Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, 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 $216.61/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$216.61

72 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$22.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	234.71	1,154	11thin
Medium and Large 3	477	215.46	1,028	19thin
Medium and Large 2	533	212.39	1,132	42

One grade step is worth $22.32/cwt here — about $22 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 sale72 hd

216.61

—

AL average9 barns · 616 hd

220.31

−3.70

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	1,820	130.00	2,366	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	107.84	1,480	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	102.75	1,185	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	85.62	862	8thin

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)	—	$1,025	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	183.66/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	212.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	222.81/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	240.96/cwt	240.00–242.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	231.91/cwt	230.00–236.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	217.82/cwt	212.00–220.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	221.65/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	203.06/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	225.51/cwt	222.00–229.00	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	225.02/cwt	224.00–226.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	206.94/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	208.80/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	226.52/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	216.33/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	226.67/cwt	224.00–232.00	954	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	208.46/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	261.31/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,011	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	105.33/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	78.96/cwt	78.00–80.00	766	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	86.03/cwt	84.00–89.00	829	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	104.46/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,190	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	98.17/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,126	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,366	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	887.50/head	850.00–925.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	191.19/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	209.53/cwt	208.00–212.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	245.95/cwt	242.00–248.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	251.03/cwt	250.00–252.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	219.31/cwt	218.00–220.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	193.01/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	221.00/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	198.01/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	206.96/cwt	204.00–210.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	224.65/cwt	220.00–228.00	872	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	208.01/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,092	14

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 167Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 42Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 64Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	180.00–186.00	183.66
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
9	—	421	224.00–232.00	226.67
5	—	679	188.00–196.00	191.19
4	—	375	250.00–252.00	251.03
3	—	480	219.00–224.00	221.00
3	—	618	200.00–202.00	201.33
14	—	525	204.00–212.00	208.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	214.00	214.00
2	—	305	266.00	266.00
4	—	633	206.00–212.00	208.46
3	—	387	260.00–264.00	261.31
1	—	515	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	208.00–212.00	209.53
4	—	330	242.00–248.00	245.95
3	—	412	218.00–220.00	219.31
2	—	630	192.00–194.00	193.01
2	—	728	172.00–180.00	175.90
2	—	578	196.00–200.00	198.01
2	—	375	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	210.00–215.00	212.65
5	—	487	220.00–224.00	222.81
2	—	275	240.00–242.00	240.96
3	—	372	230.00–236.00	231.91
11	—	427	222.00–229.00	225.51
2	—	673	204.00–210.00	206.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
3	—	610	202.00	202.00
5	—	426	212.00–220.00	217.82
2	—	515	200.00–206.00	203.06
2	—	338	224.00–226.00	225.02
5	—	572	208.00–210.00	208.80
3	—	472	216.00–217.00	216.33
13	—	388	220.00–228.00	224.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	194.00	194.00
4	—	478	204.00–210.00	206.96
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	224.00	224.00
3	—	625	219.00–224.00	221.65
2	—	538	225.00–228.00	226.52
1	—	765	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	209.00	209.00
1	—	575	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	206.00	206.00
1	—	485	228.00	228.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	109.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	1,390	104.00–107.00	105.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	78.00–80.00	78.96
2	—	1,130	90.00–93.00	91.47
4	—	964	84.00–89.00	86.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	102.00–107.00	104.46
7	—	1,147	95.00–101.00	98.17
3	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	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	—	—	850.00–925.00	887.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,562.50

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle