Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.14/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −144.16 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$238.14

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$32.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.08

vs AL average

−31.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	262.00	1,349	1thin
Medium and Large 2	559	238.66	1,334	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	229.33	1,238	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about $111 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 sale9 hd

238.14

—

AL average13 barns · 377 hd

248.22

−10.08

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−31.86

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−144.16

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	2,005	152.00	3,048	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	127.33	1,776	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	121.39	1,498	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	108.09	1,141	5thin

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)	—	$1,125	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	249.62/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	284.27/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	284.11/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	264.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	216.48/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	234.35/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,313	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	117.41/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	121.28/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,493	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	111.16/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	265.65/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	206.40/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	331.73/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	225.01/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.93/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,180	4

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 185Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 32Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	317.00	317.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	475	280.00–288.00	284.27
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	574	248.00–252.00	249.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	445	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	490	268.00	268.00
4	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	348.00	348.00
4	300–350	306	328.00–333.00	331.73
1	350–400	375	328.00	328.00
1	400–450	405	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	280.00–288.00	284.11
4	400–450	420	275.00–283.00	280.93
4	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	264.54
2	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.12
3	550–600	583	232.00–238.00	234.35
1	700–750	725	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	262.00–270.00	265.65
1	450–500	485	258.00	258.00
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	570	228.00	228.00
2	600–650	618	210.00–215.00	212.45
2	650–700	675	203.00–210.00	206.40
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	298.00–302.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	262.00	262.00
3	850–900	880	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	665	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	735	215.00–218.00	216.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	690	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	710	203.00	203.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	743	222.00–228.00	225.01
1	750–800	775	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
12	950–1000	965	194.25	194.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,405	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	1,465	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	116.00–119.00	117.41
2	—	1,223	130.00–133.00	131.57
4	—	1,231	120.00–123.00	121.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	103.00–104.00	103.49
3	—	1,032	109.00–112.00	111.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	152.00	152.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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