Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.09/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$128.09

75 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$22.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	135.40	662	42
Medium and Large 2	523	119.82	627	28
Medium and Large 3	461	113.03	521	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.36/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 sale75 hd

128.09

—

AL average15 barns · 1,489 hd

133.47

−5.38

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	1,892	79.60	1,506	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	61.33	721	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	60.81	852	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	48.95	581	10

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	—	327	164.07/cwt	161.00–168.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	112.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	134.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	130.85/cwt	129.00–134.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	116.31/cwt	114.00–120.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.43/cwt	142.00–155.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	115.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.12/cwt	122.00–133.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.69/cwt	140.00–153.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	54.53/cwt	52.00–57.50	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	60.05/cwt	56.50–63.00	679	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	49.19/cwt	44.50–52.50	599	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	67.08/cwt	65.50–69.00	909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	64.32/cwt	63.50–65.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,962	81.63/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	565.00/cwt	490.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	530.00/cwt	450.00–610.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.25/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	140.51/cwt	137.00–143.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	105.39/cwt	103.00–110.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	95.96/cwt	94.00–99.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.91/cwt	125.00–136.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.15/cwt	118.00–130.00	709	5

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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 253Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 14

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	161.00–168.00	164.07
2	—	605	113.00–118.00	115.48
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
7	—	523	122.00–133.00	127.12
7	—	488	132.00–140.00	137.00
8	—	423	140.00–153.00	142.69
6	—	374	152.00–162.00	155.91
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
2	—	663	108.00–110.00	108.98
5	—	571	118.00–130.00	124.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	135.00–142.00	139.25
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
7	—	532	110.00–120.00	118.42
2	—	670	99.00–100.00	99.49
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
4	—	723	94.00–99.00	95.96
9	—	426	125.00–136.00	130.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
3	—	512	103.00–110.00	105.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	110.00–116.00	112.82
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
6	—	487	110.00–118.00	113.90
3	—	413	114.00–120.00	116.31
1	—	320	133.00	133.00
3	—	375	120.00–129.00	123.00
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	131.00–140.00	134.16
8	—	409	129.00–134.00	130.85
3	—	453	120.00–127.00	123.67
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
2	—	518	118.00–120.00	119.02
6	—	332	137.00–143.00	140.51
3	—	630	113.00–115.00	114.32
3	—	557	118.00–119.00	118.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	156.00	156.00
4	—	613	134.00	134.00
4	—	368	165.00–168.00	166.50
2	—	465	142.00–155.00	148.43
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
2	—	710	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	42.50	42.50
1	—	1,200	53.50	53.50
8	—	1,217	44.50–52.50	49.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	52.00–57.50	54.53
2	—	1,355	65.50–69.00	67.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	56.50–63.00	60.05
3	—	1,282	63.50–65.00	64.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,962	78.00–84.00	81.63
1	—	1,680	73.50	73.50

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)	2	—	—	490.00–640.00	565.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–610.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle