Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $250.89/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −131.41 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$250.89

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

−13.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	265.99	1,388	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	257.45	1,377	2thin
Medium and Large 3	558	239.21	1,335	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $54 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 sale10 hd

250.89

—

AL average14 barns · 276 hd

244.99

+5.90

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−13.07

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−131.41

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	1,796	154.50	2,775	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	129.91	1,415	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	129.73	1,919	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	111.52	1,142	8thin

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)	—	$1,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,829	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	321.55/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	311.19/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	264.38/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	283.90/cwt	280.00–298.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	312.18/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,189	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	110.47/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,121	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	129.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	126.28/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,294	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,449	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,802	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	303.46/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	245.52/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	106.15/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	114.73/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	265.99/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	304.96/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	275.36/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	273.56/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,034	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	191.44/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 184Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 49Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	318.00–320.00	318.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	302.00–308.00	304.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	320.00–330.00	324.90
5	350–400	372	315.00–325.00	321.55
5	400–450	422	310.00–312.00	311.19
1	450–500	480	292.00	292.00
3	500–550	523	260.00–268.00	264.38
1	550–600	595	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	618	250.00–252.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	381	310.00–313.00	312.18
2	400–450	428	302.00–305.00	303.46
2	450–500	485	270.00–272.00	270.98
1	550–600	580	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	635	238.00–240.00	238.98
2	700–750	733	188.00–195.00	191.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	298.00	298.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	535	255.00–260.00	257.45
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	280.00–298.00	283.90
9	350–400	378	270.00–278.00	273.56
3	400–450	432	273.00–278.00	275.36
3	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	510	243.00–248.00	245.52
3	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	645	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	465	288.00	288.00
3	500–550	522	265.00–268.00	265.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	110.00–111.00	110.47
2	—	1,050	105.00–107.00	106.15
4	—	1,016	114.00–116.00	114.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	127.00–132.00	129.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	124.00–129.00	126.28
7	—	1,101	130.00–135.00	131.64
1	—	1,325	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,708	152.00–154.00	153.00

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00

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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