Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $207.78/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$207.78

61 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	215.02	1,083	32
Medium and Large 2	531	202.94	1,078	15thin
Medium and Large 3	497	196.42	976	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $107 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 sale61 hd

207.78

—

AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd

216.37

−8.59

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	—	Average	1,485	109.28	1,623	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	93.69	983	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	91.62	1,348	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	83.23	785	35

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)	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,054	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$954	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,140	24
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$808	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	221.49/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	204.97/cwt	204.00–208.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	217.75/cwt	217.75–217.75	1,383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	203.49/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	185.01/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	185.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	223.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	203.33/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	233.51/cwt	232.00–234.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	184.05/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	196.97/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	192.00/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	83.52/cwt	81.00–86.00	819	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	90.34/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,335	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	95.14/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,042	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	78.32/cwt	75.00–80.00	697	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	89.25/cwt	88.00–92.00	863	10
Bulls	—	—	1,740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	95.45/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	912	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	816	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	101.94/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	108.37/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,517	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	808.33/head	700.00–900.00	808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	954.17/head	925.00–1,025.00	954	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	825.00–950.00	875	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,043.75/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,044	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,188	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.66/cwt	226.00–236.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	183.03/cwt	182.00–186.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	212.71/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	193.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	196.79/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	231.19/cwt	230.00–232.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	199.45/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,171	13

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 193Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 64Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 8Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
4	—	421	204.00–208.00	204.97
1	—	725	166.00	166.00
1	—	570	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
5	—	516	192.00–198.00	196.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	220.00–224.00	221.49
1	—	320	234.00	234.00
3	—	418	226.00–236.00	230.66
6	—	515	220.00	220.00
5	—	377	230.00–232.00	231.19
13	—	587	199.00–204.00	199.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	180.00–184.00	182.02
4	—	536	200.00–206.00	203.49
3	—	405	220.00	220.00
3	—	482	210.00–216.00	212.71
2	—	575	190.00–196.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	217.75	217.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	184.00–186.00	185.01
3	—	538	202.00–204.00	203.33
1	—	445	238.00	238.00
1	—	690	181.00	181.00
2	—	585	196.00	196.00
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	185.00–189.00	185.99
3	—	533	220.00–227.00	223.64
2	—	673	188.00–192.00	189.99
1	—	790	186.00	186.00
1	—	615	204.00	204.00
4	—	485	235.00	235.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
7	—	570	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	232.00–234.00	233.51
3	—	380	232.00	232.00
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
4	—	530	182.00–186.00	183.03
1	—	655	162.00	162.00
2	—	423	210.00–215.00	212.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	182.00–186.00	184.05
4	—	520	194.00–200.00	196.97
3	—	577	190.00–194.00	192.00
2	—	663	176.00–178.00	176.99
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	266.00	266.00
1	—	380	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	981	81.00–86.00	83.52
13	—	890	75.00–80.00	78.32
10	—	967	88.00–92.00	89.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	89.00–92.00	90.34
2	—	1,450	93.00–98.00	95.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,095	93.00–98.00	95.14
8	—	912	87.00–92.00	89.46
2	—	1,325	101.00–103.00	101.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,400	107.00–109.00	108.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–900.00	808.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,025.00	954.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–950.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,043.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,187.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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