Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $218.44/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$218.44

53 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$29.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	221.64	1,093	40
Medium and Large 2	475	215.77	1,025	9thin
Medium and Large 3	521	192.50	1,003	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $90 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 sale53 hd

218.44

—

AL average14 barns · 1,327 hd

220.58

−2.14

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	1,774	123.49	2,190	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	103.32	1,422	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	102.00	1,233	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	88.06	907	19

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)	—	$1,108	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	6

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	—	625	212.02/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	232.97/cwt	232.00–234.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	259.03/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	207.05/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	239.00/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	224.26/cwt	222.00–228.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	231.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	227.92/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	826	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,556	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	97.76/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,290	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	98.46/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,132	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	87.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	943	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	82.91/cwt	80.00–84.00	800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	109.95/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	92.68/cwt	91.00–95.00	926	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	104.86/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,351	9
Bulls	—	—	1,900	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,001	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,367	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	223.54/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	226.05/cwt	224.00–228.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	190.94/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	183.49/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	214.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	192.44/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,014	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	219.85/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,154	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	223.36/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,065	10

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 131Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 19Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	210.00–214.00	212.02
4	—	570	218.00–220.00	218.99
3	—	327	230.00–240.00	235.17
2	—	665	204.00–210.00	207.05
8	—	418	222.00–228.00	224.26
11	—	525	216.00–224.00	219.85
10	—	477	220.00–228.00	223.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	232.00–234.00	232.97
1	—	395	224.00	224.00
3	—	490	216.00	216.00
1	—	570	206.00	206.00
1	—	680	198.00	198.00
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	188.00	188.00
1	—	635	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	238.00	238.00
1	—	230	244.00	244.00
2	—	583	188.00–194.00	190.94
4	—	631	182.00–186.00	183.49
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
1	—	675	182.00	182.00
1	—	395	222.00	222.00
3	—	482	210.00–216.00	214.03
9	—	527	190.00–196.00	192.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	242.00	242.00
1	—	220	248.00	248.00
2	—	725	182.00	182.00
2	—	478	222.00–225.00	223.54
2	—	435	224.00–228.00	226.05
1	—	545	202.00	202.00
1	—	365	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	238.00	238.00
2	—	325	254.00	254.00
1	—	375	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	258.00–260.00	259.03
1	—	745	218.00	218.00
2	—	510	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	234.00–244.00	239.00
4	—	573	230.00–234.00	231.99
2	—	478	250.00–252.00	251.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	236.00	236.00
2	—	525	224.00–232.00	227.92
1	—	625	214.00	214.00
1	—	575	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	1,402	104.00–106.00	105.01
5	—	1,320	97.00–99.00	97.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,150	96.00–101.00	98.46
3	—	1,246	108.00–113.00	109.95
9	—	1,288	102.00–107.00	104.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,080	85.00–90.00	87.27
4	—	965	80.00–84.00	82.91
6	—	999	91.00–95.00	92.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	124.00–127.00	125.49
3	—	1,647	120.00–122.00	121.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,366.67

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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