Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 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 $215.46/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$215.46

58 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	223.29	1,103	15thin
Medium and Large 2	497	215.53	1,072	29
Medium and Large 3	436	206.93	902	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $201 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 sale58 hd

215.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,765 hd

221.66

−6.20

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	2,028	130.00	2,636	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,357	104.37	1,416	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	103.53	1,182	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	87.69	887	5thin

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)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,221	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,623	44

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	568	208.49/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	217.00/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	190.95/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	212.52/cwt	210.00–216.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	222.70/cwt	220.00–226.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	212.03/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	217.49/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	215.77/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	232.04/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	242.35/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	214.83/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	86.11/cwt	84.00–89.00	857	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	95.88/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,089	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	111.22/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,636	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	107.94/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,509	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	104.08/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,424	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	105.44/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,219	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,225	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,511.54/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,512	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,865.63/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,866	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	231.31/cwt	228.00–236.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	220.65/cwt	218.00–222.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	242.02/cwt	240.00–244.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	213.00/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	222.04/cwt	218.00–226.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	206.36/cwt	205.00–208.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	196.01/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	228.37/cwt	227.00–230.00	987	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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 176Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	206.00–210.00	208.49
4	—	465	214.00–218.00	217.00
3	—	387	220.00–226.00	222.70
1	—	710	196.00	196.00
10	—	540	212.00–214.00	213.00
7	—	432	218.00–226.00	222.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	188.00–194.00	190.95
3	—	320	216.00	216.00
1	—	565	194.00	194.00
4	—	373	210.00–216.00	212.52
1	—	545	204.00	204.00
3	—	430	205.00–208.00	206.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	228.00	228.00
2	—	285	240.00	240.00
6	—	621	208.00–214.00	212.03
3	—	432	227.00–230.00	228.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	248.00	248.00
1	—	385	252.00	252.00
1	—	695	216.00	216.00
1	—	795	198.00	198.00
4	—	568	216.00–218.00	217.49
4	—	630	215.00–218.00	215.77
2	—	520	228.00–236.00	232.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	236.00	236.00
1	—	555	208.00	208.00
6	—	441	240.00–246.00	242.35
5	—	530	212.00–216.00	214.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	172.00	172.00
1	—	385	226.00	226.00
3	—	315	228.00–236.00	231.31
1	—	475	214.00	214.00
3	—	438	218.00–222.00	220.65
2	—	283	240.00–244.00	242.02
1	—	575	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	252.00	252.00
3	—	465	218.00	218.00
1	—	710	184.00	184.00
6	—	627	194.00–200.00	196.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	270.00	270.00
1	—	520	224.00	224.00
1	—	385	256.00	256.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	84.00–89.00	86.11
1	—	1,075	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,398	107.00–109.00	107.94
6	—	1,368	102.00–106.00	104.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	94.00–98.00	95.88
2	—	1,095	109.00–113.00	111.22
8	—	1,156	102.00–107.00	105.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,028	130.00	130.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,511.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,865.63

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