Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. 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 $237.84/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$237.84

88 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	252.28	1,027	28
Medium and Large 2	451	235.22	1,061	37
Medium and Large 3	460	224.46	1,032	23

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale88 hd

237.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,223 hd

229.42

+8.42

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	—	Average	1,373	118.84	1,632	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	99.17	1,153	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	94.00	1,509	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	79.00	713	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	—	328	241.02/cwt	238.00–244.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	214.55/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,139	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	209.03/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	318.98/cwt	318.00–320.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	228.47/cwt	226.00–230.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	264.20/cwt	258.00–268.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	249.35/cwt	246.00–252.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	250.67/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	227.03/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	320.60/cwt	318.00–322.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	291.97/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	242.91/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	257.01/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	231.52/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	303.06/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	311.38/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	283.93/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,315	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	106.91/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	99.75/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,185	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	94.72/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,090	4
Bulls	—	—	1,373	118.84/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,632	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	937.50/head	925.00–950.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	190.00/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	278.94/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	240.45/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	279.04/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	293.95/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	255.98/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	300.81/cwt	300.00–302.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	231.19/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	291.16/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	303.43/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	216.68/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	250.95/cwt	250.00–252.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	221.70/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	257.32/cwt	254.00–264.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	211.37/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	242.80/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,034	8

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 204Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 62Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	238.00–244.00	241.02
8	—	531	210.00–218.00	214.55
3	—	370	240.00	240.00
4	—	431	226.00–230.00	228.47
6	—	473	220.00–224.00	221.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	208.00–210.00	209.03
13	—	376	246.00–252.00	249.35
4	—	475	226.00–230.00	227.03
2	—	328	250.00–252.00	250.95
8	—	573	206.00–215.00	211.37
8	—	426	236.00–246.00	242.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	258.00–268.00	264.20
9	—	423	248.00–258.00	250.67
3	—	483	242.00–250.00	245.96
2	—	578	220.00–225.00	222.47
6	—	378	254.00–264.00	257.32
1	—	535	232.00	232.00
1	—	275	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	318.00–320.00	318.98
1	—	390	310.00	310.00
3	—	262	318.00–322.00	320.60
1	—	425	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	258.00	258.00
1	—	265	310.00	310.00
1	—	495	266.00	266.00
2	—	380	290.00–294.00	291.97
1	—	345	306.00	306.00
2	—	565	238.00–248.00	242.91
1	—	440	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	232.00	232.00
2	—	488	256.00–258.00	257.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	188.00	188.00
3	—	675	188.00–192.00	190.00
2	—	383	276.00–282.00	278.94
6	—	433	272.00–282.00	279.04
6	—	472	250.00–258.00	255.98
5	—	537	228.00–232.00	231.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	228.00–236.00	231.52
1	—	480	264.00	264.00
8	—	526	236.00–246.00	240.45
6	—	369	288.00–298.00	293.95
5	—	327	300.00–302.00	300.81
1	—	275	302.00	302.00
4	—	426	286.00–295.00	291.16
3	—	635	214.00–220.00	216.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	298.00–308.00	303.06
1	—	265	324.00	324.00
3	—	322	306.00–316.00	311.38
7	—	463	278.00–286.00	283.93
3	—	378	300.00–308.00	303.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	106.00–108.00	106.91
4	—	1,188	98.00–102.00	99.75
4	—	1,151	93.00–96.00	94.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	116.00–122.00	118.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–950.00	937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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