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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 137▲ 34 vs year ago 169 · +20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 19▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 10▲ 14 vs year ago 30 · +46.7%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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 $115.41/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$115.41

86 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	116.59	711	62
Medium and Large 2	440	114.08	502	20
Medium and Large 3	444	103.82	461	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $250 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 sale86 hd

115.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,591 hd

120.68

−5.27

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	—	High	1,533	90.69	1,390	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	70.27	801	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	49.33	518	3thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	114.55/cwt	113.00–116.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	123.44/cwt	121.00–128.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	123.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	116.20/cwt	113.00–118.00	923	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	958	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,102	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	128.35/cwt	127.00–130.00	480	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	454	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	105.13/cwt	102.00–108.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	126.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	115.95/cwt	111.00–120.00	492	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	122.41/cwt	119.00–124.00	566	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	119.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	114.93/cwt	113.00–117.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	107.93/cwt	104.00–113.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	896	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	941	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	453	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	141.78/cwt	138.00–152.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	133.08/cwt	128.00–140.00	570	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	127.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	621	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	124.17/cwt	117.00–129.00	656	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	116.73/cwt	113.00–122.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	115.32/cwt	115.00–116.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	707	98.32/cwt	97.00–99.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	87.76/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,292	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	95.08/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,545	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	49.33/cwt	45.00–51.50	518	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	796	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	69.36/cwt	66.50–72.00	802	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140.63/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	847.50/cwt	680.00–985.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	793.00/cwt	690.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631.54/cwt	590.00–635.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	509.17/cwt	480.00–550.00	—	6

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 137Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 10Year ago 30

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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	8	—	—	975.00–1,350.00	1,140.63

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	4	—	—	680.00–985.00	847.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,138.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	590.00–635.00	631.54

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)	5	—	—	690.00–925.00	793.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	480.00–550.00	509.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	102.00–108.00	105.13
1	—	595	89.00	89.00
1	—	345	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	104.00–113.00	107.93
6	—	423	122.00–130.00	126.29
6	—	531	119.00–122.00	119.98
2	—	623	113.00–117.00	114.93
3	—	577	116.00–118.00	116.99
17	—	462	119.00–124.00	122.41
6	—	374	127.00–130.00	128.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.56
5	—	378	117.00–123.00	120.00
7	—	424	111.00–120.00	115.95
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	97.00–98.00	97.49
3	—	478	105.00–110.00	106.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	896	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	121.00–128.00	123.44
2	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	121.00–127.00	123.99
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
3	—	407	140.00–144.00	141.99
5	—	794	113.00–118.00	116.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	958	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	113.00–116.00	114.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	485	122.00–132.00	127.94
3	—	617	115.00–116.00	115.32
8	—	528	117.00–129.00	124.17
3	—	707	97.00–99.00	98.32
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
8	—	428	128.00–140.00	133.08
4	—	559	113.00–122.00	116.73
4	—	376	138.00–152.00	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	128.00	128.00
4	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.46
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
2	—	430	124.00–126.00	125.02
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
2	—	325	139.00–140.00	139.48
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
2	—	580	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	45.00–51.50	49.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,157	66.50–72.00	69.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	94.00–96.00	95.08
3	—	1,472	84.00–92.50	87.76

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.