Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.02/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$128.02

94 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$26.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	133.28	664	53
Medium and Large 2	479	123.62	592	35
Medium and Large 3	493	107.21	528	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.07/cwt here — about $136 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 sale94 hd

128.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,477 hd

130.26

−2.23

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	1,640	81.52	1,337	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	61.30	808	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	56.00	832	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	48.94	569	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	112.94/cwt	109.00–117.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.25/cwt	114.00–124.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.16/cwt	114.00–124.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	125.71/cwt	124.00–129.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.40/cwt	113.00–120.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	112.80/cwt	106.00–117.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.62/cwt	116.00–121.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	130.26/cwt	125.00–134.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	119.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.98/cwt	128.00–138.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	147.87/cwt	143.00–154.00	563	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	60.19/cwt	55.00–62.00	811	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	81.52/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	48.94/cwt	48.00–50.00	569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.50	799	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	576.67/cwt	510.00–610.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	715.00/cwt	670.00–760.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	636.00/cwt	550.00–720.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	546.67/cwt	540.00–560.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	483.75/cwt	450.00–520.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.43/cwt	121.00–126.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.63/cwt	130.00–141.00	517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.42/cwt	136.00–145.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.87/cwt	123.00–132.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.34/cwt	114.00–122.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	105.13/cwt	102.00–108.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 139Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 33

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	109.00	109.00
6	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.51
5	—	632	115.00–123.00	119.64
5	—	472	128.00–138.00	131.98
16	—	381	143.00–154.00	147.87
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
9	—	519	125.00–135.00	129.07
8	—	423	136.00–145.00	141.42
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	125.00–134.00	130.26
8	—	576	105.00–115.00	109.56
7	—	482	121.00–126.00	124.43
7	—	376	130.00–141.00	137.63
6	—	518	114.00–122.00	117.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	102.00–108.00	105.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	119.00–122.00	120.51
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
10	—	474	113.00–120.00	118.40
6	—	511	106.00–117.00	112.80
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
8	—	418	116.00–121.00	118.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	109.00–117.00	112.94
4	—	619	114.00–124.00	120.25
2	—	300	133.00	133.00
12	—	558	114.00–124.00	119.16
4	—	416	124.00–129.00	125.71
6	—	522	124.00–128.00	126.16
6	—	473	123.00–132.00	125.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	138.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	400	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	55.00–62.00	60.19
3	—	1,257	63.00–64.50	63.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	48.00–50.00	48.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	78.00–85.00	81.52

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)	3	—	—	510.00–610.00	576.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–520.00	483.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	670.00–760.00	715.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–720.00	636.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	540.00–560.00	546.67

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

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