Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.52/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$110.52

56 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	114.97	513	29
Medium and Large 1	622	106.67	663	6thin
Medium and Large 3	451	105.49	476	21

One grade step is worth $9.48/cwt here — about $38 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 sale56 hd

110.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,425 hd

118.85

−8.33

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	76.00	1,231	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	45.25	541	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	41.00	467	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	124.64/cwt	124.00–126.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	99.41/cwt	97.00–101.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	94.68/cwt	91.00–98.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	106.22/cwt	103.00–109.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	103.78/cwt	102.00–105.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	87.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.56/cwt	96.00–99.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	119.03/cwt	117.00–121.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	109.19/cwt	108.00–113.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	99.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	113.27/cwt	111.00–115.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	131.33/cwt	129.00–133.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	467	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	46.54/cwt	44.00–48.00	535	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	39.28/cwt	38.00–40.50	512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,231	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	411.43/cwt	400.00–450.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	528.00/cwt	510.00–600.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	593.33/cwt	570.00–620.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	94.79/cwt	92.00–96.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	107.23/cwt	106.00–110.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	81.99/cwt	81.00–83.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	103.86/cwt	102.00–106.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	99.57/cwt	98.00–102.00	533	5

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly 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	2	—	—	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	400.00–450.00	411.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	510.00–600.00	528.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	570.00–620.00	593.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	373	118.00–120.00	118.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	520	112.00–114.00	112.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	124.00–126.00	124.64
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	97.00–101.00	99.41
4	—	525	92.00–96.00	94.79
4	—	316	106.00–110.00	107.23
3	—	418	100.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	288	110.00–111.00	110.66
2	—	610	81.00–83.00	81.99
2	—	570	85.00–88.00	86.49
2	—	370	104.00–105.00	104.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	91.00–98.00	94.68
1	—	375	106.00	106.00
1	—	285	109.00	109.00
6	—	488	102.00–106.00	103.86
5	—	535	98.00–102.00	99.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	633	102.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	573	105.00–106.00	105.48
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	103.00–109.00	106.22
4	—	486	102.00–105.00	103.78
2	—	615	85.00–90.00	87.54
2	—	575	90.00–95.00	92.46
2	—	525	96.00–99.00	97.56
2	—	375	111.00–115.00	112.95
2	—	320	117.00–121.00	119.03
1	—	275	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	108.00–113.00	109.19
4	—	526	105.00–110.00	106.71
4	—	365	120.00–122.00	120.74
3	—	613	98.00–102.00	99.99
3	—	422	111.00–115.00	113.27
3	—	343	129.00–133.00	131.33
2	—	285	134.00–136.00	134.96
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	103.00–106.00	104.49
2	—	620	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	568	108.00–110.00	109.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	44.00–48.00	46.54
2	—	1,303	38.00–40.50	39.28
1	—	1,165	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	76.00	76.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle