Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale closed last week due Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.01/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$142.01

52 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$20.79/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	461	145.80	672	30
Medium and Large 2	448	137.42	616	21
Medium and Large 3	445	125.00	556	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $116 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 sale52 hd

142.01

—

AL average11 barns · 1,051 hd

139.79

+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	1,475	81.20	1,198	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	57.17	650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,246	55.36	690	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	44.25	405	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	333	140.02/cwt	138.00–143.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.31/cwt	143.00–147.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	136.56/cwt	134.00–138.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	119.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	161.59/cwt	153.00–169.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	169.18/cwt	164.00–178.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.45/cwt	138.00–150.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.93/cwt	144.00–153.00	634	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	55.36/cwt	52.00–58.50	690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	56.52/cwt	53.00–60.50	637	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	81.20/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	423.33/cwt	390.00–440.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	560.00–620.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	570.00/cwt	540.00–600.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	158.73/cwt	158.00–160.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.05/cwt	123.00–133.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.13/cwt	130.00–143.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.64/cwt	102.00–119.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 0Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale closed last week due Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	138.00–143.00	140.02
1	—	815	99.00	99.00
4	—	574	122.00–128.00	124.24
2	—	775	101.00–103.00	101.99
3	—	460	125.00	125.00
9	—	523	123.00–128.00	125.46
3	—	632	120.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	365	134.00–138.00	136.56
2	—	705	109.00–114.00	111.52
3	—	667	115.00–124.00	119.62
4	—	415	131.00–135.00	132.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	96.00	96.00
3	—	328	135.00–136.00	135.65
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	114.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	558	102.00–119.00	112.64
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	143.00–147.00	145.31
2	—	450	151.00	151.00
5	—	574	137.00–143.00	138.95
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	153.00–169.00	161.59
4	—	329	164.00–178.00	169.18
3	—	468	138.00–150.00	145.45
2	—	668	120.00–123.00	121.49
2	—	218	182.00–184.00	182.99
4	—	423	144.00–153.00	149.93
4	—	533	123.00–133.00	126.05
5	—	622	118.00–125.00	121.59
1	—	565	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	140.00–150.00	146.43
3	—	315	158.00–160.00	158.73
2	—	275	158.00–160.00	158.98
3	—	723	105.00–107.00	106.00
8	—	434	130.00–143.00	137.13
1	—	770	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	52.00–58.50	55.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	63.00	63.00
9	—	1,127	53.00–60.50	56.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	40.00	40.00
1	—	900	48.50	48.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	80.50–82.00	81.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	560.00–620.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	390.00–440.00	423.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	540.00–600.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	480.00	480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	560.00	560.00

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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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