Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.93/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −134.37 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$247.93

16 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs AL average

−23.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	251.54	1,337	11thin
Medium and Large 2	539	240.67	1,296	3thin
Medium and Large 3	538	239.00	1,286	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.63, low $325.83, median $382.30 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

247.93

—

AL average9 barns · 256 hd

249.90

−1.97

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−23.98

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−134.37

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	1,838	131.71	2,421	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	119.38	1,326	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	110.00	1,397	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	96.01	905	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)	—	$1,390	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,353	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	423	293.96/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	254.94/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	253.51/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	264.33/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	274.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	276.40/cwt	273.00–278.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	278.99/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	285.02/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,265	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	96.60/cwt	94.00–99.00	887	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	124.57/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	131.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,421	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,143.75/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,144	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,406.25/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,406	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	237.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	316.25/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	265.06/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	293.54/cwt	292.00–295.00	919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	90.92/cwt	90.00–92.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	331.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	257.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	263.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	298.46/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	252.69/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	290.46/cwt	288.00–293.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 217Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.56
2	400–450	423	293.00–295.00	293.96
1	450–500	490	288.00	288.00
2	500–550	543	252.00–255.00	253.51
3	550–600	565	248.00	248.00
2	600–650	630	238.00–240.00	238.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	292.00–295.00	293.54
2	350–400	368	282.00–288.00	285.02
2	400–450	438	278.00–280.00	278.99
4	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	325.00–335.00	331.04
1	350–400	380	328.00	328.00
2	450–500	465	295.00–302.00	298.46
2	500–550	523	260.00–267.00	263.42
3	550–600	568	255.00–260.00	257.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	288.00–293.00	290.46
3	350–400	377	270.00–280.00	274.00
7	400–450	416	260.00–268.00	264.33
3	450–500	468	250.00–258.00	254.94
2	500–550	523	245.00–247.00	246.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	875	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	273.00–278.00	276.40
2	350–400	383	262.00–268.00	265.06
1	400–450	425	252.00	252.00
2	500–550	538	238.00–240.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	529	252.00–255.00	252.69
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	338.00	338.00
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	315.00–320.00	316.25
1	400–450	440	318.00	318.00
4	550–600	590	230.00–240.00	237.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	368.00	368.00
1	500–550	515	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	105.00	105.00
2	—	918	94.00–99.00	96.60
2	—	835	90.00–92.00	90.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,168	124.00–125.00	124.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	130.00–134.00	131.71

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	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,143.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,406.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,466.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,025.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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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