Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $259.70/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −122.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$259.70

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs AL average

−17.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	267.50	1,478	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	257.25	1,390	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	248.99	1,295	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

259.70

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

257.82

+1.88

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−17.52

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−122.60

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	1,860	144.00	2,678	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	130.75	1,350	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	97.18	880	4thin

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)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	600–650	635	233.50/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	311.75/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	258.67/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	294.10/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	372.55/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	329.02/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	97.18/cwt	96.00–99.00	880	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	131.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,372	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	893	122.39/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,093	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	138.71/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,678	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	304.02/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	261.01/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	325.49/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	284.47/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	311.49/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	284.31/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	272.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	331.03/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	273.49/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	340.01/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	308.96/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,483	2

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 99Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	328.00	328.00
4	300–350	333	310.00–315.00	311.75
2	350–400	360	313.00	313.00
5	400–450	427	292.00–298.00	294.10
5	450–500	472	270.00–280.00	272.32
3	500–550	527	258.00–260.00	258.67
1	550–600	580	253.00	253.00
2	600–650	635	232.00–235.00	233.50
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	313	328.00–330.00	329.02
1	350–400	370	323.00	323.00
2	400–450	423	303.00–305.00	304.02
1	450–500	475	288.00	288.00
3	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	422	283.00–288.00	284.47
5	450–500	471	260.00–265.00	261.01
2	500–550	520	248.00–250.00	248.99
1	600–650	605	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	323.00–328.00	325.49
2	450–500	483	310.00–313.00	311.49
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	368.00–375.00	372.55
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	378	338.00–342.00	340.01
2	450–500	480	305.00–313.00	308.96
3	500–550	535	280.00–288.00	284.31
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	378.00	378.00
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	323.00	323.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	330.00–332.00	331.03
1	400–450	445	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	538	272.00–275.00	273.49
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	96.00–99.00	97.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	129.00–134.00	131.33
3	—	893	119.00–124.00	122.39
3	—	1,163	136.00–141.00	138.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	144.00	144.00

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Lineville Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle