Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $251.51/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −150.54 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$251.51

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	268.00	1,367	1thin
Medium and Large 2	552	250.64	1,384	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	242.00	1,295	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $72 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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $424.82, low $341.01, median $402.05 across 15 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

251.51

—

AL average14 barns · 234 hd

263.37

−11.86

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

−150.54

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	1,255	151.00	1,895	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	127.02	1,594	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	126.00	1,796	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	105.35	1,022	6thin

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)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,763	24

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,895	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	128.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,594	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	109.31/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	228.97/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	223.55/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	259.01/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	327.10/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	280.01/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	251.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	101.39/cwt	100.00–103.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	262.07/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,685.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685	20

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 147Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,505	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,245	126.00–131.00	128.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	109.00–110.00	109.31
3	—	945	100.00–103.00	101.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	322.00–332.00	327.10
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	430	260.00–268.00	262.07
6	450–500	475	258.00–260.00	259.01
2	500–550	530	228.00–230.00	228.97
2	550–600	568	220.00–227.00	223.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	428	278.00–282.00	280.01
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	322.00	322.00
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	395	298.00	298.00
1	400–450	415	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	440	298.00	298.00
3	450–500	465	278.00	278.00
4	500–550	529	250.00–255.00	251.28
4	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	475	288.00	288.00
1	500–550	510	268.00	268.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Bulls · 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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