Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $222.66/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −159.65 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$222.66

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$8.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

vs AL average

−22.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	228.32	1,210	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	219.82	1,176	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.50/cwt here — about $34 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 sale9 hd

222.66

—

AL average10 barns · 274 hd

231.21

−8.55

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−22.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−159.65

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%	Average	1,265	141.00	1,784	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	131.44	1,485	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	112.22	1,044	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,410	5

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	116.33/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,117	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	110.57/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,016	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	134.19/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,511	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	244.32/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	247.38/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.92/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	316.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	294.32/cwt	293.00–295.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	294.08/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	290.50/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	228.32/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	220.64/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	292.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	225.94/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	128.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,422	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	238.95/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	221.39/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,075	2

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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 213Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 12

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	1,340	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	114.00–119.00	116.33
5	—	919	110.00–112.00	110.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	131.00–136.00	134.19
2	—	1,245	138.00–140.00	138.98
9	—	1,106	126.00–130.00	128.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
4	450–500	478	238.00–242.00	238.95
5	500–550	530	218.00–223.00	221.39
1	550–600	560	212.00	212.00
3	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	293.00–295.00	294.32
1	350–400	390	273.00	273.00
3	400–450	418	258.00–265.00	260.92
10	450–500	458	245.00–248.00	247.38
3	500–550	530	227.00–230.00	228.32
1	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	292.38
4	400–450	424	290.00–292.00	290.50
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	565	233.00	233.00
3	600–650	633	223.00–230.00	225.94
3	650–700	665	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
11	550–600	560	219.00–223.00	220.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	315.00–320.00	317.53
1	400–450	410	302.00	302.00
2	550–600	585	235.00–240.00	237.46
1	600–650	615	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	380	310.00–320.00	316.71
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	517	243.00–245.00	244.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	383	290.00–298.00	294.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,633.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle