Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $216.82/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$216.82

42 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	224.19	1,102	25
Medium and Large 2	541	208.62	1,128	8thin
Medium and Large 3	506	203.62	1,030	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.57/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 sale42 hd

216.82

—

AL average13 barns · 782 hd

203.00

+13.82

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	1,675	110.00	1,843	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	92.51	1,304	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	90.78	1,097	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	78.68	722	5thin

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)	—	$1,075	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	355	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	192.01/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	189.98/cwt	186.00–192.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	181.80/cwt	180.00–184.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	180.69/cwt	180.00–182.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	219.53/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	184.22/cwt	182.00–187.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	183.65/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	257.02/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	222.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	238.93/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	204.00/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	258.42/cwt	256.00–260.00	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	200.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	256.99/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	95.42/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,352	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	93.26/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,149	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	75.89/cwt	75.00–78.00	700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	82.87/cwt	82.00–84.00	752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	88.26/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,240	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	87.28/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,041	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,843	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	185.33/cwt	184.00–186.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	197.33/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	212.66/cwt	206.00–216.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	252.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	188.19/cwt	186.00–191.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	951	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 144Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 61Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	194.00	194.00
2	—	425	188.00–190.00	189.00
3	—	565	183.00–185.00	183.65
1	—	725	177.00	177.00
3	—	525	184.00–186.00	185.33
6	—	471	186.00–191.00	188.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	186.00–190.00	187.99
1	—	405	206.00	206.00
1	—	485	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	186.00–192.00	189.98
5	—	420	180.00–184.00	181.80
3	—	477	180.00–182.00	180.69
4	—	370	182.00–187.00	184.22
2	—	525	179.00–180.00	179.50
2	—	565	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	191.00–193.00	192.01
1	—	525	244.00	244.00
1	—	425	251.00	251.00
1	—	475	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	218.00–221.00	219.53
3	—	465	256.00–259.00	257.02
1	—	555	242.00	242.00
2	—	665	215.00	215.00
3	—	520	250.00–255.00	252.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	183.00	183.00
1	—	515	235.00	235.00
3	—	580	220.00–225.00	222.65
2	—	425	236.00–242.00	238.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	202.00–206.00	204.00
5	—	382	256.00–260.00	258.42
7	—	589	200.00–205.00	200.96
2	—	420	256.00–258.00	256.99
2	—	325	260.00	260.00
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	234.00	234.00
1	—	370	250.00	250.00
1	—	465	224.00	224.00
2	—	668	184.00–185.00	184.50
3	—	578	196.00–198.00	197.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
2	—	435	220.00–222.00	220.98
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
4	—	464	206.00–216.00	212.66
1	—	705	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	93.00–98.00	95.42
5	—	1,405	87.00–90.00	88.26
1	—	1,415	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,232	91.00–96.00	93.26
1	—	1,150	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,193	86.00–89.00	87.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	75.00–78.00	75.89
2	—	908	82.00–84.00	82.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	110.00	110.00

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)	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle