Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 4.00-8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.43/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$116.43

71 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	118.36	549	32
Medium and Large 2	437	114.97	502	35
Medium and Large 3	362	113.76	411	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about $138 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 sale71 hd

116.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd

125.00

−8.56

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	1,430	83.88	1,199	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	986	62.86	620	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,345	52.75	709	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	48.82	471	8thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	655	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.72/cwt	110.00–119.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	115.90/cwt	114.00–118.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	119.94/cwt	117.00–124.00	517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	111.69/cwt	109.00–114.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	134.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	120.21/cwt	116.00–124.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.38/cwt	129.00–134.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	41.29/cwt	40.00–43.00	358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	53.33/cwt	48.00–55.50	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	574	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	62.86/cwt	61.50–66.00	620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	83.88/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,199	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	823.08/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	518.57/cwt	430.00–550.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.63/cwt	830.00–870.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	501.43/cwt	480.00–570.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	621.67/cwt	540.00–790.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	810.00–960.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	550.00–760.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	845.00/cwt	820.00–870.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,013.21/cwt	910.00–1,150.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	655.00/cwt	650.00–660.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	117.51/cwt	114.00–124.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.84/cwt	127.00–130.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	115.74/cwt	113.00–117.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	113.18/cwt	106.00–116.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	120.68/cwt	118.00–124.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	107.65/cwt	107.00–109.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 96Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 4.00-8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	86.00	86.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
13	—	379	115.00–122.00	118.92
11	—	426	113.00–117.00	115.74
5	—	487	106.00–116.00	113.18
3	—	567	107.00–109.00	107.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	112.00–115.00	113.65
9	—	471	114.00–118.00	115.90
9	—	431	117.00–124.00	119.94
2	—	325	132.00	132.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
3	—	577	109.00–114.00	111.69
4	—	363	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	390	113.00	113.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
7	—	517	110.00–119.00	116.72
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
6	—	330	127.00–130.00	128.84
6	—	486	118.00–124.00	120.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
8	—	416	130.00–137.00	134.68
5	—	559	116.00–124.00	120.21
5	—	523	120.00–129.00	123.75
5	—	477	129.00–134.00	130.38
4	—	356	137.00–139.00	138.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	114.00–124.00	117.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	40.00–43.00	41.29
5	—	1,024	48.00–55.50	53.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,495	57.50	57.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	61.50–66.00	62.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	79.00–87.50	83.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	750.00–950.00	823.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	810.00–960.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–760.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	430.00–550.00	518.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	480.00–570.00	501.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	540.00–790.00	621.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–660.00	655.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	830.00–870.00	850.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,012.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	820.00–870.00	845.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	910.00–1,150.00	1,013.21

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle