Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.81/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$138.81

47 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

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	146.68	669	24
Medium and Large 2	460	132.65	610	17thin
Medium and Large 3	413	124.83	515	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $154 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 sale47 hd

138.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,015 hd

133.89

+4.92

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	—	High	1,773	90.25	1,600	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	67.08	929	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	865	61.00	528	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	54.02	474	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,755	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	67.08/cwt	64.50–68.50	929	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	54.02/cwt	52.00–56.00	474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	134.40/cwt	133.00–136.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.20/cwt	143.00–151.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.23/cwt	128.00–138.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	166.45/cwt	165.00–171.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	137.05/cwt	129.00–145.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.39/cwt	127.00–137.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	550.00–660.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	126.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	104.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	87.00/cwt	80.00–94.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.30/cwt	139.00–146.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.84/cwt	116.00–123.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 70Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 43

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	100.50	100.50
1	—	1,790	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	64.50–68.50	67.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	52.00–56.00	54.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	61.00	61.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
4	—	465	143.00–151.00	148.20
3	—	517	128.00–138.00	131.23
4	—	316	165.00–171.00	166.45
3	—	390	159.00–160.00	159.34
5	—	424	150.00–156.00	153.19
4	—	578	125.00–130.00	126.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	129.00–138.00	132.99
2	—	558	118.00–121.00	119.51
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
3	—	422	134.00–138.00	135.64
4	—	379	139.00–146.00	143.30
2	—	538	118.00–124.00	120.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	131.00–137.00	133.98
3	—	470	117.00–120.00	118.33
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	133.00–136.00	134.40
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
2	—	403	129.00–145.00	137.05
5	—	370	127.00–137.00	130.39
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.60
2	—	488	100.00–109.00	104.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	80.00–94.00	87.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
5	—	473	116.00–123.00	119.84
2	—	528	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	315	128.00–131.00	129.48
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	990	92.00	92.00
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
1	—	335	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–660.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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Lineville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle