Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.49/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$132.49

99 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	136.80	691	59
Medium and Large 2	509	127.36	648	37
Medium and Large 3	603	111.00	670	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $21 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 sale99 hd

132.49

—

AL average16 barns · 1,490 hd

136.05

−3.56

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	1,803	92.75	1,672	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	66.35	772	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	66.05	950	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	55.35	580	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.30/cwt	51.50–57.00	527	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	66.05/cwt	65.50–66.50	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.35/cwt	63.00–71.00	772	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	92.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	643.33/cwt	610.00–710.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.63/cwt	725.00–870.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.64/cwt	700.00–960.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	506.67/cwt	380.00–570.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,018.75/cwt	950.00–1,085.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.44/cwt	129.00–136.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.05/cwt	117.00–127.00	834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	113.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.90/cwt	125.00–134.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.71/cwt	124.00–132.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.93/cwt	131.00–146.00	528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.23/cwt	114.00–122.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	135.64/cwt	131.00–142.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	124.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	128.27/cwt	124.00–131.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	130.34/cwt	126.00–137.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	138.66/cwt	136.00–144.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	130.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.54/cwt	154.00–160.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.25/cwt	149.00–151.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.81/cwt	144.00–152.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.35/cwt	129.00–139.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.91/cwt	159.00–165.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.40/cwt	137.00–151.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.18/cwt	146.00–156.00	559	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	125.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 180Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 6Year ago 13

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	61.50	61.50
3	—	988	51.50–57.00	53.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	65.50–66.50	66.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	63.00–71.00	66.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	90.00–95.00	92.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	610.00–710.00	643.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	725.00–870.00	780.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–960.00	858.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	380.00–570.00	506.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–1,085.00	1,018.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	129.00–136.00	132.44
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
6	—	672	117.00–127.00	124.05
9	—	574	124.00–132.00	127.71
10	—	474	135.00–146.00	139.61
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
9	—	424	137.00–151.00	145.40
11	—	372	146.00–156.00	150.18
4	—	619	120.00–130.00	125.96
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	104.00–108.00	106.01
5	—	537	120.00–127.00	124.38
5	—	661	110.00–115.00	113.18
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
9	—	478	125.00–134.00	131.90
10	—	380	131.00–146.00	138.93
4	—	569	114.00–122.00	118.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
2	—	595	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.20
8	—	420	122.00–129.00	126.50
6	—	377	128.00–135.00	130.65
2	—	323	129.00–139.00	134.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	131.00–142.00	135.64
4	—	581	120.00–126.00	124.07
8	—	511	124.00–131.00	128.27
7	—	469	126.00–137.00	130.34
4	—	383	136.00–144.00	138.66
2	—	678	117.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
3	—	323	144.00–152.00	147.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	150.00–156.00	151.99
6	—	417	154.00–160.00	157.54
4	—	519	149.00–151.00	150.25
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
3	—	363	159.00–165.00	162.91

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle