	176.67
1	—	565	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	188.00	188.00
1	—	535	204.00	204.00
1	—	435	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	146.00	146.00
1	—	740	157.00	157.00
1	—	615	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	94.00–96.00	94.92
4	—	1,208	80.00–84.00	81.08
5	—	1,069	88.00–93.00	90.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,018	77.00–78.00	77.50
4	—	999	73.00–75.00	73.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	90.00–95.00	92.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,915	107.00	107.00

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)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–775.00	712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00

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

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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