Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls too few. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.59/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$134.59

43 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$47.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	388	137.35	533	23
Medium and Large 1	472	133.60	630	19thin
Medium and Large 3	595	90.00	536	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.35/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale43 hd

134.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,255 hd

127.95

+6.64

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	63.00	778	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	55.00	820	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	48.52	545	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	143.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	122.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.53/cwt	144.00–155.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.05/cwt	114.00–116.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	126.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.93/cwt	153.00–162.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.26/cwt	162.00–166.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	129.77/cwt	128.00–131.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	130.76/cwt	129.00–134.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	107.44/cwt	103.00–112.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.13/cwt	135.00–143.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	108.32/cwt	103.00–111.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.67/cwt	142.00–150.00	477	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	114.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	669	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	576.67/cwt	570.00–580.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	435.00/cwt	395.00–500.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	705.00/cwt	700.00–710.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	640.00–910.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	558.00/cwt	540.00–600.00	—	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	48.52/cwt	46.00–51.00	545	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 270Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 28Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 19Year ago 32

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls too few. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	140.00–149.00	143.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	136.00	136.00
4	—	465	147.00–148.00	147.51
7	—	420	153.00–162.00	155.93
3	—	385	162.00–166.00	163.26
1	—	335	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
3	—	373	148.00–155.00	151.14
4	—	500	120.00–126.00	122.00
5	—	431	144.00–155.00	146.53
5	—	474	125.00–136.00	129.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	588	103.00–112.00	107.44
4	—	373	135.00–143.00	139.13
13	—	323	142.00–150.00	147.67
2	—	490	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	114.00–116.00	115.05
5	—	338	124.00–129.00	126.56
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
3	—	517	103.00–111.00	108.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	128.00–131.00	129.77
9	—	371	129.00–134.00	130.76
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
2	—	490	126.00	126.00
3	—	587	112.00–115.00	114.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	570.00–580.00	576.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–710.00	705.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	640.00–910.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	395.00–500.00	435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	540.00–600.00	558.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	46.00–51.00	48.52

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle