Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.95/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$116.95

43 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	120.41	621	22
Medium and Large 2	457	116.02	530	17thin
Medium and Large 3	500	101.81	509	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.61/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 sale43 hd

116.95

—

AL average16 barns · 1,228 hd

126.14

−9.19

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	1,720	90.33	1,554	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	73.00	982	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	68.41	1,076	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	46.27	503	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	120.57/cwt	118.00–121.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.46/cwt	121.00–129.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.45/cwt	116.00–120.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	116.67/cwt	109.00–119.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	117.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	153.45/cwt	149.00–158.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.21/cwt	126.00–133.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.25/cwt	154.00–158.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	159.55/cwt	155.00–164.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	52.17/cwt	49.50–55.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	40.37/cwt	38.00–43.00	426	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,735	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	823.33/cwt	810.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/cwt	770.00–960.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	697.50/cwt	685.00–710.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,155.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,260.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	71.66/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,069	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	67.33/cwt	65.00–68.50	1,077	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	106.11/cwt	102.00–110.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.27/cwt	125.00–142.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	158.90/cwt	152.00–162.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	109.80/cwt	105.00–112.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.50/cwt	102.00–109.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	491	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 99Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 20

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	118.00–121.00	120.57
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	512	117.00–119.00	118.02
2	—	343	142.00–143.00	142.50
6	—	477	115.00–121.00	117.01
2	—	655	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	109.00–119.00	116.67
2	—	570	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	365	125.00–142.00	133.27
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
6	—	482	105.00–112.00	109.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
2	—	375	102.00–110.00	106.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	420	136.00	136.00
6	—	548	125.00	125.00
3	—	377	152.00–162.00	158.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
2	—	573	129.00–132.00	130.53
2	—	455	149.00–158.00	153.45
2	—	423	157.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	535	134.00–136.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	121.00–129.00	125.46
5	—	568	116.00–120.00	118.45
4	—	475	126.00–133.00	128.21
4	—	413	154.00–158.00	156.25
3	—	618	120.00	120.00
3	—	382	155.00–164.00	159.55
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	126.00	126.00
1	—	285	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
2	—	580	102.00–109.00	105.50
2	—	305	160.00–162.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	49.50–55.00	52.17
2	—	1,055	38.00–43.00	40.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	71.00–72.50	71.66
9	—	1,600	65.00–68.50	67.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,505	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,735	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	810.00–850.00	823.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	770.00–960.00	883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–710.00	697.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,155.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	630.00	630.00

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