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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 5

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Dec 1Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 0▲ 120 vs year ago 95 · +126.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 10 · +320.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 11 · +163.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends, due to all sales closed for two weeks for Christmas holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.72/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$113.72

73 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	119.66	546	44
Medium and Large 2	494	106.40	525	25
Medium and Large 3	491	94.00	462	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $84 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 sale73 hd

113.72

—

AL average11 barns · 926 hd

117.06

−3.34

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	1,620	81.74	1,324	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	55.61	769	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	52.36	592	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	40.82	421	11

Every lot

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	147.94/cwt	145.00–154.00	694	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.99/cwt	127.00–141.25	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	132.28/cwt	131.00–135.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	127.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	471	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	124.04/cwt	118.00–128.00	525	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	116.15/cwt	109.00–119.00	511	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	109.31/cwt	105.00–113.00	517	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	113.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	541	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	90.41/cwt	90.00–91.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	163.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	353	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	415	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	158.29/cwt	157.00–160.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	116.57/cwt	104.00–121.00	501	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	147.19/cwt	146.00–148.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	134.67/cwt	131.00–138.00	632	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	99.00/cwt	92.00–113.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	626	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	117.23/cwt	112.00–122.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	101.26/cwt	99.00–104.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	636	102.49/cwt	100.00–104.00	652	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	771	81.18/cwt	80.00–86.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	94.33/cwt	93.00–95.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	813	85.02/cwt	80.00–89.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	873	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	694	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	81.74/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,324	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	42.49/cwt	40.00–46.50	438	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	36.35/cwt	34.00–39.00	375	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	48.81/cwt	48.00–49.50	509	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	52.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	603	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	743	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	54.91/cwt	54.50–55.50	752	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	804	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693.33/cwt	570.00–780.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542.50/cwt	480.00–670.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	538.33/cwt	490.00–620.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	492.00/cwt	420.00–570.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	300.00/cwt	270.00–340.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	670.00/cwt	580.00–760.00	—	5

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 0Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to a week ago: No trends, due to all sales closed for two weeks for Christmas holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	98.00	98.00
4	—	636	100.00–104.00	102.49
4	—	565	99.00–104.00	101.26
2	—	353	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	467	124.00–125.00	124.33
5	—	771	80.00–86.00	81.18
3	—	515	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	695	102.00	102.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
8	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	342	160.00–166.00	163.98
7	—	469	131.00–138.00	134.67
5	—	442	146.00–148.00	147.19
4	—	813	80.00–89.00	85.02
3	—	365	157.00–160.00	158.29
3	—	565	112.00–122.00	117.23
3	—	785	93.00–95.00	94.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	104.00–121.00	116.57
3	—	480	92.00–113.00	99.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	131.00–135.00	132.28
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
12	—	370	124.00–131.00	127.40
8	—	476	111.00–119.00	113.66
8	—	423	118.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
10	—	575	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	114.00–120.00	117.00
5	—	613	90.00–91.00	90.41
7	—	440	109.00–119.00	116.15
2	—	665	88.00	88.00
6	—	473	105.00–113.00	109.31
1	—	510	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
1	—	710	71.00	71.00
1	—	390	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	145.00–154.00	147.94
1	—	400	158.00	158.00
6	—	578	127.00–141.25	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	34.00–39.00	36.35
8	—	1,032	40.00–46.50	42.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	54.50–55.50	54.91
1	—	1,410	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,143	50.00–56.00	52.73
3	—	1,042	48.00–49.50	48.81
1	—	1,260	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	81.00–82.50	81.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	610.00	610.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	570.00–780.00	693.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	480.00–670.00	542.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	490.00–620.00	538.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	420.00–570.00	492.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	270.00–340.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	580.00–760.00	670.00

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.