Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: On few offering. Slaughter cows steady. Feeder classes firm to steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.35/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$130.35

34 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	133.08	639	25
Medium and Large 2	450	124.36	560	8thin
Medium and Large 3	380	110.00	418	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $221 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 sale34 hd

130.35

—

AL average16 barns · 2,087 hd

133.54

−3.20

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	70.73	810	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	70.50	924	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.73/cwt	154.00–159.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.53/cwt	126.00–133.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.36/cwt	143.00–149.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.00/cwt	156.00–168.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	70.08/cwt	64.00–72.00	791	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.54/cwt	127.00–137.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,026.67/cwt	880.00–1,100.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	152.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	230.00/cwt	210.00–250.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.44/cwt	116.00–121.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	663.33/cwt	530.00–730.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	914.00/cwt	850.00–990.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	918.33/cwt	880.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	—	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	670.00–690.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 49Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: On few offering. Slaughter cows steady. Feeder classes firm to steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
5	—	516	126.00–133.00	129.53
2	—	797	108.00	108.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
6	—	427	127.00–137.00	130.54
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	129.00	129.00
2	—	425	127.00	127.00
2	—	473	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	518	116.00–121.00	118.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	144.00–147.00	145.51
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
3	—	343	148.00–156.00	152.33
2	—	450	138.00–139.00	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	154.00–159.00	155.73
4	—	375	156.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	477	143.00–149.00	146.36
2	—	593	126.00–130.00	128.01
2	—	303	168.00–172.00	170.02
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	425	158.00	158.00
1	—	520	152.00	152.00
2	—	385	156.00–168.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	64.00–72.00	70.08
1	—	1,235	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	70.50	70.50

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	—	—	880.00–1,100.00	1,026.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–730.00	663.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–990.00	914.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	210.00–250.00	230.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–690.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	880.00–950.00	918.33

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