Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends, due to all sales closed for two weeks for Christmas holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.72/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$113.72

73 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	119.66	546	44
Medium and Large 2	494	106.40	525	25
Medium and Large 3	491	94.00	462	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

113.72

—

AL average11 barns · 926 hd

117.06

−3.34

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	1,620	81.74	1,324	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	55.61	769	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	52.36	592	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	40.82	421	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	102.49/cwt	100.00–104.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	101.26/cwt	99.00–104.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.28/cwt	131.00–135.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	113.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	163.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.04/cwt	118.00–128.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.94/cwt	145.00–154.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.67/cwt	131.00–138.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	147.19/cwt	146.00–148.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	85.02/cwt	80.00–89.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.99/cwt	127.00–141.25	803	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	36.35/cwt	34.00–39.00	375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	42.49/cwt	40.00–46.50	438	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	54.91/cwt	54.50–55.50	752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	52.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	603	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	48.81/cwt	48.00–49.50	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.57/cwt	104.00–121.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	81.18/cwt	80.00–86.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	90.41/cwt	90.00–91.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	116.15/cwt	109.00–119.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	109.31/cwt	105.00–113.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	99.00/cwt	92.00–113.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	81.74/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.29/cwt	157.00–160.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.23/cwt	112.00–122.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	94.33/cwt	93.00–95.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	693.33/cwt	570.00–780.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	542.50/cwt	480.00–670.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	538.33/cwt	490.00–620.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	492.00/cwt	420.00–570.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	670.00/cwt	580.00–760.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	300.00/cwt	270.00–340.00	—	3

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 0Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to a week ago: No trends, due to all sales closed for two weeks for Christmas holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	98.00	98.00
4	—	636	100.00–104.00	102.49
4	—	565	99.00–104.00	101.26
2	—	353	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	467	124.00–125.00	124.33
5	—	771	80.00–86.00	81.18
3	—	515	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	695	102.00	102.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
8	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	342	160.00–166.00	163.98
7	—	469	131.00–138.00	134.67
5	—	442	146.00–148.00	147.19
4	—	813	80.00–89.00	85.02
3	—	365	157.00–160.00	158.29
3	—	565	112.00–122.00	117.23
3	—	785	93.00–95.00	94.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	104.00–121.00	116.57
3	—	480	92.00–113.00	99.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	131.00–135.00	132.28
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
12	—	370	124.00–131.00	127.40
8	—	476	111.00–119.00	113.66
8	—	423	118.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
10	—	575	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	114.00–120.00	117.00
5	—	613	90.00–91.00	90.41
7	—	440	109.00–119.00	116.15
2	—	665	88.00	88.00
6	—	473	105.00–113.00	109.31
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
1	—	710	71.00	71.00
1	—	390	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	145.00–154.00	147.94
1	—	400	158.00	158.00
6	—	578	127.00–141.25	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	34.00–39.00	36.35
8	—	1,032	40.00–46.50	42.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	54.50–55.50	54.91
1	—	1,410	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,143	50.00–56.00	52.73
3	—	1,042	48.00–49.50	48.81
1	—	1,260	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	81.00–82.50	81.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	570.00–780.00	693.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	480.00–670.00	542.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	490.00–620.00	538.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	420.00–570.00	492.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	270.00–340.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	580.00–760.00	670.00

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle