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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $199.73/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$199.73

64 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	211.37	1,210	22
Medium and Large 3	455	193.76	881	22
Medium and Large 2	589	193.49	1,139	20

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $72 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

199.73

—

AL average15 barns · 1,600 hd

207.40

−7.67

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	1,602	106.46	1,705	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	97.47	1,257	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	89.74	997	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	80.00	788	2thin

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)	—	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	585	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	227.29/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	260.66/cwt	256.00–264.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	97.47/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	90.79/cwt	90.00–92.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	184.41/cwt	182.00–186.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	196.01/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	186.79/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	179.98/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	207.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	191.97/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	225.02/cwt	222.00–226.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,202	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	85.76/cwt	84.00–88.00	936	6
Bulls	—	—	1,478	104.89/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	113.11/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,712	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	181.58/cwt	180.00–184.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	242.04/cwt	240.00–244.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	203.08/cwt	198.00–208.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	190.31/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	189.04/cwt	186.00–190.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	216.12/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	193.76/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,230	8

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 98Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 20Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	188.00	188.00
2	—	430	230.00–234.00	232.02
2	—	330	230.00	230.00
6	—	528	188.00–192.00	190.31
1	—	665	178.00	178.00
1	—	625	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
3	—	458	222.00–230.00	227.29
3	—	378	256.00–264.00	260.66
2	—	415	240.00–242.00	241.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	171.00	171.00
1	—	305	236.00	236.00
2	—	570	180.00–182.00	181.01
5	—	521	180.00–184.00	181.58
4	—	270	240.00–244.00	242.04
2	—	468	198.00–208.00	203.08
1	—	645	173.00	173.00
2	—	415	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	182.00–186.00	184.41
3	—	578	178.00–182.00	179.98
2	—	315	210.00	210.00
7	—	379	200.00–210.00	207.78
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
4	—	434	186.00–190.00	189.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	194.00–200.00	196.01
5	—	642	182.00–190.00	186.79
3	—	580	188.00–194.00	191.97
3	—	465	208.00	208.00
2	—	415	214.00	214.00
4	—	765	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	231.00	231.00
9	—	591	215.00–217.00	216.12
8	—	635	193.00–194.00	193.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	232.00	232.00
4	—	576	210.00–215.00	213.74
4	—	423	222.00–226.00	225.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	785	217.00	217.00
4	—	655	222.00	222.00
4	—	535	249.00	249.00
1	—	620	235.00	235.00
2	—	410	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	222.00	222.00
3	—	440	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	97.00–98.00	97.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	90.00–92.00	90.79
2	—	1,220	98.00–99.00	98.51
6	—	1,092	84.00–88.00	85.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,005	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	102.00–107.00	104.89
2	—	1,865	111.00–115.00	113.11
1	—	1,695	101.00	101.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50

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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Heifers · 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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