Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $245.64/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$245.64

113 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	257.27	1,244	52
Medium and Large 2	532	235.93	1,256	41
Medium and Large 3	503	235.31	1,184	20

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $60 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 sale113 hd

245.64

—

AL average15 barns · 1,711 hd

243.63

+2.02

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,875	122.16	2,291	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	102.82	1,357	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	102.23	1,169	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	82.63	824	17

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)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,158	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$938	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	438	264.06/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	197.74/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	217.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	216.48/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	278.76/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	289.12/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	218.70/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	216.67/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	284.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,473	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	332.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	261.28/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	244.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	218.97/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	295.07/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	306.56/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	224.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	269.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	343.99/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	274.02/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	256.42/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	312.61/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	330.44/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	301.55/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	103.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,159	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	97.43/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,128	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	107.67/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,283	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	84.14/cwt	82.00–86.00	891	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	77.05/cwt	75.00–80.00	637	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,178	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,506	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	122.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,291	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	825.00–875.00	850	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,158.33/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	254.57/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	234.29/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	261.55/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	285.02/cwt	282.00–288.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	254.06/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	208.05/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	191.06/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	241.86/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	281.03/cwt	280.00–282.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	275.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	251.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,291	13

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 236Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	258.00–268.00	264.06
4	—	723	197.00–200.00	197.74
3	—	365	272.00–282.00	278.76
10	—	579	215.00–222.00	218.70
4	—	481	250.00–257.00	254.06
5	—	624	205.00–212.00	208.05
6	—	522	238.00–248.00	241.86
2	—	283	280.00–282.00	281.03
1	—	685	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	215.00–220.00	217.33
2	—	668	215.00–218.00	216.48
2	—	568	225.00–230.00	227.53
3	—	377	285.00–295.00	289.12
4	—	464	260.00–265.00	261.28
2	—	328	282.00–288.00	285.02
1	—	710	208.00	208.00
19	—	418	270.00–280.00	275.30
13	—	514	250.00–260.00	251.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	240.00–245.00	242.45
3	—	418	250.00–257.00	254.57
4	—	531	232.00–235.00	234.29
2	—	385	258.00–265.00	261.55
2	—	635	187.00–195.00	191.06
1	—	725	193.00	193.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	215.00–217.00	216.67
1	—	290	343.00	343.00
5	—	471	287.00–297.00	295.07
2	—	523	265.00–275.00	269.93
5	—	755	195.00	195.00
5	—	575	255.00–260.00	256.42
5	—	417	312.00–315.00	312.61
3	—	325	322.00–340.00	330.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	247.00	247.00
14	—	518	280.00–285.00	284.41
3	—	610	252.00	252.00
3	—	430	330.00–335.00	332.30
1	—	765	225.00	225.00
2	—	368	343.00–345.00	343.99
2	—	338	345.00–350.00	347.56
2	—	565	272.00–276.00	274.02
8	—	875	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	240.00–250.00	244.42
3	—	535	250.00–260.00	255.00
3	—	678	215.00–222.00	218.97
1	—	480	275.00	275.00
1	—	325	325.00	325.00
2	—	418	303.00–310.00	306.56
6	—	638	220.00–230.00	224.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	320.00	320.00
1	—	415	318.00	318.00
1	—	525	245.00	245.00
1	—	475	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	285.00	285.00
2	—	385	298.00–305.00	301.55
1	—	570	225.00	225.00
1	—	440	300.00	300.00
1	—	635	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	205.00–210.00	207.54
1	—	515	227.00	227.00
1	—	465	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,120	100.00–105.00	103.47
6	—	1,158	96.00–99.00	97.43
3	—	1,192	107.00–109.00	107.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	94.00	94.00
11	—	1,059	82.00–86.00	84.14
5	—	827	75.00–80.00	77.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,375	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	1,345	102.00–106.00	103.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	120.00–124.00	122.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–975.00	937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,158.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lineville Stockyards

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