Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $212.45/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$212.45

46 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$26.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	223.40	838	19thin
Medium and Large 2	404	209.12	845	17thin
Medium and Large 3	430	197.30	849	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale46 hd

212.45

—

AL average15 barns · 789 hd

196.46

+15.99

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	1,693	111.12	1,881	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	87.24	913	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	883	74.44	657	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,105	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,048	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$958	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,230	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	278	230.23/cwt	228.00–236.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	202.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	178.42/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.03/cwt	206.00–216.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	229.04/cwt	226.00–230.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	194.01/cwt	192.00–196.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	224.09/cwt	218.00–228.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	74.66/cwt	72.00–76.00	684	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	85.52/cwt	83.00–88.00	871	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,172	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	111.12/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,281.25/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,281	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	825.00–950.00	867	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	215.63/cwt	214.00–218.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	185.52/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	245.87/cwt	242.00–250.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	206.63/cwt	202.00–210.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	243.18/cwt	238.00–248.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	222.67/cwt	222.00–224.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 83Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 27Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 1Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	228.00–236.00	230.23
3	—	580	178.00	178.00
3	—	483	192.00–196.00	194.01
3	—	432	202.00–210.00	206.63
3	—	332	222.00–224.00	222.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	166.00	166.00
3	—	425	194.00–198.00	195.99
1	—	310	218.00	218.00
2	—	383	205.00–206.00	205.49
1	—	295	222.00	222.00
1	—	540	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	226.00–230.00	229.04
5	—	376	218.00–228.00	224.09
1	—	465	212.00	212.00
3	—	413	214.00–218.00	215.63
2	—	578	184.00–187.00	185.52
2	—	228	242.00–250.00	245.87
2	—	285	238.00–248.00	243.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	190.00–200.00	194.95
2	—	315	212.00	212.00
1	—	525	183.00	183.00
1	—	430	198.00	198.00
2	—	575	174.00–183.00	178.42
5	—	373	206.00–216.00	210.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	159.00	159.00
1	—	375	184.00	184.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	170.00–174.00	171.99
2	—	338	200.00–204.00	202.04
2	—	355	200.00–202.00	201.00
1	—	570	163.00	163.00
1	—	665	155.00	155.00
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	192.00	192.00
1	—	625	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	188.00	188.00
1	—	670	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	83.00	83.00
4	—	916	72.00–76.00	74.66
1	—	720	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	89.00	89.00
9	—	1,018	83.00–88.00	85.52
1	—	1,160	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	110.00–112.00	111.12

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,225.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	825.00–950.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,281.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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

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