Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.28/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$121.28

120 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	125.63	570	77
Medium and Large 2	475	113.55	540	42
Medium and Large 3	370	111.00	411	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $159 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 sale120 hd

121.28

—

AL average16 barns · 1,727 hd

123.47

−2.19

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	1,589	78.11	1,241	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	55.75	653	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	54.17	726	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	42.79	420	9thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	110.26/cwt	106.00–117.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	113.85/cwt	111.00–117.00	480	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	123.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	113.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	128.61/cwt	126.00–131.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.10/cwt	111.00–114.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.07/cwt	138.00–143.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.66/cwt	102.00–111.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	121.09/cwt	115.00–126.00	455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	164.38/cwt	161.00–165.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	150.79/cwt	145.00–154.00	760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	133.88/cwt	130.00–141.00	440	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.92/cwt	149.00–159.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.18/cwt	139.00–146.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	128.93/cwt	123.00–133.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.92/cwt	149.00–153.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.25/cwt	133.00–148.00	667	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	54.86/cwt	52.00–60.00	641	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	38.02/cwt	36.00–40.00	355	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	46.61/cwt	44.50–48.00	476	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	54.17/cwt	50.00–56.50	726	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	80.92/cwt	75.50–84.50	1,321	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	290.00/cwt	250.00–350.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	440.00/cwt	430.00–490.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	195.00/cwt	160.00–220.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	350.00/cwt	310.00–390.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	—	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	710.00–840.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	147.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	128.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.52/cwt	150.00–158.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	124.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 300Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 47

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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
1	—	870	96.00	96.00
5	—	757	106.00–117.00	110.26
10	—	529	123.00–133.00	128.93
9	—	425	149.00–153.00	149.92
15	—	472	133.00–148.00	141.25
3	—	620	123.00–125.00	123.66
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
6	—	558	120.00–128.00	124.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	139.00–146.00	143.18
3	—	500	116.00	116.00
6	—	382	145.00–149.00	147.30
7	—	482	125.00–133.00	128.48
6	—	325	150.00–158.00	154.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	111.00–117.00	113.85
7	—	489	110.00–118.00	113.48
10	—	529	111.00–114.00	112.10
7	—	568	102.00–111.00	107.66
7	—	376	115.00–126.00	121.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	466	118.00–126.00	123.79
8	—	620	110.00–118.00	113.46
11	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.00
10	—	428	126.00–131.00	128.61
8	—	569	115.00–118.00	116.52
16	—	329	130.00–141.00	133.88
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
2	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	138.00–143.00	140.07
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	125.00–129.00	127.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	161.00–165.00	164.38
3	—	380	163.00	163.00
15	—	504	145.00–154.00	150.79
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
7	—	463	149.00–159.00	152.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	52.00–60.00	54.86
1	—	1,195	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	36.00–40.00	38.02
5	—	1,022	44.50–48.00	46.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	50.00–56.50	54.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,633	75.50–84.50	80.92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	250.00–350.00	290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	160.00–220.00	195.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	310.00–390.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	390.00	390.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	430.00–490.00	440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	710.00–840.00	750.00

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