Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.90/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$134.90

122 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

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	136.43	672	89
Medium and Large 2	423	130.76	553	33

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about $120 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 sale122 hd

134.90

—

AL average15 barns · 1,811 hd

134.95

−0.05

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	—	High	2,005	96.17	1,928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	70.36	821	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	66.33	1,005	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	57.72	629	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	523	119.98/cwt	116.00–124.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	125.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	64.19/cwt	63.00–66.00	962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	142.41/cwt	136.00–147.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.90/cwt	126.00–137.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	597	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.00/cwt	750.00–840.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	147.81/cwt	143.00–149.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	147.86/cwt	143.00–152.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.75/cwt	116.00–126.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	154.98/cwt	154.00–157.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.70/cwt	136.00–148.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	151.16/cwt	147.00–158.00	499	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.10/cwt	126.00–134.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.15/cwt	155.00–162.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.22/cwt	148.00–156.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	143.49/cwt	139.00–147.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	130.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.93/cwt	116.00–126.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	159.29/cwt	157.00–164.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	132.16/cwt	131.00–134.00	830	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	74.28/cwt	72.00–79.00	885	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	67.83/cwt	66.00–71.00	756	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	57.72/cwt	56.50–59.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	72.76/cwt	72.50–73.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	—	2,120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	94.25/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	3

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 159Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 24Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 41

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	116.00–124.00	119.98
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.46
7	—	321	136.00–147.00	142.41
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
6	—	478	120.00–129.00	124.93
9	—	376	130.00–138.00	135.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	112.00–114.00	113.01
13	—	330	147.00–158.00	151.16
12	—	372	139.00–147.00	143.49
8	—	424	135.00–141.00	139.50
13	—	484	130.00–139.00	133.63
11	—	525	129.00–135.00	130.99
12	—	575	125.00–133.00	128.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	132.50	132.50
11	—	628	131.00–134.00	132.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	133.00	133.00
5	—	475	126.00–137.00	132.90
8	—	381	143.00–152.00	147.86
6	—	572	116.00–126.00	120.75
6	—	307	154.00–157.00	154.98
9	—	517	120.00–133.00	126.45
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
3	—	587	103.00–105.00	104.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
11	—	479	136.00–148.00	141.70
10	—	580	126.00–134.00	129.10
9	—	374	155.00–162.00	159.15
7	—	639	125.00–130.00	128.29
10	—	425	148.00–156.00	153.22
7	—	526	130.00–139.00	133.12
2	—	765	116.00–126.00	120.93
5	—	319	157.00–164.00	159.29
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	120.00–130.00	125.43
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
5	—	454	143.00–149.00	147.81
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.42
1	—	920	114.00	114.00
1	—	300	163.00	163.00
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
2	—	703	127.00–133.00	130.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	63.00–66.00	64.19
2	—	1,565	72.50–73.00	72.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	63.00–64.00	63.50
8	—	1,192	72.00–79.00	74.28
7	—	1,114	66.00–71.00	67.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	56.50–59.00	57.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,948	94.00–94.50	94.25

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)	2	—	—	750.00–840.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	350.00	350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,010.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	400.00	400.00

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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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