Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $206.45/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$206.45

63 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	216.55	1,272	11thin
Medium and Large 2	485	208.31	1,011	29
Medium and Large 3	483	199.28	962	23

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $310 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 sale63 hd

206.45

—

AL average16 barns · 2,303 hd

218.24

−11.79

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	1,974	120.20	2,373	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	96.17	1,294	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	92.19	1,045	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	83.45	856	18

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)	—	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,261	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	20

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	583	215.71/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	218.24/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	203.04/cwt	198.00–206.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	209.65/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	201.01/cwt	199.00–202.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	187.00/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	235.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	211.49/cwt	210.00–212.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	224.98/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	213.99/cwt	212.00–216.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	222.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	215.99/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	231.49/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	234.50/cwt	231.00–236.50	1,369	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	254.66/cwt	254.00–255.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	229.02/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	224.84/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	212.98/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	219.28/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	228.00/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	207.59/cwt	206.00–211.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	202.88/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,059	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	207.28/cwt	205.00–210.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	95.26/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,002	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	77.45/cwt	76.00–79.00	706	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	87.91/cwt	86.00–91.00	949	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	82.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	869	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	101.44/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	94.41/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,274	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,072	14
Bulls	—	—	2,190	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.71/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,136	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,481.25/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,481	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,382.14/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	202.27/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,165	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	197.84/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	198.43/cwt	196.00–202.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	199.59/cwt	198.00–200.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	200.68/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	192.52/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	202.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	209.31/cwt	206.00–213.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	197.01/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,060	4

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 342Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 9Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	211.00–220.00	215.71
4	—	535	218.00–219.00	218.24
1	—	770	193.00	193.00
1	—	645	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	198.00–206.00	203.04
3	—	472	199.00–202.00	201.01
2	—	618	186.00–188.00	187.00
1	—	710	186.00	186.00
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
1	—	560	194.00	194.00
4	—	538	196.00–200.00	197.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	205.00–212.00	209.65
4	—	424	210.00–212.00	211.49
2	—	620	196.00–198.00	197.01
1	—	685	192.00	192.00
6	—	370	212.00–216.00	213.99
3	—	572	198.00–202.00	200.68
7	—	474	206.00–213.00	209.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	224.00–226.00	224.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	235.00–240.00	235.71
10	—	584	231.00–236.50	234.50
6	—	638	225.00–229.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
3	—	522	220.00–225.00	222.29
2	—	573	214.00–218.00	215.99
2	—	470	231.00–232.00	231.49
2	—	630	210.00–216.00	212.98
2	—	425	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	254.00–255.00	254.66
7	—	536	226.00–232.00	229.02
6	—	579	220.00–228.00	224.84
1	—	490	249.00	249.00
7	—	612	218.00–222.00	219.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	206.00–211.00	207.59
7	—	522	200.00–208.00	202.88
1	—	710	188.00	188.00
7	—	468	205.00–210.00	207.28
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
10	—	576	198.00–208.00	202.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	206.00–210.00	208.02
1	—	580	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	186.00	186.00
5	—	518	194.00–202.00	197.84
5	—	465	196.00–202.00	198.43
5	—	418	198.00–200.00	199.59
4	—	578	190.00–196.00	192.52
4	—	363	200.00–210.00	202.45
3	—	340	210.00	210.00
1	—	785	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,052	93.00–98.00	95.26
14	—	1,191	88.00–92.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	76.00–79.00	77.45
8	—	1,080	86.00–91.00	87.91
5	—	1,056	80.00–85.00	82.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	100.00–103.00	101.44
6	—	1,349	92.00–96.00	94.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,190	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,830	123.00	123.00

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)	7	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,135.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,481.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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