Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.70/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$109.70

45 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	112.35	597	35
Medium and Large 2	554	101.41	562	7thin
Medium and Large 3	470	98.17	461	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $136 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 sale45 hd

109.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,576 hd

116.58

−6.87

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	1,345	44.00	592	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	990	41.50	411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,033	39.25	405	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	147.37/cwt	146.00–148.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	136.93/cwt	134.00–139.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.63/cwt	110.00–134.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	104.80/cwt	103.00–107.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	102.20/cwt	101.00–103.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	104.79/cwt	101.00–106.00	552	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	111.91/cwt	109.00–115.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	84.01/cwt	82.00–86.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	106.01/cwt	104.00–107.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	98.17/cwt	90.00–102.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	97.70/cwt	96.00–101.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	108.22/cwt	105.00–111.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	101.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	106.53/cwt	103.00–110.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	99.37/cwt	98.00–100.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	87.56/cwt	84.00–95.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	800.00–820.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	580.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.00/cwt	450.00–880.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	510.00/cwt	450.00–620.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	330.00/cwt	270.00–390.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	39.25/cwt	38.50–40.00	405	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	411	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 Oct 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	760	89.00	89.00
2	—	555	103.00	103.00
3	—	332	146.00–148.00	147.37
3	—	378	134.00–139.00	136.93
3	—	415	110.00–134.00	124.63
5	—	634	103.00–107.00	104.80
5	—	684	101.00–103.00	102.20
12	—	527	101.00–106.00	104.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	109.00–115.00	111.91
2	—	783	82.00–86.00	84.01
3	—	483	104.00–107.00	106.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	90.00–102.00	98.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	96.00	96.00
2	—	420	103.00–104.00	103.49
4	—	524	96.00–101.00	97.70
6	—	368	105.00–111.00	108.22
6	—	479	100.00–105.00	101.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	89.00	89.00
2	—	323	103.00–110.00	106.53
2	—	418	95.00–100.00	97.49
3	—	378	98.00–100.00	99.37
3	—	473	84.00–95.00	87.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
2	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.48

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	2	—	—	800.00–820.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–610.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–880.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	495.00	495.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–620.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	380.00	380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	270.00–390.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	38.50–40.00	39.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	41.50	41.50

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