Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.57/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$115.57

73 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	118.87	586	44
Medium and Large 2	475	112.16	533	22
Medium and Large 3	457	105.56	483	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $103 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 sale73 hd

115.57

—

AL average15 barns · 1,164 hd

120.79

−5.22

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	1,535	88.75	1,362	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	67.03	806	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	65.06	887	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	56.89	521	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.76/cwt	116.00–127.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	142.27/cwt	139.00–148.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	121.83/cwt	120.00–123.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	115.79/cwt	113.00–118.00	675	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	142.40/cwt	139.00–146.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	119.61/cwt	117.00–121.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.57/cwt	124.00–140.50	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	125.74/cwt	123.00–127.00	460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	56.89/cwt	54.00–60.00	521	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	65.06/cwt	62.50–67.00	887	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	66.04/cwt	63.00–69.50	763	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	88.75/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	715	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	461.67/cwt	445.00–480.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	689.17/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	111.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.57/cwt	101.00–110.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	118.97/cwt	115.00–123.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.02/cwt	108.00–116.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 147Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 105Year ago 39

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00–144.00	142.72
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	126.00–128.00	126.99
5	—	457	139.00–146.00	142.40
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	129.00–130.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	114.00–120.00	117.25
6	—	525	116.00–127.00	121.76
4	—	379	139.00–148.00	142.27
2	—	785	102.00–103.00	102.50
1	—	445	140.50	140.50
15	—	465	124.00–140.50	134.57
1	—	310	148.00	148.00
2	—	713	102.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	633	112.00–114.00	113.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	113.00–117.00	115.64
1	—	930	79.50	79.50
3	—	467	122.00–129.00	124.40
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
5	—	377	130.00–135.00	133.04
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
4	—	430	129.00–135.00	131.01
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
2	—	468	108.00–116.00	112.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	127.00–129.00	128.01
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
6	—	426	120.00–123.00	121.83
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
9	—	523	115.00–118.00	116.74
13	—	583	113.00–118.00	115.79
5	—	466	117.00–121.00	119.61
7	—	366	123.00–127.00	125.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	85.00	85.00
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
3	—	420	110.00–113.00	111.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	106.00–112.00	109.00
1	—	700	83.00	83.00
3	—	460	112.00–117.00	114.62
5	—	565	101.00–110.00	106.57
6	—	387	115.00–123.00	118.97
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
2	—	435	115.00–119.00	116.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	54.00–60.00	56.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	62.50–67.00	65.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,156	63.00–69.50	66.04
1	—	1,435	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	84.00–92.50	88.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	445.00–480.00	461.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–725.00	689.17

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