Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.55/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$124.55

107 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	127.33	561	80
Medium and Large 2	416	117.35	489	25
Medium and Large 3	435	103.49	450	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $111 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 sale107 hd

124.55

—

AL average15 barns · 1,822 hd

120.83

+3.72

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	1,725	77.50	1,337	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	51.37	662	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	46.50	586	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	44.88	541	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	478	137.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	110.01/cwt	105.00–112.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	121.92/cwt	118.00–125.00	574	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	538	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	162.09/cwt	156.00–170.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	175.96/cwt	172.00–180.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	119.01/cwt	118.00–121.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	119.77/cwt	115.00–123.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	110.16/cwt	106.00–115.00	690	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.76/cwt	113.00–121.00	668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	123.99/cwt	121.00–126.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	113.00/cwt	109.00–117.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	109.53/cwt	107.00–112.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.67/cwt	146.00–158.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	159.00/cwt	155.00–162.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	177.50/cwt	172.00–186.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	180.22/cwt	179.00–186.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.49/cwt	139.00–145.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.06/cwt	162.00–168.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.55/cwt	144.00–153.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	127.94/cwt	124.00–134.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.43/cwt	129.00–140.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	44.88/cwt	42.00–46.50	541	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	51.37/cwt	48.00–53.50	662	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,337	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	395.00/cwt	330.00–460.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	706.67/cwt	700.00–710.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	650.00–950.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.33/cwt	950.00–1,040.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	118.23/cwt	115.00–123.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	130.53/cwt	124.00–134.00	415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	115.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.50/cwt	104.00–111.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	114.92/cwt	112.00–116.00	726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	136.22/cwt	134.00–138.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.79/cwt	106.00–111.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	141.03/cwt	134.00–144.00	478	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	493	11

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 62Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 7Year ago 11

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	135.00–139.00	137.07
1	—	800	82.00	82.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	320	167.00	167.00
12	—	632	112.00–116.00	114.92
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	152.00–160.00	157.02
5	—	666	118.00–121.00	119.01
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
5	—	608	121.00–126.00	123.99
9	—	322	179.00–186.00	180.22
6	—	515	139.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	373	162.00–168.00	165.06
5	—	473	144.00–153.00	148.55
6	—	577	124.00–134.00	127.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	115.00–123.00	118.23
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	105.00–112.00	110.01
3	—	363	118.00–120.00	119.34
7	—	318	124.00–134.00	130.53
5	—	421	112.00–119.00	115.57
2	—	520	104.00–111.00	107.50
1	—	550	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	118.00–125.00	121.92
11	—	430	120.00–128.00	125.03
10	—	519	115.00–123.00	119.77
9	—	567	109.00–117.00	113.00
2	—	608	107.00–112.00	109.53
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
14	—	339	134.00–144.00	141.03
11	—	373	126.00–136.00	132.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	350	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	103.00–104.00	103.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
3	—	322	156.00–170.00	162.09
2	—	263	172.00–180.00	175.96
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
4	—	405	134.00–138.00	136.22
3	—	467	116.00–120.00	118.69
4	—	368	142.00–149.00	146.77
1	—	815	78.00	78.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	83.00	83.00
6	—	568	106.00–111.00	108.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	120.00–129.00	124.47
14	—	626	106.00–115.00	110.16
14	—	572	113.00–121.00	116.76
8	—	421	146.00–158.00	151.67
5	—	381	155.00–162.00	159.00
4	—	315	172.00–186.00	177.50
7	—	471	129.00–140.00	133.43
2	—	710	100.00–101.00	100.49
1	—	215	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	112.00	112.00
2	—	513	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	265	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	42.00–46.50	44.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	46.50	46.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	48.00–53.50	51.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	330.00–460.00	395.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	650.00–950.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,040.00	993.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–710.00	706.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

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