Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers market lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $213.34/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$213.34

51 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	228.60	958	16thin
Medium and Large 2	444	212.37	943	21
Medium and Large 3	481	197.36	949	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about $8 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 sale51 hd

213.34

—

AL average12 barns · 671 hd

207.25

+6.09

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,281	99.07	1,269	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	88.74	921	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	902	75.40	680	5thin

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)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	335	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	171.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	241.35/cwt	236.00–246.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	191.44/cwt	190.00–194.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	214.98/cwt	214.00–218.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	206.82/cwt	202.00–210.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	203.32/cwt	200.00–206.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	214.26/cwt	212.00–218.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	224.43/cwt	220.00–228.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.99/cwt	185.00–191.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	238.07/cwt	236.00–240.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.78/cwt	240.00–248.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	228.40/cwt	226.00–230.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	226.01/cwt	224.00–230.00	949	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	92.14/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	87.04/cwt	85.00–89.00	840	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	97.76/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	83.44/cwt	83.00–84.00	804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	68.05/cwt	67.00–69.00	550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	718	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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 99Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 42Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	250.00–260.00	254.89
2	—	468	210.00–212.00	210.99
2	—	560	190.00–194.00	191.98
3	—	367	236.00–246.00	241.35
1	—	525	204.00	204.00
4	—	420	224.00–230.00	226.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	170.00–177.00	171.38
1	—	420	218.00	218.00
2	—	455	200.00–205.00	202.50
2	—	523	185.00–191.00	187.99
5	—	335	240.00–248.00	242.78
5	—	368	226.00–230.00	228.40
1	—	265	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
2	—	645	162.00	162.00
1	—	465	192.00	192.00
2	—	270	236.00–240.00	238.07
1	—	660	159.00	159.00
2	—	365	222.00	222.00
2	—	755	148.00	148.00
3	—	335	230.00–232.00	230.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	161.00	161.00
1	—	715	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	190.00–194.00	191.44
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	169.00	169.00
2	—	280	205.00	205.00
2	—	365	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	173.00	173.00
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
1	—	525	179.00	179.00
2	—	425	200.00	200.00
6	—	375	200.00–206.00	203.32
1	—	315	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	191.00	191.00
4	—	338	214.00–218.00	214.98
5	—	414	202.00–210.00	206.82
7	—	374	212.00–218.00	214.26
1	—	465	194.00	194.00
5	—	286	220.00–228.00	224.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	91.00–93.00	92.14
4	—	965	85.00–89.00	87.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	95.00–100.00	97.76
1	—	1,320	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	83.00–84.00	83.44
2	—	808	67.00–69.00	68.05
1	—	970	74.00	74.00

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

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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