Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 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 $188.05/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$188.05

62 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$27.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	202.31	916	18thin
Medium and Large 2	424	193.84	821	17thin
Medium and Large 3	506	174.89	885	27

One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $32 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 sale62 hd

188.05

—

AL average14 barns · 1,390 hd

203.71

−15.67

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	—	Low	1,765	108.99	1,924	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	91.21	1,109	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	86.49	1,185	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	74.20	721	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)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$858	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	150.81/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	189.46/cwt	186.00–191.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.95/cwt	198.00–208.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	175.77/cwt	174.00–176.00	925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	193.45/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	205.03/cwt	202.00–206.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	238.94/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	183.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	183.60/cwt	182.00–187.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	189.43/cwt	189.00–190.00	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	221.58/cwt	214.00–224.00	822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	71.06/cwt	70.00–72.00	685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	85.98/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,045	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	91.04/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,093	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.33/head	825.00–900.00	858	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	725.00–775.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	210.08/cwt	208.00–212.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	200.65/cwt	200.00–202.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	199.16/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	207.36/cwt	204.00–210.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	183.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	197.22/cwt	196.00–202.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	178.98/cwt	178.00–180.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	199.97/cwt	198.00–202.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	922	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 82Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 52Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	186.00	186.00
4	—	288	202.00–206.00	205.03
2	—	583	170.00–175.00	172.53
5	—	427	196.00–202.00	197.22
1	—	340	204.00	204.00
2	—	370	198.00–202.00	199.97
1	—	475	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	150.00–151.00	150.81
1	—	585	166.00	166.00
7	—	368	186.00–191.00	189.46
9	—	526	174.00–176.00	175.77
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
1	—	625	158.00	158.00
1	—	440	186.00	186.00
2	—	475	178.00–180.00	178.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	212.00	212.00
2	—	470	198.00–208.00	202.95
2	—	588	179.00–180.00	179.50
1	—	395	208.00	208.00
5	—	519	196.00–206.00	199.16
5	—	426	204.00–210.00	207.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	181.00	181.00
1	—	505	216.00	216.00
1	—	695	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	251.00	251.00
2	—	625	192.00–195.00	193.45
1	—	510	246.00	246.00
1	—	685	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
2	—	485	236.00–242.00	238.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	180.00–186.00	183.00
3	—	535	182.00–187.00	183.60
7	—	483	189.00–190.00	189.43
4	—	371	214.00–224.00	221.58
2	—	428	208.00–212.00	210.08
1	—	705	169.00	169.00
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	228.00–230.00	229.01
1	—	315	234.00	234.00
1	—	630	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
1	—	530	176.00	176.00
2	—	395	206.00	206.00
3	—	430	200.00–202.00	200.65
1	—	265	216.00	216.00
5	—	320	210.00	210.00
4	—	468	180.00–186.00	183.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	70.00–72.00	71.06
2	—	988	80.00–81.00	80.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	86.00–87.00	86.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	84.00–88.00	85.98
1	—	1,335	103.00	103.00
8	—	1,201	89.00–94.00	91.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,825	110.00–111.00	110.48

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)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–900.00	858.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–775.00	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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle