Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.25/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$122.25

27 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	125.66	595	18thin
Medium and Large 2	439	115.80	508	5thin
Medium and Large 3	345	114.99	397	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $198 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 sale27 hd

122.25

—

AL average16 barns · 1,271 hd

125.83

−3.58

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	1,925	82.00	1,579	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	64.99	721	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	52.00	624	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,925	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.79/cwt	133.00–138.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	124.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,071.88/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	722.50/cwt	640.00–790.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	615.00/cwt	530.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	477.50/cwt	475.00–480.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	156.67/cwt	150.00–170.00	470	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 167Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 66Year ago 92

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	63.00–64.00	63.49
1	—	1,160	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	52.00	52.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
3	—	482	138.00–140.00	139.33
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
3	—	300	150.00–170.00	156.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	82.00	82.00
2	—	408	132.00–139.00	135.44
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
3	—	460	114.00–115.00	114.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	129.00–131.00	130.00
7	—	505	146.00	146.00
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00–142.00	138.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
5	—	360	133.00–138.00	135.79
5	—	489	120.00–125.00	124.06
2	—	685	102.00–109.00	105.47
2	—	605	114.00–116.00	114.99
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
2	—	310	142.00–150.00	145.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
1	—	300	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	96.00	96.00
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	430	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,175.00	1,071.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	530.00–700.00	615.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	640.00–790.00	722.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	475.00–480.00	477.50

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

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Feeder Cattle

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