Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $181.68/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$181.68

39 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$24.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	198.99	818	8thin
Medium and Large 2	487	180.16	877	16thin
Medium and Large 3	486	174.06	845	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.93/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale39 hd

181.68

—

AL average14 barns · 1,301 hd

193.03

−11.35

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	1,584	102.79	1,628	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	97.33	1,139	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	77.33	747	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,165	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	—	330	191.31/cwt	190.00–192.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	194.99/cwt	194.00–196.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.09/cwt	198.00–202.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	212.94/cwt	210.00–216.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	209.94/cwt	206.00–214.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	220.13/cwt	216.00–224.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.97/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	175.56/cwt	172.00–180.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	215.02/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	233.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	71.98/cwt	70.00–74.00	662	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	77.92/cwt	75.00–80.00	770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	100.01/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,660	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	81.50/cwt	81.00–83.00	789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	103.98/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,281	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	97.60/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,096	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	106.96/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,572	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–900.00	825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	925.00–1,000.00	963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	201.32/cwt	200.00–202.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	218.05/cwt	214.00–222.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	202.68/cwt	200.00–204.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	178.52/cwt	177.00–182.00	837	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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 129Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 38Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	190.00–192.00	191.31
2	—	505	164.00	164.00
2	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	161.00	161.00
2	—	380	190.00	190.00
3	—	725	149.00	149.00
2	—	428	185.00–186.00	185.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	194.00–196.00	194.99
1	—	435	192.00	192.00
2	—	640	162.00–165.00	163.51
2	—	320	198.00–202.00	200.09
4	—	526	172.00–180.00	175.56
1	—	680	157.00	157.00
4	—	469	177.00–182.00	178.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	198.00	198.00
2	—	335	206.00–214.00	209.94
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
1	—	555	176.00	176.00
3	—	393	200.00–204.00	202.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	210.00	210.00
2	—	388	210.00–216.00	212.94
2	—	320	216.00–224.00	220.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
2	—	473	218.00–222.00	219.97
2	—	330	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	232.00	232.00
1	—	540	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	210.00	210.00
3	—	418	200.00–202.00	201.32
2	—	585	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	212.00–218.00	215.02
3	—	335	228.00	228.00
1	—	525	204.00	204.00
1	—	385	226.00	226.00
3	—	278	230.00–238.00	233.46
2	—	415	214.00–222.00	218.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	184.00	184.00
1	—	570	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	70.00–74.00	71.98
6	—	988	75.00–80.00	77.92
3	—	968	81.00–83.00	81.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	90.00–94.00	92.06
3	—	1,232	102.00–108.00	103.98
4	—	1,123	95.00–101.00	97.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	99.00–101.00	100.01
2	—	1,470	106.00–108.00	106.96

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)	5	—	—	775.00–900.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,300.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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