Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pair 100.00-200.00 per head higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.69/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$139.69

80 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$30.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	148.82	697	44
Medium and Large 2	471	129.43	610	33
Medium and Large 3	468	118.67	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $141 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 sale80 hd

139.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,120 hd

137.86

+1.83

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	1,568	91.88	1,441	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	73.35	878	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	72.24	985	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	50.67	481	12

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	77.75/cwt	74.50–80.00	991	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	66.74/cwt	62.50–71.00	721	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	46.38/cwt	45.00–47.00	423	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	91.88/cwt	86.50–96.50	1,441	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	52.82/cwt	52.00–54.50	511	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	72.24/cwt	72.00–72.50	985	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	734.00/cwt	610.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,109.26/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	738.33/cwt	610.00–900.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,381.82/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.37/cwt	675.00–950.00	—	27
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,083.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,210.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	463.75/cwt	350.00–630.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	720.00/cwt	600.00–950.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	151.79/cwt	148.00–159.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.59/cwt	123.00–127.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	149.22/cwt	144.00–154.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.38/cwt	123.00–128.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	156.55/cwt	154.00–165.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.91/cwt	138.00–150.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.90/cwt	116.00–125.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.80/cwt	121.00–135.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	132.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	169.63/cwt	165.00–174.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	176.53/cwt	171.00–180.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	124.89/cwt	122.00–131.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	129.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	145.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	661	8

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 198Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 12Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 6Year ago 22

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pair 100.00-200.00 per head higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	74.50–80.00	77.75
6	—	1,080	62.50–71.00	66.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	45.00–47.00	46.38
8	—	967	52.00–54.50	52.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	72.00–72.50	72.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	86.50–96.50	91.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–850.00	734.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	350.00–630.00	463.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	950.00–1,250.00	1,109.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	675.00–950.00	775.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	610.00–900.00	738.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,381.82
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	280.00	280.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,083.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	600.00–950.00	720.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
9	—	381	144.00–154.00	149.22
6	—	508	123.00–128.00	125.38
5	—	328	154.00–165.00	156.55
9	—	415	135.00–146.00	140.62
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
9	—	461	128.00–140.00	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
4	—	325	138.00–150.00	143.91
11	—	468	116.00–125.00	119.90
5	—	416	121.00–135.00	127.80
3	—	367	130.00–141.00	133.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	630	88.00	88.00
2	—	380	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	125.00–129.00	127.26
5	—	627	123.00–127.00	124.59
2	—	675	123.00	123.00
6	—	360	165.00–174.00	169.63
6	—	339	171.00–180.00	176.53
9	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.29
3	—	537	128.00–134.00	129.94
8	—	456	140.00–149.00	145.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	148.00–159.00	151.79
5	—	524	120.00–124.00	120.78
3	—	580	114.00	114.00
11	—	425	130.00–143.00	136.02
11	—	488	122.00–131.00	124.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
2	—	515	114.00	114.00

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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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

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