Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.54/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$122.54

101 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$32.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	126.14	588	68
Medium and Large 2	452	118.10	534	29
Medium and Large 3	530	93.50	496	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.64/cwt here — about $93 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 sale101 hd

122.54

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

129.37

−6.83

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	1,709	79.42	1,357	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	59.56	699	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,155	54.56	630	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	46.79	470	8thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Replacement	—	515	127.96/cwt	126.00–129.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	128.66/cwt	124.00–134.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	134.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.18/cwt	140.00–163.00	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.05/cwt	141.00–148.50	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	131.88/cwt	128.00–135.50	500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	161.25/cwt	154.00–163.00	672	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.77/cwt	124.00–165.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.98/cwt	147.00–154.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	122.54/cwt	117.00–126.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.19/cwt	134.00–144.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	120.09/cwt	117.00–124.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	160.19/cwt	154.00–165.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	168.87/cwt	164.00–174.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	168.66/cwt	164.00–174.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	136.83/cwt	136.00–137.00	811	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	47.47/cwt	45.00–52.00	469	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	54.56/cwt	53.50–55.50	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	59.56/cwt	57.00–62.00	699	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	81.38/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,502	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	750.00–860.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	570.00–660.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	867.50/cwt	660.00–1,075.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.43/cwt	985.00–1,125.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	743.50/cwt	610.00–900.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	486.67/cwt	400.00–530.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	714.29/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.99/cwt	111.00–119.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	110.71/cwt	105.00–118.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	118.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	124.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.96/cwt	124.00–133.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.06/cwt	147.00–151.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.38/cwt	133.00–138.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	121.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	626	14

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 127Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 9Year ago 237

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	126.00–129.00	127.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	124.00–134.00	128.66
3	—	305	130.00–137.00	134.33
12	—	379	128.00–135.50	131.88
8	—	566	117.00–126.00	122.54
14	—	475	120.00–129.00	123.94
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
14	—	514	120.00–126.00	121.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
6	—	469	111.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	586	105.00–118.00	110.71
5	—	417	115.00–120.00	118.83
6	—	516	109.00–118.00	116.20
6	—	338	120.00–127.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	70.00	70.00
1	—	625	84.00	84.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	295	161.00	161.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
4	—	418	147.00–151.00	149.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	165.00–166.00	165.49
11	—	520	141.00–148.50	147.05
14	—	417	154.00–163.00	161.25
7	—	458	147.00–154.00	150.98
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
2	—	600	134.00	134.00
3	—	303	164.00–174.00	168.66
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
6	—	593	136.00–137.00	136.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	136.00–138.00	137.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	140.00–163.00	149.18
9	—	523	124.00–165.00	134.77
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
9	—	468	134.00–144.00	140.19
5	—	574	117.00–124.00	120.09
5	—	361	154.00–165.00	160.19
3	—	317	164.00–174.00	168.87
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
3	—	527	117.00–121.00	118.32
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
11	—	480	124.00–133.00	128.96
5	—	422	133.00–138.00	135.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	42.00	42.00
7	—	989	45.00–52.00	47.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	53.50–55.50	54.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	57.00–62.00	59.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	75.50	75.50
4	—	1,846	80.00–83.00	81.38

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–860.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	570.00–660.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–800.00	714.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	400.00–530.00	486.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	530.00	530.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–1,075.00	867.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	985.00–1,125.00	1,041.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	610.00–900.00	743.50

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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Lineville Stockyards

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