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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.99/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$214.99

72 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$30.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	230.19	901	28
Medium and Large 2	460	209.31	963	26
Medium and Large 3	469	199.56	935	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale72 hd

214.99

—

AL average14 barns · 1,475 hd

206.70

+8.29

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	1,603	110.80	1,776	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	92.06	1,269	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	90.13	1,025	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	80.00	732	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	382	231.38/cwt	230.00–232.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	197.15/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	214.42/cwt	210.00–216.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	222.04/cwt	218.00–226.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	228.79/cwt	228.00–229.00	991	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	195.52/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	201.17/cwt	200.00–204.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	204.91/cwt	202.00–208.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	183.96/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	236.50/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	213.95/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	259.52/cwt	258.00–260.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	260.48/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	255.97/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	250.05/cwt	248.00–252.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	207.91/cwt	204.00–212.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	204.50/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	254.66/cwt	250.00–258.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	188.49/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,171	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	87.32/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	94.43/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,285	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	85.01/cwt	83.00–87.00	893	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	97.52/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,204	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	91.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,083	6
Bulls	—	—	1,420	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	256.04/cwt	254.00–260.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	221.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	207.03/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.07/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	225.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,097	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	213.19/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	228.50/cwt	226.00–232.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	209.55/cwt	208.00–214.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	189.33/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	241.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	208.73/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,002	4

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 274Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 41Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	230.00–232.00	231.38
14	—	433	228.00–229.00	228.79
5	—	285	237.00	237.00
1	—	515	205.00	205.00
2	—	335	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	194.00–200.00	197.15
5	—	437	210.00–216.00	214.42
5	—	377	218.00–226.00	222.04
2	—	563	192.00–199.00	195.52
2	—	630	180.00–184.00	182.02
3	—	315	228.00	228.00
4	—	480	205.00–212.00	208.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	200.00–204.00	201.17
2	—	428	202.00–208.00	204.91
2	—	565	182.00–186.00	183.96
4	—	369	208.00–214.00	209.55
3	—	538	188.00–192.00	189.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
1	—	515	240.00	240.00
4	—	430	260.00–262.00	260.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	234.00–242.00	236.50
3	—	518	212.00–218.00	213.95
2	—	415	250.00	250.00
1	—	615	208.00	208.00
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
2	—	323	248.00–252.00	250.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	258.00–260.00	259.52
2	—	520	225.00–226.00	225.49
1	—	565	218.00	218.00
2	—	433	254.00–258.00	255.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	260.00	260.00
3	—	532	220.00–226.00	221.94
2	—	425	252.00–258.00	255.07
1	—	255	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	252.00	252.00
5	—	326	254.00–260.00	256.04
2	—	580	204.00–210.00	207.03
1	—	765	184.00	184.00
1	—	625	202.00	202.00
10	—	487	220.00–230.00	225.16
5	—	519	210.00–216.00	213.19
3	—	442	240.00–246.00	241.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	204.00–212.00	207.91
4	—	528	200.00–208.00	204.50
3	—	282	250.00–258.00	254.66
4	—	621	188.00–190.00	188.49
4	—	434	226.00–232.00	228.50
2	—	385	242.00	242.00
1	—	675	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	86.00–88.00	87.32
6	—	1,361	93.00–96.00	94.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	83.00–87.00	85.01
2	—	1,235	97.00–98.00	97.52
6	—	1,178	90.00–95.00	91.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	106.00–108.00	107.00
3	—	1,725	112.00–115.00	113.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.00

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

Heifers · 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