Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.35/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$130.35

36 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	387	140.13	542	7thin
Medium and Large 1	520	130.52	678	22
Medium and Large 3	466	120.02	560	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale36 hd

130.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,286 hd

127.60

+2.75

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	1,978	87.91	1,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,076	72.24	777	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,100	66.50	732	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	53.11	481	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	53.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	87.91/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	71.40/cwt	68.00–74.50	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	128.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	118.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	153.60/cwt	151.00–155.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.61/cwt	133.00–139.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	124.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	130.39/cwt	129.00–133.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	742.50/cwt	640.00–775.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	149.47/cwt	149.00–150.00	416	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	445.00/cwt	430.00–460.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	50.00–55.00	53.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,045	68.00–74.50	71.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	83.50–93.50	87.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	115.00–120.00	117.46
6	—	586	115.00–122.00	118.02
2	—	668	113.00–116.00	114.48
3	—	358	151.00–155.00	153.60
3	—	527	124.00–128.00	126.31
3	—	479	133.00–139.00	136.61
3	—	420	148.00–152.00	149.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	278	149.00–150.00	149.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
1	—	780	87.00	87.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
3	—	378	129.00–133.00	130.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	127.00–130.00	128.80
3	—	380	128.00–134.00	130.96
8	—	560	119.00–120.00	119.51
8	—	479	122.00–129.00	124.12
2	—	520	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	129.00–130.00	129.52
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
4	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	97.00	97.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	640.00–775.00	742.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	430.00–460.00	445.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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Lineville Stockyards

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

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