Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $239.51/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$239.51

87 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$34.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	258.09	966	23
Medium and Large 2	408	239.13	976	38
Medium and Large 3	435	223.62	972	26

One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale87 hd

239.51

—

AL average8 barns · 632 hd

215.09

+24.42

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	—	Low	1,473	104.04	1,533	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	96.74	1,413	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	90.83	1,080	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)	—	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,258	6

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	478	201.03/cwt	198.00–204.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	212.69/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	222.40/cwt	220.00–224.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	181.23/cwt	180.00–184.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	220.55/cwt	218.00–228.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	190.51/cwt	188.00–192.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	228.46/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	184.39/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	217.30/cwt	214.00–222.00	928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	189.97/cwt	188.00–192.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	192.96/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	261.95/cwt	258.00–268.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	219.99/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,074	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	246.40/cwt	242.00–250.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	226.49/cwt	226.00–228.00	958	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	84.67/cwt	83.00–87.00	959	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	99.28/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	94.83/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,416	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	994	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	100.06/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	104.04/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	266.73/cwt	264.00–272.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	233.45/cwt	230.00–238.00	983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	183.02/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	273.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	248.44/cwt	245.00–252.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	282.15/cwt	278.00–286.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	263.01/cwt	262.00–264.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	242.50/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	240.61/cwt	238.00–244.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	214.98/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.83/cwt	208.00–212.00	780	5

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 207Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 2Year ago 52

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	198.00–204.00	201.03
6	—	280	220.00–224.00	222.40
1	—	325	218.00	218.00
3	—	580	180.00–188.00	184.39
2	—	693	172.00–174.00	173.00
2	—	518	188.00–192.00	189.97
1	—	405	206.00	206.00
5	—	370	208.00–212.00	210.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	232.00	232.00
3	—	482	208.00–218.00	212.69
4	—	368	218.00–228.00	220.55
9	—	427	214.00–222.00	217.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	180.00–184.00	181.23
3	—	245	222.00	222.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
4	—	479	188.00–192.00	190.51
1	—	625	172.00	172.00
1	—	565	178.00	178.00
1	—	285	212.00	212.00
4	—	425	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	226.00–232.00	228.46
1	—	505	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	190.00–196.00	192.96
8	—	286	258.00–268.00	261.95
7	—	488	218.00–222.00	219.99
7	—	383	250.00–260.00	254.82
8	—	421	230.00–238.00	233.45
2	—	328	262.00–264.00	263.01
1	—	565	198.00	198.00
2	—	535	208.00–210.00	209.02
1	—	225	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	242.00–250.00	246.40
2	—	670	178.00–180.00	179.01
4	—	423	226.00–228.00	226.49
2	—	620	182.00–184.00	183.02
2	—	270	245.00–252.00	248.44
6	—	375	238.00–244.00	240.61
4	—	465	214.00–216.00	214.98
2	—	530	198.00–200.00	198.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	264.00–272.00	266.73
2	—	520	218.00–220.00	218.99
4	—	324	272.00–280.00	273.98
4	—	265	278.00–286.00	282.15
8	—	421	240.00–248.00	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	83.00–87.00	84.67
1	—	1,025	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,385	99.00–101.00	100.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	98.00–100.00	99.28
4	—	1,493	94.00–96.00	94.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	102.00–106.00	104.04

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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