Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.40/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$131.40

53 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$53.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	263	174.04	458	4thin
Medium and Large 2	368	147.16	542	14thin
Medium and Large 3	495	120.23	595	35

One grade step is worth $53.81/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale53 hd

131.40

—

AL average15 barns · 1,648 hd

127.56

+3.85

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	1,750	77.25	1,352	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	60.96	771	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	51.00	834	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	45.39	525	12

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	42.74/cwt	40.00–45.00	481	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	53.35/cwt	52.00–54.00	665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	103.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	122.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	117.15/cwt	116.00–119.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	142.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	132.55/cwt	129.00–139.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	136.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.92/cwt	154.00–159.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.67/cwt	144.00–153.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	174.04/cwt	172.00–178.00	458	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	131.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.76/cwt	122.00–124.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.05/cwt	99.00–103.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	104.87/cwt	104.00–106.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	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 Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 109Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,126	40.00–45.00	42.74
3	—	1,247	52.00–54.00	53.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	60.00–62.00	60.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,720	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	100.00–107.00	103.56
2	—	465	117.00–119.00	117.98
3	—	270	128.00–133.00	131.27
3	—	578	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	515	115.00–117.00	116.02
4	—	625	107.00–109.00	107.97
5	—	383	122.00–124.00	122.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	99.00–103.00	101.05
6	—	433	106.00–109.00	107.51
7	—	484	104.00–106.00	104.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	119.00–125.00	122.22
5	—	531	116.00–119.00	117.15
4	—	568	110.00–113.00	111.53
4	—	334	140.00–150.00	142.58
3	—	435	127.00–129.00	127.67
3	—	367	129.00–139.00	132.55
2	—	715	96.00	96.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	613	103.00–108.00	105.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	135.00–141.00	136.98
5	—	318	154.00–159.00	156.92
4	—	365	144.00–153.00	147.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	172.00–178.00	174.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	118.00	118.00
5	—	755	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	104.50	104.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

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	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	630.00	630.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle