Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.90/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$114.90

55 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	119.03	548	39
Medium and Large 3	335	105.00	352	1thin
Medium and Large 2	486	104.80	509	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $39 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 sale55 hd

114.90

—

AL average16 barns · 1,478 hd

117.03

−2.13

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	1,665	67.59	1,126	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	37.53	379	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	37.01	422	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,272	34.02	433	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	119.46/cwt	113.00–126.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	104.06/cwt	102.00–106.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	98.07/cwt	95.00–101.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	146.93/cwt	138.00–150.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.22/cwt	105.00–113.00	471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	92.98/cwt	91.00–97.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	90.33/cwt	89.00–91.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	94.87/cwt	94.00–96.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	97.20/cwt	92.00–101.00	450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.55/cwt	111.00–118.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	615	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	922.92/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	685.00/cwt	560.00–810.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	647.50/cwt	540.00–770.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	715.16/cwt	570.00–930.00	—	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	635.00/cwt	580.00–690.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	429.00/cwt	370.00–540.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	268.00/cwt	200.00–370.00	—	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	69.39/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,209	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	40.01/cwt	38.00–42.00	477	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	32.34/cwt	30.00–36.50	335	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,295	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	34.02/cwt	33.50–34.50	433	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	37.53/cwt	37.00–38.00	379	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 43Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	156.00	156.00
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
3	—	520	100.00–105.00	103.40
4	—	418	113.00–126.00	119.46
4	—	573	102.00–106.00	104.06
4	—	675	95.00–101.00	98.07
5	—	317	138.00–150.00	146.93
8	—	474	106.00–111.00	108.73
9	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
2	—	590	95.00	95.00
3	—	525	100.00	100.00
9	—	427	105.00–113.00	110.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	88.00	88.00
4	—	525	100.00–103.00	101.51
6	—	622	91.00–97.00	92.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	89.00–91.00	90.33
7	—	523	94.00–96.00	94.87
9	—	463	92.00–101.00	97.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	80.00	80.00
2	—	425	93.00	93.00
2	—	480	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	410	130.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	523	111.00–118.00	114.55
2	—	583	105.00–106.00	105.51

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	12	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	922.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	560.00–810.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	540.00–770.00	647.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	570.00–930.00	715.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	580.00–690.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	370.00–540.00	429.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	200.00–370.00	268.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,743	67.00–71.00	69.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	38.00–42.00	40.01
3	—	1,037	30.00–36.50	32.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	33.50–34.50	34.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	37.00–38.00	37.53

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle