Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.17/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$138.17

63 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	140.57	605	16thin
Medium and Large 1	525	137.89	723	43
Medium and Large 3	375	131.50	493	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about $112 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 sale63 hd

138.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,096 hd

137.69

+0.47

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	1,550	79.25	1,228	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	61.31	697	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	56.50	828	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	51.10	526	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,550	79.25/cwt	79.00–79.50	1,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	61.31/cwt	59.50–64.00	697	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	53.46/cwt	52.00–54.50	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	155.94/cwt	155.00–157.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	135.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	120.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	144.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.67/cwt	141.00–150.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	746.67/cwt	740.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.75/cwt	860.00–980.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	595.00/cwt	510.00–680.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	505.00/cwt	440.00–570.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	580.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	—	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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	79.00–79.50	79.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	59.50–64.00	61.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	56.50	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	52.00–54.50	53.46
1	—	870	44.00	44.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
2	—	320	155.00–157.00	155.94
2	—	443	154.00–155.00	154.50
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
6	—	586	125.00–132.00	128.51
11	—	537	130.00–138.00	135.58
15	—	471	140.00–150.00	145.14
3	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
2	—	315	146.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	533	124.00–128.00	125.97
9	—	418	139.00–149.00	144.35
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
2	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	129.00	129.00
5	—	478	141.00–150.00	143.67
7	—	444	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	116.00	116.00
8	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.27
1	—	715	112.50	112.50
2	—	420	132.00–135.00	133.48
4	—	506	120.00–125.00	121.73
4	—	564	118.00–123.00	120.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	114.00	114.00
3	—	461	120.00	120.00
4	—	618	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
1	—	535	103.00	103.00

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	—	—	740.00–750.00	746.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	860.00–980.00	933.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	510.00–680.00	595.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	440.00–570.00	505.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–610.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

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