Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.68/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$218.68

102 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	226.75	1,365	55
Medium and Large 3	514	211.85	1,089	13thin
Medium and Large 2	631	208.23	1,314	34

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $51 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 sale102 hd

218.68

—

AL average13 barns · 992 hd

242.57

−23.90

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	1,618	124.80	2,019	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	104.32	1,431	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	102.90	1,201	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	86.11	773	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,605	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	208.19/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	204.03/cwt	200.00–206.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	203.16/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	217.72/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	217.28/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,482	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	238.23/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	230.24/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,308	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	208.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	221.03/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	212.68/cwt	210.00–214.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	233.06/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.58/cwt	210.00–218.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,182	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,371.88/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,372	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,200	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	120.10/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	97.83/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,052	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	104.32/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	81.90/cwt	80.00–84.00	713	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	88.06/cwt	85.00–90.00	801	13
Bulls	—	—	1,680	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,176	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,258	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	104.13/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,292	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 220Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 53Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	220.00	220.00
4	—	735	195.00	195.00
2	—	315	238.00	238.00
3	—	655	201.00	201.00
2	—	605	206.00	206.00
2	—	595	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	200.00–206.00	204.03
2	—	525	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
9	—	423	210.00–218.00	213.58
4	—	455	220.00	220.00
6	—	585	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	206.00–214.00	208.19
3	—	365	246.00	246.00
10	—	745	195.00	195.00
5	—	684	200.00–208.00	203.16
2	—	515	228.00	228.00
3	—	560	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	209.00	209.00
1	—	645	219.00	219.00
15	—	682	215.00–222.00	217.28
7	—	523	236.00–240.00	238.23
30	—	568	228.00–234.00	230.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	202.00	202.00
7	—	477	216.00–220.00	217.72
3	—	440	220.00	220.00
2	—	755	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	205.00–210.00	208.32
2	—	520	220.00–222.00	221.03
2	—	435	230.00	230.00
2	—	335	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	210.00–214.00	212.68
1	—	520	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	220.00	220.00
2	—	535	230.00–236.00	233.06
3	—	435	248.00	248.00
2	—	695	200.00	200.00
3	—	325	262.00	262.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,371.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	117.00–123.00	120.10
2	—	1,680	129.00–130.00	129.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	95.00–100.00	97.83
3	—	1,137	110.00–111.00	110.66
10	—	1,241	102.00–108.00	104.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	103.00–106.00	104.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	80.00–84.00	81.90
13	—	910	85.00–90.00	88.06

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle