Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $252.63/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −129.68 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$252.63

20 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs AL average

−17.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	268.20	1,438	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	252.75	1,388	9thin
Medium and Large 3	536	243.58	1,307	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $132 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 sale20 hd

252.63

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

250.34

+2.29

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−17.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−129.68

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	—	High	1,688	150.54	2,540	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	133.36	1,768	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	130.67	1,541	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	108.36	991	11

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)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,785	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	246.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	256.07/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	284.50/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	294.96/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	237.32/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	287.49/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	210.99/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	262.98/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	284.98/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	234.04/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,334	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	111.95/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,084	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	139.10/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	130.89/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,576	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	152.57/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	104.36/cwt	103.00–105.00	900	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	129.44/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	247.39/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	293.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	273.04/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	316.44/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	303.32/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	294.63/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,249	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	361.37/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	305.23/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.93/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	291.85/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.44/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	325.27/cwt	320.00–328.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	290.58/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	268.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,423	5

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 105Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	358.00–365.00	361.37
1	350–400	375	348.00	348.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	358.00	358.00
2	300–350	335	350.00–355.00	352.46
6	400–450	414	302.00–310.00	305.23
7	450–500	491	288.00–292.00	290.58
5	500–550	530	265.00–270.00	268.58
2	550–600	573	258.00–268.00	262.98
1	600–650	615	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	433	282.00–288.00	284.98
2	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	525	263.00	263.00
3	550–600	577	250.00–255.00	253.29
1	600–650	645	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	377	292.00–298.00	294.96
6	400–450	428	282.00–290.00	287.49
6	450–500	468	278.00–288.00	284.50
6	500–550	535	252.00–260.00	256.07
3	550–600	577	240.00–250.00	246.11
3	600–650	607	232.00–240.00	237.32
3	650–700	677	210.00–213.00	210.99
2	700–750	730	210.00–212.00	210.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	474	270.00–275.00	273.04
5	500–550	523	245.00–248.00	247.39
2	550–600	570	230.00–238.00	234.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	320.00–328.00	325.27
3	300–350	325	313.00–318.00	316.44
3	350–400	382	300.00–308.00	303.32
7	400–450	424	292.00–300.00	294.63
8	450–500	470	290.00–295.00	291.85
3	500–550	525	268.00–275.00	270.93
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	348.00	348.00
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	435	318.00–323.00	320.44
2	450–500	465	310.00–312.00	311.02
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	565	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	482	290.00–300.00	293.15
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	111.00–113.00	111.95
6	—	862	103.00–105.00	104.36
1	—	1,020	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	137.00–142.00	139.10
1	—	1,345	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,250	129.00–130.00	129.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	139.00	139.00
8	—	1,204	129.00–132.00	130.89
2	—	1,130	120.00–123.00	121.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	152.00–153.00	152.57
2	—	1,465	148.00–149.00	148.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle