Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $210.88/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$210.88

36 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$0.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	210.99	1,118	8thin
Medium and Large 2	482	210.88	1,017	19thin
Medium and Large 3	354	210.80	746	9thin

One grade step is worth $0.19/cwt here — about $372 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 sale36 hd

210.88

—

AL average15 barns · 1,935 hd

220.91

−10.02

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	1,788	124.24	2,221	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	102.00	1,479	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	99.49	1,095	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	88.95	968	4thin

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)	—	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,405	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	630	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	206.56/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	212.08/cwt	208.00–216.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	215.97/cwt	214.00–218.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	227.94/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	227.02/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	218.94/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	212.99/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	256.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	223.95/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,191	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	91.26/cwt	90.00–94.00	970	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,479	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	98.23/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,047	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	129.47/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,362	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,408.33/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,408	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	196.05/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	224.99/cwt	224.00–226.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	209.03/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.84/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,026	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	216.98/cwt	215.00–218.00	614	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 273Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	188.00	188.00
4	—	526	202.00–210.00	206.56
2	—	380	214.00–218.00	215.97
1	—	340	224.00	224.00
1	—	445	214.00	214.00
1	—	560	198.00	198.00
9	—	480	210.00–216.00	213.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	212.00	212.00
3	—	330	208.00–216.00	212.08
1	—	405	208.00	208.00
3	—	283	215.00–218.00	216.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	222.00	222.00
2	—	615	194.00	194.00
1	—	515	218.00	218.00
2	—	565	210.00–212.00	210.98
2	—	475	218.00–220.00	218.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	212.00	212.00
1	—	670	207.00	207.00
2	—	475	248.00–250.00	248.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	270.00	270.00
8	—	745	202.00	202.00
1	—	555	242.00	242.00
1	—	485	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	226.00–230.00	227.94
1	—	325	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	224.00–228.00	227.02
2	—	518	212.00–214.00	212.99
1	—	415	228.00	228.00
1	—	265	248.00	248.00
1	—	245	254.00	254.00
1	—	615	204.00	204.00
2	—	560	206.00–212.00	209.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	214.00–224.00	218.94
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
3	—	313	250.00–260.00	256.11
5	—	532	222.00–228.00	223.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	199.00–200.00	199.50
1	—	475	214.00	214.00
2	—	583	192.00–200.00	196.05
2	—	385	224.00–226.00	224.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	90.00–94.00	91.26
1	—	1,165	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,066	97.00–100.00	98.23
1	—	925	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,293	106.00–107.00	106.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,830	129.00–130.00	129.47
1	—	1,905	124.00	124.00

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)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,408.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle