Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers market lightly tested, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $189.89/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$189.89

37 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	220.21	849	8thin
Medium and Large 3	536	181.81	975	10thin
Medium and Large 2	590	181.38	1,071	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale37 hd

189.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,299 hd

202.76

−12.87

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	—	High	1,622	117.50	1,905	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	94.18	1,046	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	93.35	1,356	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	79.80	791	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)	—	$867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,042	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	475	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	241.05/cwt	238.00–244.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	182.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	178.68/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	220.64/cwt	220.00–222.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	227.26/cwt	226.00–230.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	205.02/cwt	202.00–208.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	189.98/cwt	186.00–194.00	908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	100.57/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,391	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	87.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	963	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	93.24/cwt	91.00–96.00	965	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	101.66/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,248	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	86.76/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,382	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	800.00–1,000.00	867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.67/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	228.98/cwt	226.00–232.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	187.98/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	217.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	173.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	198.06/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	198.70/cwt	196.00–200.00	864	3

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 148Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	222.00	222.00
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
2	—	315	238.00–244.00	241.05
2	—	383	226.00–232.00	228.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
2	—	315	236.00	236.00
2	—	393	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	—	410	216.00–220.00	217.98
2	—	638	174.00–175.00	174.51
4	—	666	170.00–175.00	173.71
2	—	515	195.00–201.00	198.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	198.00	198.00
2	—	535	186.00–190.00	187.98
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
2	—	435	200.00–210.00	204.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	206.00	206.00
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	248.00	248.00
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
1	—	520	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	154.00	154.00
2	—	605	176.00	176.00
4	—	526	180.00–185.00	182.02
3	—	582	178.00–179.00	178.68
2	—	438	202.00–208.00	205.02
4	—	490	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	177.00	177.00
2	—	680	164.00	164.00
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
2	—	478	186.00–194.00	189.98
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
3	—	435	196.00–200.00	198.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	220.00–222.00	220.64
1	—	555	194.00	194.00
3	—	322	226.00–230.00	227.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	81.00	81.00
1	—	735	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	99.00–102.00	100.57
2	—	1,310	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,593	85.00–88.00	86.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	85.00–90.00	87.96
4	—	1,035	91.00–96.00	93.24
3	—	1,228	98.00–104.00	101.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,458	115.00	115.00

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)	3	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041.67

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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