Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $258.14/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$258.14

61 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	259.22	1,168	33
Medium and Large 3	412	258.96	1,067	21
Medium and Large 1	555	250.57	1,391	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale61 hd

258.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,650 hd

253.06

+5.08

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	1,890	125.53	2,373	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	108.68	1,397	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	104.01	1,128	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	84.24	748	5thin

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)	—	$1,125	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	18

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	269	272.16/cwt	270.00–275.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	266.51/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	283.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	255.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	261.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	272.00/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	228.54/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	243.69/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	238.53/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	271.28/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	253.99/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	209.49/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	276.04/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	252.49/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	241.35/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	80.10/cwt	78.00–82.00	751	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	90.44/cwt	90.00–91.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,145	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	108.68/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,397	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,464.29/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,464	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	268.76/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,287	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	323.81/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	293.06/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	315.12/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	248.55/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	322.98/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	260.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,365	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	283.58/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	268.99/cwt	268.00–270.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	341.37/cwt	335.00–345.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 346Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 48Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	270.00–275.00	272.16
2	—	638	212.00–215.00	213.52
4	—	481	250.00–260.00	255.49
8	—	428	255.00–265.00	261.29
2	—	343	268.00–270.00	268.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	280.00	280.00
1	—	615	230.00	230.00
1	—	745	218.00	218.00
1	—	675	225.00	225.00
1	—	520	256.00	256.00
1	—	285	300.00	300.00
1	—	580	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	262.00–272.00	266.51
3	—	285	280.00–285.00	283.39
2	—	225	285.00	285.00
7	—	389	270.00–277.00	272.00
5	—	573	225.00–235.00	228.54
4	—	521	240.00–248.00	243.69
6	—	428	267.00–277.00	271.28
2	—	713	207.00–212.00	209.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	262.00	262.00
2	—	630	235.00–242.00	238.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	322.00	322.00
4	—	579	252.00–260.00	253.99
2	—	530	272.00–280.00	276.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	227.00	227.00
1	—	635	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	252.00–253.00	252.49
8	—	479	267.00–272.00	268.76
6	—	336	320.00–325.00	323.81
4	—	433	290.00–295.00	293.06
2	—	375	312.00–318.00	315.12
1	—	690	225.00	225.00
2	—	578	230.00–240.00	234.98
1	—	290	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	330.00	330.00
1	—	615	250.00	250.00
1	—	425	320.00	320.00
2	—	570	255.00–260.00	257.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	210.00	210.00
3	—	628	238.00–245.00	241.35
1	—	310	330.00	330.00
2	—	578	245.00–252.00	248.55
7	—	384	320.00–325.00	322.98
6	—	523	255.00–265.00	260.96
2	—	465	280.00–287.00	283.58
1	—	430	305.00	305.00
1	—	675	233.00	233.00
5	—	282	335.00–345.00	341.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	112.00–113.00	112.51
1	—	1,080	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,058	94.00–95.00	94.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	78.00–82.00	80.10
2	—	815	90.00–91.00	90.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	106.00–111.00	108.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	125.00–126.00	125.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,464.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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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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

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