Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower with most decline on bulls. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.33/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$135.33

41 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	137.83	628	26
Medium and Large 2	430	130.98	563	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $65 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 sale41 hd

135.33

—

AL average15 barns · 1,385 hd

137.19

−1.87

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	1,548	86.10	1,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	63.46	661	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	59.54	558	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,548	86.10/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	63.46/cwt	60.50–68.00	661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	59.54/cwt	58.50–60.50	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.25/cwt	119.00–124.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	134.59/cwt	131.00–139.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	120.52/cwt	118.00–123.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.37/cwt	127.00–131.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	142.66/cwt	135.00–147.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.32/cwt	146.00–156.00	549	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	773.75/cwt	750.00–820.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.25/cwt	860.00–1,210.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	661.67/cwt	580.00–775.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	129.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	538	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	497.50/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	623.33/cwt	590.00–640.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	540.00/cwt	480.00–590.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 81Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 7Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 20Year ago 46

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower with most decline on bulls. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	83.50–88.00	86.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	60.50–68.00	63.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	58.50–60.50	59.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
3	—	463	134.00–140.00	137.88
4	—	563	119.00–124.00	121.25
5	—	515	125.00–134.00	131.37
6	—	403	135.00–147.00	142.66
7	—	365	146.00–156.00	150.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	730	89.00	89.00
7	—	375	139.00–141.00	139.85
3	—	417	130.00–135.00	131.60
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	106.00	106.00
3	—	470	126.00–133.00	128.94
5	—	366	131.00–139.00	134.59
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
6	—	521	118.00–123.00	120.52
8	—	414	126.00–135.00	129.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	105.00–115.00	110.14
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	127.00–131.00	128.37
5	—	427	115.00–122.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–820.00	773.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	580.00–775.00	661.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–550.00	497.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	590.00–640.00	623.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	860.00–1,210.00	1,041.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	480.00–590.00	540.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle