Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bull too few last week. Feeder classes 6.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.74/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$123.74

44 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$13.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	125.61	607	28
Medium and Large 2	439	121.05	532	15thin
Medium and Large 3	380	112.00	426	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.61/cwt here — about $182 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 sale44 hd

123.74

—

AL average14 barns · 1,636 hd

124.18

−0.44

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	50.45	659	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	845	45.00	380	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	39.00	361	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	153.05/cwt	152.00–154.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	112.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	107.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	139.67/cwt	134.00–144.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.64/cwt	128.00–130.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	120.73/cwt	116.00–125.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	102.36/cwt	99.00–106.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	103.60/cwt	103.00–104.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	94.52/cwt	91.00–97.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	95.18/cwt	90.00–98.00	444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	555.00/cwt	510.00–600.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	50.45/cwt	47.50–52.50	659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	845	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	361	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 Nov 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bull too few last week. Feeder classes 6.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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	—	665	92.00	92.00
2	—	278	152.00–154.00	153.05
2	—	375	148.00	148.00
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	538	110.00–114.00	112.70
5	—	632	105.00–110.00	107.81
6	—	408	134.00–144.00	139.67
7	—	461	125.00–130.00	126.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
3	—	435	128.00–130.00	128.64
4	—	363	120.00–122.00	121.03
5	—	486	116.00–125.00	120.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
2	—	560	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	530	99.00–106.00	102.36
5	—	604	103.00–104.00	103.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	104.00	104.00
6	—	435	91.00–97.00	94.52
7	—	466	90.00–98.00	95.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
1	—	400	144.00	144.00
2	—	355	138.00–148.00	143.00
2	—	510	111.00	111.00
4	—	468	132.00–140.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	144.00	144.00
2	—	423	128.00–130.00	128.97

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	1	—	—	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	510.00–600.00	555.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	47.50–52.50	50.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	39.00	39.00

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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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