Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $208.98/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$208.98

69 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

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

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	437	213.12	932	23
Medium and Large 3	400	207.30	828	21
Medium and Large 1	576	206.59	1,189	25

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale69 hd

208.98

—

AL average11 barns · 1,544 hd

218.35

−9.37

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	1,705	117.34	2,001	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	98.81	1,130	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	98.59	1,426	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	83.67	828	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	578	205.66/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	203.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	219.49/cwt	218.00–220.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	213.33/cwt	212.00–216.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	210.09/cwt	206.00–212.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	208.89/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	216.95/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	209.18/cwt	208.00–213.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	218.46/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	212.86/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	215.59/cwt	212.00–220.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	233.25/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	249.00/cwt	248.00–250.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	87.94/cwt	87.00–90.00	884	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	83.97/cwt	81.00–86.00	823	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	92.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,494	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	101.19/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,216	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	93.60/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,042	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	106.94/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,202	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	77.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	767	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	99.96/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,391	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,863	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,358.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,358	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	239.51/cwt	238.00–244.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	201.05/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	206.78/cwt	202.00–212.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	228.46/cwt	224.00–232.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	197.99/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,218	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	207.98/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	229.07/cwt	226.00–232.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,071	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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 288Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 110Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 52Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	204.00–209.00	205.66
2	—	480	222.00	222.00
2	—	420	226.00	226.00
2	—	528	215.00–219.00	216.95
11	—	615	195.00–201.00	197.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	228.00	228.00
1	—	645	192.00	192.00
4	—	318	218.00–220.00	219.49
4	—	525	206.00–212.00	208.89
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
9	—	427	212.00–220.00	215.59
1	—	570	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	209.00	209.00
1	—	615	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	200.00–210.00	203.31
3	—	290	212.00–216.00	213.33
7	—	383	206.00–212.00	210.09
4	—	339	208.00–213.00	209.18
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
3	—	530	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	239.00	239.00
1	—	495	252.00	252.00
7	—	659	210.00–215.00	212.86
1	—	715	205.00	205.00
4	—	624	231.00–234.00	233.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	184.00	184.00
2	—	575	216.00–221.00	218.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	230.00	230.00
1	—	635	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	198.00–200.00	199.01
1	—	675	194.00	194.00
4	—	381	238.00–244.00	239.51
2	—	588	204.00–212.00	207.98
2	—	425	226.00–232.00	229.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	245.00–250.00	247.63
2	—	395	248.00–250.00	249.00
3	—	515	220.00	220.00
1	—	665	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	236.00	236.00
2	—	530	196.00–206.00	201.05
1	—	325	232.00	232.00
7	—	434	202.00–212.00	206.78
5	—	381	224.00–232.00	228.46
2	—	480	200.00–210.00	204.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	87.00–90.00	87.94
15	—	980	81.00–86.00	83.97
8	—	986	75.00–80.00	77.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	90.00–94.00	92.54
9	—	1,392	97.00–102.00	99.96
2	—	1,355	104.00–105.00	104.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	100.00–104.00	101.19
9	—	1,113	92.00–97.00	93.60
4	—	1,124	105.00–109.00	106.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,825	124.00–125.00	124.48
3	—	1,620	114.00–116.00	115.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,358.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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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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