Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $224.65/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$224.65

73 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$34.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	245.67	1,083	20
Medium and Large 2	492	220.97	1,087	29
Medium and Large 3	485	211.59	1,026	24

One grade step is worth $34.08/cwt here — about $57 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 sale73 hd

224.65

—

AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd

223.28

+1.37

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	—	Average	1,682	117.72	1,980	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	104.89	1,410	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	97.79	1,090	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	83.92	815	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,397	36

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	189.33/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	209.50/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	198.99/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	227.98/cwt	226.00–230.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	204.35/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	223.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	227.38/cwt	226.00–230.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	215.55/cwt	214.00–218.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	213.49/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	218.67/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	221.39/cwt	216.00–226.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.86/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	232.97/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	280.03/cwt	276.00–284.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	225.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	265.35/cwt	264.00–268.00	987	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	79.76/cwt	79.00–80.00	769	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	99.38/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,108	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	87.24/cwt	86.00–88.00	852	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	103.26/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	93.43/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,040	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,196	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,817	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,397.22/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,397	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	216.72/cwt	214.00–218.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	208.97/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	200.04/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	219.06/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	224.92/cwt	222.00–230.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	259.02/cwt	258.00–260.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	219.99/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	190.36/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	230.96/cwt	228.00–232.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	214.95/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,128	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	237.29/cwt	236.00–238.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	214.70/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	201.56/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,200	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 249Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 12Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	228.00	228.00
1	—	685	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	218.00–219.00	218.67
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
1	—	540	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	200.00–202.00	201.00
2	—	608	196.00–202.00	198.99
2	—	313	226.00–230.00	227.98
7	—	526	196.00–208.00	204.35
1	—	655	192.00	192.00
5	—	435	214.00–218.00	215.55
4	—	469	210.00–218.00	213.49
7	—	376	216.00–226.00	221.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	186.00–192.00	189.33
1	—	435	206.00	206.00
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
3	—	285	226.00–230.00	227.38
1	—	510	194.00	194.00
1	—	645	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	211.00	211.00
7	—	468	220.00–228.00	223.69
2	—	770	192.00	192.00
1	—	695	202.00	202.00
1	—	745	198.00	198.00
4	—	426	228.00–232.00	230.96
10	—	525	212.00–222.00	214.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	206.00–216.00	209.50
6	—	525	216.00–222.00	219.06
4	—	428	222.00–230.00	224.92
2	—	320	258.00–260.00	259.02
6	—	478	218.00–226.00	219.99
3	—	367	236.00–238.00	237.29
4	—	630	194.00–204.00	201.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	226.00–236.00	229.86
4	—	435	232.00–236.00	232.97
4	—	318	276.00–284.00	280.03
2	—	558	222.00–230.00	225.98
2	—	480	230.00–234.00	232.02
3	—	372	264.00–268.00	265.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	214.00–218.00	216.72
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
2	—	210	250.00	250.00
2	—	523	208.00–210.00	208.97
2	—	395	224.00	224.00
4	—	568	196.00–204.00	200.04
2	—	290	242.00	242.00
5	—	625	188.00–192.00	190.36
3	—	468	212.00–216.00	214.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	79.00–80.00	79.76
5	—	977	86.00–88.00	87.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,115	97.00–102.00	99.38
4	—	1,113	92.00–96.00	93.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	106.00–107.00	106.52
2	—	1,350	101.00–105.00	103.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,605	110.00–115.00	113.20
1	—	1,780	128.00	128.00

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)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,397.22

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 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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