Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bull market lightly tested. 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 $226.80/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$226.80

36 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$41.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	249.21	1,001	12thin
Medium and Large 2	471	221.08	1,040	14thin
Medium and Large 3	457	207.90	950	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.31/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 sale36 hd

226.80

—

AL average15 barns · 1,113 hd

207.74

+19.05

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	88.62	1,256	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	88.20	985	7thin

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)	—	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	465	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	246.02/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	253.10/cwt	250.00–258.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	224.03/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	212.51/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	243.53/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	184.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	216.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	221.69/cwt	220.00–223.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	191.67/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	207.75/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	208.05/cwt	205.00–211.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	211.47/cwt	211.00–213.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	206.51/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	195.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	221.69/cwt	219.00–226.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	244.40/cwt	240.00–248.00	904	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	725.00–775.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	85.93/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,266	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	88.90/cwt	87.00–92.00	998	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 339Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 65Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	238.00	238.00
1	—	555	209.00	209.00
2	—	335	270.00	270.00
3	—	415	244.00–248.00	246.02
5	—	377	250.00–258.00	253.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	183.00	183.00
2	—	535	206.00–207.00	206.51
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
2	—	568	192.00–200.00	195.98
3	—	427	219.00–226.00	221.69
5	—	370	240.00–248.00	244.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	205.00–211.00	208.05
4	—	428	211.00–213.00	211.47
1	—	315	242.00	242.00
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
2	—	510	195.00–200.00	197.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	234.00	234.00
3	—	537	210.00–220.00	216.00
1	—	405	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	225.00–226.00	225.49
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
3	—	705	185.00	185.00
1	—	390	216.00	216.00
3	—	315	220.00–223.00	221.69
3	—	628	190.00–194.00	191.67
3	—	512	202.00–218.00	207.75
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	180.00–186.00	182.98
3	—	568	180.00–188.00	184.97
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	223.00	223.00
2	—	570	221.00–227.00	224.03
2	—	440	241.00–246.00	243.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	217.00	217.00
2	—	620	211.00–214.00	212.51
2	—	565	215.00	215.00

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)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	85.00–87.00	85.93
1	—	1,305	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	87.00–92.00	88.90
1	—	1,080	84.00	84.00

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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