Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week due too weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.93/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$117.93

24 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$11.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	120.88	626	15thin
Medium and Large 2	475	113.50	539	8thin
Medium and Large 3	495	109.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.88/cwt here — about $87 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 sale24 hd

117.93

—

AL average13 barns · 940 hd

121.84

−3.91

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	—	Low	1,527	84.55	1,291	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	54.25	696	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	46.88	497	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	383	154.45/cwt	153.00–156.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	76.08/cwt	74.00–78.00	985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	93.01/cwt	92.50–93.50	1,635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	49.34/cwt	48.00–51.50	523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.73/cwt	144.00–153.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.19/cwt	126.00–132.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.07/cwt	115.00–123.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	965.00/cwt	950.00–980.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 24

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week due too weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	153.00–156.00	154.45
2	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	555	123.00–126.00	124.51
8	—	418	144.00–153.00	149.73
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
2	—	383	146.00–149.00	147.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	131.00–133.00	131.98
2	—	443	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	513	122.00–123.00	122.51
2	—	720	100.00	100.00
3	—	458	124.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	568	115.00–123.00	120.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
2	—	413	117.00–118.00	117.48
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
2	—	500	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
5	—	627	126.00–132.00	128.19
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,260	50.50	50.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	48.00–51.50	49.34
1	—	1,060	39.50	39.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	74.00–78.00	76.08
2	—	1,758	92.50–93.50	93.01

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	1	—	—	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–980.00	965.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	520.00	520.00

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