Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers market lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $196.34/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$196.34

32 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	226.61	947	3thin
Medium and Large 2	547	195.85	1,072	13thin
Medium and Large 3	480	191.06	918	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $29 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 sale32 hd

196.34

—

AL average13 barns · 966 hd

206.17

−9.83

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	1,565	109.27	1,710	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	89.98	1,002	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	87.43	1,180	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	80.35	749	3thin

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)	—	$1,017	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$913	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,456	8

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	632	186.72/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	196.17/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	206.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	190.35/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	226.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	184.43/cwt	181.00–188.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	194.03/cwt	192.00–198.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	200.07/cwt	198.00–202.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	206.97/cwt	206.00–208.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	187.00/cwt	186.00–188.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	176.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	216.98/cwt	216.00–218.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,456.25/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,456	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,167	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	775.00–975.00	867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	109.27/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,710	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	87.43/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,180	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	83.53/cwt	83.00–84.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	93.38/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,061	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	86.92/cwt	85.00–90.00	950	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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	184.00–190.00	186.72
5	—	524	193.00–199.00	196.17
3	—	577	188.00–192.00	190.35
2	—	435	216.00–218.00	216.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	205.00–210.00	206.60
2	—	563	178.00–180.00	179.00
2	—	378	198.00–202.00	200.07
3	—	530	186.00–188.00	187.00
3	—	425	198.00	198.00
2	—	625	174.00–178.00	176.03
1	—	735	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	220.00–230.00	226.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	200.00	200.00
2	—	605	170.00	170.00
2	—	535	181.00–188.00	184.43
3	—	433	192.00–198.00	194.03
3	—	465	192.00	192.00
1	—	660	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	206.00–208.00	206.97
3	—	475	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,456.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–975.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	109.00–110.00	109.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	86.00–90.00	87.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	83.00–84.00	83.53
1	—	935	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	91.00–96.00	93.38
10	—	1,093	85.00–90.00	86.92

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle