Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $211.96/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$211.96

45 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$35.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	234.66	980	12thin
Medium and Large 2	501	206.48	1,034	21
Medium and Large 3	474	198.84	942	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about $37 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 sale45 hd

211.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,783 hd

217.48

−5.52

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	1,755	127.00	2,229	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,347	102.74	1,384	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	99.10	1,089	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	82.73	792	9thin

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)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	6

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	460	232.01/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	189.32/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	243.32/cwt	242.00–244.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	221.54/cwt	220.00–224.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	221.04/cwt	218.00–224.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	209.50/cwt	206.00–213.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	223.44/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	196.97/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	235.02/cwt	232.00–238.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	226.03/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	244.04/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	260.03/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	270.70/cwt	270.00–272.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	280.06/cwt	276.00–284.00	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	110.57/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,299	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	77.05/cwt	76.00–78.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	102.21/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,172	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	92.72/cwt	91.00–96.00	953	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	88.70/cwt	87.00–91.00	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	82.43/cwt	80.00–84.00	775	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	108.04/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	98.76/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,303	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	235.03/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	200.69/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	244.98/cwt	244.00–246.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	213.97/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	296.91/cwt	294.00–300.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	219.69/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	235.01/cwt	234.00–236.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	187.00/cwt	186.00–188.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 190Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	231.00–233.00	232.01
1	—	265	250.00	250.00
3	—	368	242.00–244.00	243.32
2	—	413	232.00–238.00	235.02
3	—	523	212.00–216.00	213.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	186.00–191.00	189.32
3	—	685	174.00	174.00
6	—	423	220.00–224.00	221.54
4	—	530	196.00–200.00	196.97
3	—	475	217.00–222.00	219.69
2	—	333	234.00–236.00	235.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	165.00	165.00
2	—	360	218.00–224.00	221.04
2	—	313	222.00–224.00	223.01
2	—	475	206.00–213.00	209.50
2	—	518	186.00–188.00	187.00
3	—	565	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	201.00	201.00
1	—	565	234.00	234.00
2	—	480	240.00–248.00	244.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	222.00–228.00	223.44
2	—	568	218.00–220.00	218.99
3	—	475	224.00–228.00	226.03
2	—	685	193.00	193.00
3	—	440	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	270.00	270.00
1	—	505	260.00	260.00
1	—	425	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	258.00–262.00	260.03
3	—	363	270.00–272.00	270.70
2	—	340	276.00–284.00	280.06
1	—	570	216.00	216.00
2	—	263	294.00–300.00	296.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	252.00	252.00
1	—	605	194.00	194.00
2	—	575	208.00–210.00	209.00
1	—	340	270.00	270.00
1	—	465	228.00	228.00
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	218.00–220.00	219.02
2	—	428	234.00–236.00	235.03
3	—	585	198.00–202.00	200.69
2	—	363	244.00–246.00	244.98
1	—	505	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	109.00–112.00	110.57
7	—	1,147	100.00–106.00	102.21
7	—	1,028	91.00–96.00	92.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	76.00–78.00	77.05
3	—	938	87.00–91.00	88.70
3	—	940	80.00–84.00	82.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	106.00–111.00	108.04
4	—	1,319	97.00–101.00	98.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,710	126.00	126.00

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)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,150.00

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

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