Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $233.38/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$233.38

90 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	249.83	1,066	26
Medium and Large 2	472	230.08	1,086	40
Medium and Large 3	479	221.07	1,058	24

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $8 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 sale90 hd

233.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,024 hd

218.37

+15.02

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	95.00	1,278	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	92.50	1,031	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	75.00	746	6thin

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)	—	$950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	374	219.95/cwt	216.00–224.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	206.00/cwt	204.00–208.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	212.70/cwt	212.00–214.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	202.07/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	224.33/cwt	220.00–228.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	199.68/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	221.32/cwt	220.00–222.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	175.86/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	233.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	257.01/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	244.06/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	224.51/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	254.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	963	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	90.68/cwt	88.00–93.00	977	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	70.35/cwt	70.00–71.00	679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	96.13/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,143	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	79.65/cwt	79.00–81.00	816	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	255.97/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.35/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	232.34/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	275.18/cwt	274.00–278.00	936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	220.38/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	249.98/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	202.94/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	245.98/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	181.99/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	264.01/cwt	262.00–266.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	246.95/cwt	246.00–248.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	215.97/cwt	212.00–218.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	202.53/cwt	202.00–204.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	183.17/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	193.59/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	263.65/cwt	258.00–268.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	200.37/cwt	196.00–202.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	179.34/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	229.73/cwt	228.00–232.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,175	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 312Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 31Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	216.00–224.00	219.95
3	—	472	204.00–208.00	206.00
2	—	315	222.00	222.00
3	—	578	186.00–190.00	188.00
6	—	530	198.00–202.00	199.68
2	—	265	230.00	230.00
8	—	626	172.00–177.00	175.86
3	—	428	212.00–218.00	215.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	188.00–192.00	189.99
3	—	373	212.00–214.00	212.70
3	—	278	220.00–222.00	221.32
4	—	413	202.00–204.00	202.53
5	—	481	196.00–202.00	200.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	198.00–206.00	202.07
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
5	—	416	220.00–228.00	224.33
3	—	315	230.00–240.00	233.54
3	—	682	178.00–180.00	179.34
8	—	364	228.00–232.00	229.73
1	—	625	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	252.00	252.00
4	—	475	222.00–226.00	224.51
1	—	625	176.00	176.00
1	—	540	198.00	198.00
3	—	435	246.00	246.00
2	—	675	170.00–172.00	171.03
6	—	373	246.00–248.00	246.95
5	—	576	192.00–196.00	193.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	250.00–260.00	254.70
5	—	467	230.00–234.00	232.34
5	—	429	248.00–252.00	249.98
4	—	570	198.00–208.00	202.94
1	—	540	216.00	216.00
4	—	611	178.00–188.00	181.99
5	—	667	180.00–186.00	183.17
5	—	330	258.00–268.00	263.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	286.00	286.00
4	—	419	254.00–258.00	255.97
3	—	568	214.00–216.00	215.35
5	—	340	274.00–278.00	275.18
5	—	517	218.00–224.00	220.38
4	—	470	244.00–248.00	245.98
3	—	367	262.00–266.00	264.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	278.00	278.00
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
1	—	575	228.00	228.00
2	—	410	256.00–258.00	257.01
1	—	490	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	240.00–246.00	244.06
3	—	540	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,077	88.00–93.00	90.68
8	—	1,189	94.00–99.00	96.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	70.00–71.00	70.35
3	—	1,025	79.00–81.00	79.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	95.00	95.00

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)	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00

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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