Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to mostly 4.00 lower. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.17/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$126.17

91 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$201

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

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	305	133.52	407	4thin
Medium and Large 1	504	130.41	658	53
Medium and Large 2	513	118.71	609	34

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale91 hd

126.17

—

AL average16 barns · 1,546 hd

126.48

−0.31

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	—	Low	1,666	81.46	1,357	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	59.84	724	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	57.44	757	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	48.03	516	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Value Added	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	102.45/cwt	100.00–104.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	111.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	105.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	82.68/cwt	80.00–84.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	143.39/cwt	140.00–146.00	505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.13/cwt	127.00–139.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	122.67/cwt	118.00–130.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	641	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	643.33/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	805.00/cwt	790.00–820.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	456.25/cwt	380.00–550.00	—	8
Bulls	—	—	1,430	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,123	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	57.44/cwt	54.50–60.50	757	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	48.03/cwt	45.00–50.00	516	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	82.44/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	60.56/cwt	57.50–62.50	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	109.03/cwt	108.00–111.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	121.66/cwt	118.00–127.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	106.22/cwt	103.00–109.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	120.11/cwt	116.00–123.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	101.58/cwt	97.00–105.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	112.28/cwt	109.00–115.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.05/cwt	118.00–130.00	640	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	115.88/cwt	112.00–121.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.90/cwt	150.00–162.00	581	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	63.99/cwt	63.50–64.50	882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	52.43/cwt	52.00–53.00	606	2

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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 124Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 16Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 48

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to mostly 4.00 lower. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	125.00	125.00
6	—	521	126.00–128.00	127.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	96.00	96.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
7	—	472	118.00–127.00	121.66
1	—	355	124.00	124.00
10	—	536	116.00–123.00	120.11
3	—	613	110.00–112.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	99.00	99.00
2	—	415	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	116.00–119.00	117.47
5	—	686	90.00–100.00	95.04
5	—	524	103.00–109.00	106.22
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
7	—	571	97.00–105.00	101.58
5	—	479	105.00–110.00	106.96
5	—	422	109.00–115.00	112.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	130.00–145.00	137.84
5	—	671	100.00–104.00	102.45
3	—	608	108.00–111.00	109.03
13	—	520	118.00–130.00	123.05
11	—	423	145.00–150.00	146.67
4	—	568	112.00–121.00	115.88
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
5	—	375	150.00–162.00	154.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	110.00–115.00	111.54
4	—	588	102.00–108.00	105.04
3	—	777	80.00–84.00	82.68
8	—	352	140.00–146.00	143.39
4	—	424	127.00–139.00	134.13
6	—	489	118.00–130.00	122.67
4	—	638	100.00–101.00	100.49
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	132.00–135.00	133.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	135.00–138.00	136.47
1	—	365	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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 — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	380.00–550.00	456.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–700.00	643.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	790.00–820.00	805.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	78.50	78.50
3	—	1,745	80.00–84.00	82.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	54.50–60.50	57.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	45.00–50.00	48.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,186	57.50–62.50	60.56
2	—	1,378	63.50–64.50	63.99
2	—	1,155	52.00–53.00	52.43

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle