Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $209.29/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$209.29

64 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$1.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	439	210.14	923	28
Medium and Large 2	525	208.64	1,094	36

One grade step is worth $1.50/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale64 hd

209.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,218 hd

216.67

−7.38

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	1,501	124.29	1,866	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	102.15	1,396	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	95.42	1,129	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	88.06	875	12

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)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.36/cwt	211.00–214.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	212.72/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	204.28/cwt	202.00–206.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	213.66/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	218.07/cwt	216.00–220.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	225.53/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	203.04/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	232.73/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	187.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	228.66/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	225.04/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.40/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	225.01/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	242.71/cwt	240.00–246.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	213.07/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	223.46/cwt	222.00–225.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	209.36/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	197.86/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	217.64/cwt	214.00–224.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	190.65/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,274	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	95.27/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,140	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	901	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	89.58/cwt	87.00–92.00	861	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	101.81/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,237	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	103.71/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,427	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,335	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	89.22/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,501	124.29/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	214.11/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	191.33/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	206.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	226.24/cwt	222.00–228.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	219.97/cwt	218.00–224.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	211.16/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	210.52/cwt	208.00–212.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	202.00/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,147	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	189.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	202.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	213.75/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,135	5

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 414Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 70Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 45Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	195.00	195.00
3	—	588	208.00–215.00	212.72
5	—	388	222.00–228.00	226.24
2	—	408	218.00–219.00	218.50
5	—	531	212.00–218.00	213.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	211.00–214.00	212.36
2	—	368	216.00–220.00	218.07
2	—	525	201.00–205.00	203.04
4	—	618	180.00–190.00	187.47
1	—	270	225.00	225.00
14	—	568	196.00–204.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	202.00–206.00	204.28
4	—	570	186.00–190.00	189.03
1	—	390	212.00	212.00
3	—	470	200.00–205.00	202.33
1	—	285	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	212.00–215.00	213.66
1	—	435	242.00	242.00
6	—	470	236.00–240.00	237.98
2	—	518	222.00–228.00	225.04
3	—	332	240.00–246.00	242.71
1	—	735	212.00	212.00
1	—	565	223.00	223.00
3	—	683	209.00–215.00	213.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	231.00	231.00
1	—	385	285.00	285.00
9	—	622	221.00–230.00	225.53
11	—	575	224.00–231.00	227.40
3	—	670	222.00–227.00	225.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
4	—	431	230.00–236.00	232.73
3	—	467	226.00–230.00	228.66
2	—	530	219.00–220.00	219.49
1	—	675	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	222.00–225.00	223.46
1	—	575	198.00	198.00
3	—	618	190.00–192.00	191.33
2	—	485	206.00	206.00
6	—	519	205.00–207.00	206.33
2	—	220	234.00	234.00
1	—	370	214.00	214.00
6	—	429	208.00–212.00	210.52
1	—	730	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	205.00–214.00	209.36
2	—	768	180.00–182.00	181.00
2	—	628	193.00–203.00	197.86
6	—	438	214.00–224.00	217.64
3	—	668	187.00–194.00	190.65
7	—	479	211.00–220.00	214.11
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
5	—	388	218.00–224.00	219.97
5	—	531	208.00–218.00	211.16
2	—	735	181.00–182.00	181.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	94.00–97.00	95.27
4	—	1,215	101.00–103.00	101.81
4	—	1,135	87.00–90.00	89.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	84.00–86.00	85.01
8	—	961	87.00–92.00	89.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	103.00–105.00	103.71
2	—	1,348	98.00–100.00	99.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	122.00–126.00	124.29

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)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,450.00

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

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