Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.26/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$111.26

108 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	116.11	561	57
Medium and Large 2	482	106.36	512	39
Medium and Large 3	454	104.17	473	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $88 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 sale108 hd

111.26

—

AL average11 barns · 781 hd

119.22

−7.96

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	1,910	80.00	1,528	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,255	58.00	728	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	53.88	579	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	43.93	433	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	584	105.57/cwt	102.00–109.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	119.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	123.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	89.48/cwt	86.00–93.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	103.01/cwt	101.00–104.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	106.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	109.86/cwt	109.00–111.00	477	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	106.58/cwt	103.00–110.00	504	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	103.97/cwt	99.00–107.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	101.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	113.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	590	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	540	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	109.22/cwt	107.00–111.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	134.36/cwt	133.00–136.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	110.09/cwt	109.00–112.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	105.72/cwt	103.00–108.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	103.22/cwt	100.00–106.00	480	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	93.49/cwt	90.00–99.00	446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.95/cwt	133.00–136.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	130.23/cwt	126.00–133.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	119.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	590.00/cwt	580.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	—	245.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	—	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	53.88/cwt	51.00–55.50	579	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	45.57/cwt	42.50–48.50	463	3

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 144Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to last week: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	102.00–109.00	105.57
7	—	537	107.00–111.00	109.01
7	—	381	118.00–124.00	119.98
3	—	665	94.00–96.00	95.00
3	—	318	121.00–126.00	123.58
2	—	758	80.00–84.00	81.98
2	—	710	86.00–93.00	89.48
2	—	608	100.00–102.00	101.01
2	—	403	114.00–116.00	114.99
11	—	487	109.00–112.00	110.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	89.00	89.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
11	—	438	103.00–108.00	105.72
11	—	465	100.00–106.00	103.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	90.00–99.00	93.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	101.00–104.00	103.01
4	—	420	105.00–109.00	106.00
1	—	505	98.00	98.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	434	109.00–111.00	109.86
11	—	473	103.00–110.00	106.58
5	—	554	99.00–107.00	103.97
4	—	539	100.00–105.00	101.24
2	—	368	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	110.00–118.00	113.30
14	—	465	115.00–118.00	116.06
9	—	430	118.00–125.00	120.44
8	—	570	107.00–111.00	109.22
4	—	368	125.00–131.00	128.04
3	—	332	133.00–136.00	134.36
1	—	750	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
3	—	370	133.00–136.00	133.95
3	—	705	117.00	117.00
5	—	417	126.00–133.00	130.23
8	—	543	118.00–126.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	580.00–600.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	380.00	380.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	240.00–250.00	245.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	51.00–55.50	53.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	39.00	39.00
3	—	1,015	42.50–48.50	45.57

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle