Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.11/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$114.11

61 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$22.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	118.37	563	40
Medium and Large 2	487	106.50	518	20
Medium and Large 3	460	96.00	442	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.37/cwt here — about $121 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 sale61 hd

114.11

—

AL average15 barns · 1,705 hd

120.02

−5.91

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	1,736	64.12	1,113	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	39.00	421	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	33.25	342	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	133.26/cwt	132.00–136.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	117.32/cwt	115.00–121.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	113.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.33/cwt	106.00–107.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	101.56/cwt	100.00–104.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	106.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	122.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	110.54/cwt	107.00–111.00	483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	110.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	102.70/cwt	101.00–105.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	104.99/cwt	104.00–107.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.37/cwt	136.00–145.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	124.03/cwt	121.00–127.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	352	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	123.85/cwt	123.00–125.00	515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.15/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	927.02/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	124
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	755.85/cwt	650.00–875.00	—	94
Bulls	—	—	1,865	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	65.15/cwt	63.00–67.50	1,110	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	33.25/cwt	33.00–33.50	342	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
3	—	317	132.00–136.00	133.26
4	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.28
4	—	603	102.00–104.00	103.00
6	—	465	115.00–121.00	117.32
8	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.97
13	—	518	110.00–117.00	113.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
2	—	570	100.00	100.00
6	—	518	106.00–107.00	106.33
10	—	476	100.00–110.00	104.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	94.00	94.00
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
5	—	524	100.00–104.00	101.56
7	—	470	104.00–108.00	106.32
8	—	328	118.00–123.00	122.36
14	—	437	107.00–111.00	110.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	108.00	108.00
3	—	340	109.00–113.00	110.33
7	—	469	101.00–105.00	102.70
8	—	416	104.00–107.00	104.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	335	136.00–145.00	140.37
4	—	370	136.00–138.00	137.02
7	—	424	125.00–134.00	129.40
9	—	467	121.00–127.00	124.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	130.00	130.00
9	—	352	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	123.00–125.00	123.85

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	46	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,058.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	124	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	927.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	—	—	650.00–875.00	755.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,704	63.00–67.50	65.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	33.00–33.50	33.25

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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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