Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady ; Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.01/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$125.01

58 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$20.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	128.10	629	41
Medium and Large 2	525	118.82	624	15thin
Medium and Large 3	480	108.00	518	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about $111 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 sale58 hd

125.01

—

AL average16 barns · 2,184 hd

134.65

−9.64

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,554	77.74	1,208	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	55.18	611	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	55.03	711	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	43.54	423	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	327	163.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	121.48/cwt	116.00–127.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	162.64/cwt	162.00–164.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	136.47/cwt	133.00–139.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.69/cwt	122.00–129.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	131.05/cwt	126.00–137.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	153.75/cwt	153.00–154.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.32/cwt	137.00–141.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.44/cwt	150.00–162.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	191.32/cwt	190.00–194.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	57.24/cwt	55.50–59.00	641	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	38.85/cwt	35.00–40.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.22/cwt	44.00–50.00	434	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	55.03/cwt	52.00–57.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	50.63/cwt	50.50–51.00	493	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	73.37/cwt	72.50–74.00	998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	82.11/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,435	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	463.75/cwt	410.00–560.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	682.33/cwt	600.00–875.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	530.00/cwt	510.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.00/cwt	660.00–730.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	387.14/cwt	320.00–470.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	621.43/cwt	510.00–720.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	127.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	131.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	123.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	125.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	650	9

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady ; Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	160.00–165.00	163.42
3	—	283	162.00–164.00	162.64
3	—	468	123.00–128.00	126.35
2	—	608	111.00–115.00	113.02
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	365	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	116.00–127.00	121.48
1	—	910	82.00	82.00
8	—	423	150.00–162.00	155.44
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
5	—	465	142.00–152.00	147.23
3	—	222	190.00–194.00	191.32
2	—	668	125.00–128.00	126.48
4	—	373	160.00–170.00	166.22
5	—	559	123.00–131.00	127.81
1	—	1,210	79.00	79.00
7	—	516	127.00–137.00	131.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
8	—	378	133.00–139.00	136.47
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
9	—	428	126.00–137.00	131.05
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
5	—	586	121.00–126.00	123.03
5	—	466	126.00–132.00	128.18
9	—	516	122.00–129.00	125.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
3	—	478	122.00–129.00	124.69
3	—	578	110.00–116.00	113.72
1	—	440	129.00	129.00
6	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	86.00	86.00
4	—	489	153.00–154.00	153.75
4	—	515	146.00–148.00	147.01
3	—	562	137.00–141.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	149.00–153.00	151.05
1	—	540	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,120	55.50–59.00	57.24
4	—	973	50.50–51.00	50.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	35.00–40.00	38.85
7	—	940	44.00–50.00	46.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	52.00–57.00	55.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	72.50–74.00	73.37
3	—	1,748	79.00–84.00	82.11

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	5	—	—	850.00–975.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	410.00–560.00	463.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	320.00–470.00	387.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	600.00–875.00	682.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	660.00–730.00	695.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	510.00–720.00	621.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	510.00–550.00	530.00

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