Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 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 $138.56/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$138.56

68 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	143.13	679	46
Medium and Large 2	448	129.43	580	20
Medium and Large 3	410	124.75	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $168 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 sale68 hd

138.56

—

AL average16 barns · 1,503 hd

136.46

+2.09

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	1,773	90.57	1,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	67.44	716	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	64.00	800	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	773	52.12	403	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	575	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.35/cwt	143.00–151.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	86.85/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	48.43/cwt	47.50–49.50	368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	476	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,029	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	66.78/cwt	64.00–70.00	698	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	159.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.19/cwt	126.00–138.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	191.93/cwt	190.00–194.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.32/cwt	157.00–161.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	152.07/cwt	148.00–155.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.41/cwt	145.00–155.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.86/cwt	157.00–163.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.98/cwt	144.00–157.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.01/cwt	114.00–117.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.57/cwt	134.00–141.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.20/cwt	119.00–126.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.92/cwt	132.00–141.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	123.67/cwt	119.00–128.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	133.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.16/cwt	148.00–154.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	738.33/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/cwt	710.00–730.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	411.00/cwt	325.00–530.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	—	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 174Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 14Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 67

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	125.00–126.00	125.50
5	—	370	143.00–151.00	146.35
4	—	520	126.00–138.00	130.19
4	—	326	148.00–155.00	152.07
2	—	438	141.00–143.00	141.98
2	—	630	122.00–128.00	125.00
13	—	460	134.00–141.00	137.57
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
4	—	324	119.00–128.00	123.67
1	—	580	93.00	93.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	114.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	410	119.00–122.00	120.46
5	—	375	132.00–141.00	136.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	132.00–140.00	137.07
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
2	—	300	151.00	151.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
5	—	485	119.00–126.00	123.20
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
2	—	208	190.00–194.00	191.93
5	—	377	157.00–161.00	159.32
8	—	468	138.00–147.00	144.48
6	—	587	125.00–129.00	127.02
10	—	428	144.00–157.00	148.98
11	—	520	128.00–135.00	131.69
1	—	275	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	124.50	124.50
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	157.00	157.00
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	157.00–165.00	159.82
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
17	—	512	145.00–155.00	147.41
5	—	478	157.00–163.00	159.86
2	—	568	140.00–150.00	145.07
2	—	633	136.00–140.00	137.98
2	—	385	161.00–162.00	161.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
2	—	505	139.00	139.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
5	—	631	131.00–135.00	133.43
2	—	423	148.00–154.00	151.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,045	64.00–70.00	66.78
2	—	1,143	74.00–75.00	74.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	47.50–49.50	48.43
1	—	800	59.50	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	86.00–88.00	86.85
1	—	2,070	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–800.00	738.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	710.00–730.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	325.00–530.00	411.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	630.00	630.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle