Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $210.04/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$210.04

59 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	217.40	1,134	31
Medium and Large 2	441	212.68	939	13thin
Medium and Large 3	517	192.54	996	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $138 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 sale59 hd

210.04

—

AL average14 barns · 1,499 hd

215.80

−5.76

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	1,752	108.88	1,908	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	96.35	1,128	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	95.01	1,427	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	77.59	766	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)	—	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	40

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.98/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	226.96/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.91/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	261.32/cwt	260.00–262.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	227.04/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	244.04/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	226.01/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	234.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	219.97/cwt	218.00–222.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	194.95/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	199.99/cwt	198.00–202.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	225.35/cwt	224.00–226.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	229.24/cwt	228.00–232.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	205.22/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,391	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	89.69/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,012	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,295	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	96.93/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,098	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	78.65/cwt	78.00–80.00	796	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	73.05/cwt	70.00–75.00	718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,389	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	92.68/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,525	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	107.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,468.75/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,469	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,765.63/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,766	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	254.21/cwt	250.00–256.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	229.38/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	208.96/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	246.42/cwt	242.00–248.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	238.05/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	265.67/cwt	264.00–268.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	190.02/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	216.34/cwt	210.00–218.00	924	6

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	290.00	290.00
2	—	473	242.00–244.00	242.98
2	—	523	224.00–230.00	226.96
2	—	425	252.00–260.00	255.91
6	—	363	264.00–268.00	265.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	176.00	176.00
1	—	565	182.00	182.00
1	—	435	226.00	226.00
5	—	374	242.00–248.00	246.42
1	—	245	264.00	264.00
3	—	470	224.00	224.00
3	—	320	254.00	254.00
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	260.00–262.00	261.32
7	—	374	250.00–256.00	254.21
6	—	474	228.00–234.00	229.38
2	—	573	206.00–212.00	208.96
3	—	427	236.00–240.00	238.05
2	—	525	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	224.00–230.00	227.04
3	—	473	238.00–252.00	244.04
1	—	715	206.00	206.00
1	—	695	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	224.00–228.00	226.01
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
2	—	520	238.00–240.00	239.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	184.00	184.00
1	—	690	176.00	176.00
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
5	—	471	198.00–202.00	199.99
1	—	605	178.00	178.00
6	—	530	188.00–194.00	190.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	230.00–240.00	234.00
1	—	275	240.00	240.00
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
3	—	425	224.00–226.00	225.35
5	—	364	228.00–232.00	229.24
15	—	678	202.00–212.00	205.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	195.00	195.00
1	—	285	232.00	232.00
2	—	320	218.00–222.00	219.97
2	—	575	192.00–198.00	194.95
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
6	—	427	210.00–218.00	216.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	88.00–92.00	89.69
5	—	1,245	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,133	96.00–98.00	96.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,012	78.00–80.00	78.65
3	—	983	70.00–75.00	73.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	104.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	1,645	92.00–94.00	92.68
2	—	1,468	88.00–89.00	88.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	105.00–109.00	107.50
1	—	2,200	113.00	113.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,468.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,765.63

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

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