Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers market lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. 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 $223.46/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$223.46

34 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	235.17	1,017	15thin
Medium and Large 3	399	218.67	872	9thin
Medium and Large 2	500	210.20	1,050	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale34 hd

223.46

—

AL average10 barns · 490 hd

203.71

+19.75

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	1,738	126.94	2,206	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	103.29	1,431	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	101.72	1,224	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	76.78	680	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,132	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,008	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	4thin

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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	202.99/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	178.94/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	231.50/cwt	227.00–236.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	203.30/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	218.52/cwt	215.00–222.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	204.99/cwt	203.00–208.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	210.65/cwt	208.00–212.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	233.05/cwt	232.00–234.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	221.73/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	215.49/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	231.45/cwt	226.00–236.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	83.54/cwt	83.00–84.00	794	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	104.82/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,476	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	105.77/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,236	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	73.40/cwt	72.00–76.00	626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	99.45/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	97.77/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,227	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	89.39/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,206	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.67/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,167	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	812.50/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	212.51/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	926	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 116Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 31Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50
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	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,150.00	1,041.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	202.00–204.00	202.99
1	—	640	188.00	188.00
1	—	385	234.00	234.00
3	—	445	218.00	218.00
2	—	485	212.00–213.00	212.51
1	—	590	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	188.00	188.00
1	—	440	212.00	212.00
1	—	320	234.00	234.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
1	—	565	182.00	182.00
1	—	475	204.00	204.00
3	—	290	238.00–240.00	239.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	220.00–228.00	223.94
2	—	345	270.00	270.00
2	—	538	213.00–218.00	215.49
4	—	418	226.00–236.00	231.45
1	—	230	282.00	282.00
1	—	555	206.00	206.00
1	—	375	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	177.00–181.00	178.94
2	—	438	215.00–222.00	218.52
3	—	467	203.00–208.00	204.99
2	—	380	222.00	222.00
2	—	233	232.00–234.00	233.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	176.00	176.00
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
3	—	372	208.00–212.00	210.65
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	227.00–236.00	231.50
1	—	315	236.00	236.00
3	—	515	199.00–207.00	203.30
3	—	470	218.00–225.00	221.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	188.00	188.00
1	—	405	220.00	220.00
1	—	315	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	83.00–84.00	83.54
4	—	853	72.00–76.00	73.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	103.00–107.00	104.82
2	—	1,328	99.00–100.00	99.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,169	103.00–108.00	105.77
4	—	1,255	96.00–100.00	97.77
2	—	1,275	88.00–91.00	89.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	125.00–129.00	126.94

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

Replacement Cattle

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