Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls absent. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.24/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$111.24

62 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	115.52	549	46
Medium and Large 3	352	105.00	370	3thin
Medium and Large 2	518	97.52	505	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $44 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 sale62 hd

111.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,277 hd

117.61

−6.38

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	45.23	565	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	43.48	476	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	105.68/cwt	102.00–112.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	102.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	95.98/cwt	94.00–98.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	99.97/cwt	99.00–102.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	97.98/cwt	96.00–99.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	352	105.00/cwt	103.00–108.00	370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	99.68/cwt	97.00–102.00	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	93.14/cwt	90.00–96.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	130.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	117.59/cwt	109.00–125.00	494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	106.16/cwt	104.00–109.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	100.21/cwt	95.00–105.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	105.26/cwt	102.00–108.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	108.24/cwt	106.00–112.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	95.52/cwt	91.00–98.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	102.51/cwt	100.00–104.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	212	112.65/cwt	112.00–113.00	239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	125.12/cwt	114.00–136.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.33/cwt	740.00–850.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	666.15/cwt	620.00–720.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	760.00–960.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–730.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	515.00/cwt	470.00–560.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	530.00–770.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	43.48/cwt	42.50–44.00	476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	45.23/cwt	45.00–45.50	565	2

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls absent. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	114.00	114.00
2	—	368	110.00–112.00	111.03
4	—	505	91.00–98.00	95.52
6	—	423	100.00–104.00	102.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	102.00–112.00	105.68
9	—	464	100.00–107.00	102.64
6	—	614	94.00–98.00	95.98
5	—	525	99.00–102.00	99.97
3	—	555	96.00–99.00	97.98
2	—	388	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	99.00	99.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	81.00	81.00
1	—	620	78.00	78.00
3	—	212	112.00–113.00	112.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	103.00–108.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	97.00–102.00	99.68
5	—	575	90.00–96.00	93.14
2	—	545	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	126.00–136.00	130.30
10	—	420	109.00–125.00	117.59
6	—	527	104.00–109.00	106.16
5	—	622	95.00–105.00	100.21
4	—	568	102.00–108.00	105.26
4	—	454	106.00–112.00	108.24
2	—	718	101.00–103.00	102.02
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00–148.00	143.87
2	—	360	136.00–145.00	140.50
2	—	643	114.00–117.00	115.49
4	—	413	114.00–136.00	125.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	107.00	107.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	740.00–850.00	763.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	620.00–720.00	666.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	760.00–960.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–730.00	665.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	470.00–560.00	515.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–770.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	42.50–44.00	43.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	45.00–45.50	45.23

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