Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bull steady. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.66/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$125.66

76 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	128.74	642	48
Medium and Large 2	447	121.46	543	25
Medium and Large 3	460	111.31	512	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $130 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 sale76 hd

125.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,687 hd

129.15

−3.49

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	1,328	84.90	1,127	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	62.04	732	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	61.00	744	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	44.58	409	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,328	84.90/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	62.04/cwt	59.00–65.00	732	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	44.58/cwt	42.50–47.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	136.66/cwt	130.00–141.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	124.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	168.52/cwt	165.00–176.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.46/cwt	158.00–163.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.85/cwt	139.00–150.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	123.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.30/cwt	119.00–121.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	138.33/cwt	134.00–144.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	156.87/cwt	153.00–161.00	513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.60/cwt	148.00–161.00	651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,245.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,290.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	690.00–760.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.62/cwt	108.00–119.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.56/cwt	109.00–112.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	129.55/cwt	125.00–134.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.12/cwt	126.00–135.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.30/cwt	125.00–131.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.36/cwt	114.00–124.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	127.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	713	6

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bull steady. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	84.00–86.00	84.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	59.00–65.00	62.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	42.50–47.00	44.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
4	—	534	130.00–141.00	136.66
2	—	675	118.00	118.00
4	—	331	165.00–176.00	168.52
4	—	376	158.00–163.00	160.46
8	—	478	139.00–150.00	145.85
5	—	424	148.00–161.00	153.60
6	—	557	124.00–130.00	127.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	153.00–161.00	156.87
2	—	415	130.00–134.00	132.02
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
2	—	583	108.00–119.00	113.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	110.00–120.00	115.22
2	—	470	109.00–112.00	110.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
4	—	600	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.49
6	—	527	122.00–130.00	124.95
5	—	556	121.00–126.00	123.01
10	—	621	119.00–121.00	120.30
9	—	376	134.00–144.00	138.33
1	—	300	143.00	143.00
7	—	429	130.00–138.00	133.98
8	—	469	126.00–135.00	131.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	112.00–113.00	112.34
1	—	770	81.00	81.00
8	—	425	120.00–127.00	123.61
3	—	332	125.00–134.00	129.55
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
6	—	378	125.00–131.00	127.30
3	—	477	114.00–124.00	119.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
2	—	480	109.00–112.00	110.47

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)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	340.00	340.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	480.00	480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,245.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,280.00	1,280.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	690.00–760.00	725.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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