Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $251.96/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −130.34 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$251.96

7 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs AL average

−14.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	254.15	1,360	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	246.50	1,343	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd

251.96

—

AL average13 barns · 518 hd

259.34

−7.38

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−14.91

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−130.34

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	139.66	1,862	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,022	130.22	1,331	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	100.00	880	1thin

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)	—	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	8

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,332	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,282	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,853	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	324.78/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	308.70/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	256.47/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	352.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	311.04/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	254.15/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	342.01/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	286.94/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	304.01/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	318.98/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	335.02/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	280.66/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,641.67/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,642	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 124Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 1

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	130.00–135.00	132.11
1	—	1,105	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,029	122.00–126.00	124.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	141.00–143.00	141.99
1	—	1,390	135.00	135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	381	323.00–330.00	324.78
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	540	265.00–270.00	267.50
1	550–600	590	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	391	340.00–348.00	342.01
4	400–450	429	305.00–312.00	308.70
2	450–500	465	303.00–305.00	304.01
2	500–550	518	288.00–290.00	289.00
2	550–600	575	255.00–258.00	256.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	318.00–320.00	318.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	323.00	323.00
2	350–400	380	310.00–312.00	311.04
5	400–450	427	285.00–290.00	286.94
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	535	252.00–260.00	254.15
2	600–650	605	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	442	278.00–282.00	280.66
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	348.00	348.00
2	300–350	318	332.00–338.00	335.02
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00–355.00	352.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,641.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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