Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacement cow market lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $226.93/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$226.93

56 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	250.01	1,100	9thin
Medium and Large 2	487	224.41	1,094	29
Medium and Large 3	462	219.46	1,014	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $86 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 sale56 hd

226.93

—

AL average16 barns · 1,385 hd

219.87

+7.06

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	1,770	102.96	1,822	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	94.19	1,095	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	92.62	1,273	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	84.00	949	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	585	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	216.40/cwt	215.00–218.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	213.87/cwt	212.00–218.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	207.32/cwt	206.00–208.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	192.03/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	186.36/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	241.38/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	239.03/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	258.97/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	269.01/cwt	268.00–270.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	233.48/cwt	232.00–234.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	201.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	208.40/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,291	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	94.04/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,103	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	102.96/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,822	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	225.97/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	238.11/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	247.34/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	196.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	243.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	219.28/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	221.83/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	194.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	207.03/cwt	202.00–212.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	216.10/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	3

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 274Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 42Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	188.00	188.00
1	—	420	202.00	202.00
3	—	368	206.00–208.00	207.32
3	—	627	185.00–188.00	186.36
5	—	484	190.00–200.00	196.41
1	—	695	175.00	175.00
3	—	545	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	215.00–218.00	216.40
5	—	415	212.00–218.00	213.87
2	—	615	190.00–194.00	192.03
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	525	198.00	198.00
4	—	571	190.00–200.00	194.50
4	—	475	202.00–212.00	207.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	218.00–224.00	221.83
4	—	440	222.00	222.00
2	—	518	212.00–220.00	216.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	208.00	208.00
1	—	565	216.00	216.00
1	—	435	246.00	246.00
5	—	471	240.00–242.00	241.38
2	—	535	230.00–232.00	230.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
1	—	375	272.00	272.00
2	—	480	256.00–262.00	258.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	220.00	220.00
1	—	475	252.00	252.00
2	—	530	236.00–242.00	239.03
1	—	360	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	268.00–270.00	269.01
1	—	505	236.00	236.00
3	—	480	240.00–250.00	244.68
3	—	432	246.00–248.00	247.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	232.00–234.00	233.48
2	—	315	236.00	236.00
6	—	523	204.00–214.00	208.40
1	—	635	192.00	192.00
4	—	473	224.00–228.00	225.97
1	—	585	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	200.00–205.00	201.42
8	—	432	235.00–240.00	238.11
3	—	612	200.00–202.00	201.34
3	—	383	240.00–250.00	243.39
3	—	325	252.00	252.00
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
6	—	525	216.00–222.00	219.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,418	86.00–89.00	87.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,290	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,173	91.00–96.00	94.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	102.00–104.00	102.96

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	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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