Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holidays

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.82/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$219.82

87 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	234.60	997	24
Medium and Large 3	444	215.21	956	11thin
Medium and Large 2	488	213.98	1,045	52

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about −$47 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

219.82

—

AL average11 barns · 1,351 hd

223.36

−3.54

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	1,529	110.60	1,691	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	97.79	1,381	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	91.73	1,061	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	78.55	811	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)	—	$1,079	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,456	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	310	278.22/cwt	272.00–280.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	265.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	216.02/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	253.03/cwt	252.00–254.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	265.34/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,141	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–925.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,456.25/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,456	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	104.70/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	111.59/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	89.08/cwt	88.00–91.00	947	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	76.34/cwt	76.00–77.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	94.90/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,314	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	80.21/cwt	78.00–83.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	247.48/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	258.52/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	224.26/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	231.98/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	287.57/cwt	282.00–292.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	241.97/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	226.69/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	255.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	207.84/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	254.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	194.15/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	225.85/cwt	224.00–229.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	218.10/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,027	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	237.98/cwt	236.00–242.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	202.05/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,154	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	216.06/cwt	212.00–220.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	236.96/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	270.68/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	242.04/cwt	238.00–244.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	184.79/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	773	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 154Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 47Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 60Year ago 12

No trends due to holidays

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	272.00–280.00	278.22
7	—	373	260.00–270.00	265.93
1	—	645	212.00	212.00
3	—	568	212.00–220.00	216.02
3	—	470	238.00–248.00	241.97
3	—	523	226.00–228.00	226.69
3	—	428	250.00–260.00	255.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	252.00–254.00	253.03
3	—	480	226.00	226.00
1	—	525	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	262.00–268.00	265.34
1	—	365	278.00	278.00
2	—	520	230.00–234.00	231.98
5	—	336	282.00–292.00	287.57
2	—	280	296.00	296.00
2	—	563	225.00–230.00	227.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	246.00–248.00	247.48
4	—	468	254.00–260.00	258.52
1	—	605	235.00	235.00
1	—	365	272.00	272.00
2	—	568	234.00–240.00	236.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	222.00–226.00	224.26
1	—	545	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	270.00–272.00	270.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
1	—	755	187.00	187.00
1	—	655	189.00	189.00
9	—	319	250.00–260.00	254.38
5	—	626	190.00–198.00	194.15
4	—	375	238.00–244.00	242.04
3	—	295	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	212.00	212.00
1	—	575	196.00	196.00
1	—	515	201.00	201.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	285	246.00	246.00
5	—	436	212.00–220.00	216.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	205.00–210.00	207.84
6	—	418	224.00–229.00	225.85
16	—	471	215.00–224.00	218.10
1	—	690	181.00	181.00
5	—	335	236.00–242.00	237.98
2	—	363	230.00–232.00	231.02
1	—	290	252.00	252.00
9	—	571	198.00–206.00	202.05
5	—	643	184.00–188.00	184.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,456.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	103.00–107.00	104.70
2	—	1,633	116.00–118.00	116.99
5	—	1,501	109.00–115.00	111.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	88.00–91.00	89.08
3	—	1,255	92.00–95.00	93.48
1	—	1,515	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	100.00–101.00	100.67
3	—	1,385	92.00–97.00	94.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	76.00–77.00	76.34
4	—	988	78.00–83.00	80.21

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle