Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; All classes mostly steady to firm from before holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.40/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$122.40

50 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	125.21	574	32
Medium and Large 2	437	118.16	517	15thin
Medium and Large 3	397	113.71	451	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $122 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 sale50 hd

122.40

—

AL average11 barns · 1,136 hd

127.06

−4.66

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	—	Average	1,668	67.50	1,126	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	49.81	575	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	45.00	612	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	35.17	352	4thin

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	—	362	149.65/cwt	149.00–151.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	114.91/cwt	107.00–119.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	89.65/cwt	89.00–91.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	107.88/cwt	101.00–114.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.87/cwt	131.00–156.00	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	124.77/cwt	120.00–132.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.71/cwt	126.00–131.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	117.06/cwt	116.00–119.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	510	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	103.68/cwt	103.00–104.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	106.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.27/cwt	126.00–135.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	600.00–1,200.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	595.00/cwt	550.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,082	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	49.81/cwt	45.00–52.50	575	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	32.73/cwt	30.00–36.50	323	3

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago; All classes mostly steady to firm from before holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	149.00–151.00	149.65
3	—	582	107.00–119.00	114.91
3	—	668	89.00–91.00	89.65
5	—	517	101.00–114.00	107.88
6	—	322	131.00–156.00	142.87
6	—	424	130.00–136.00	133.14
6	—	461	120.00–132.00	124.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
2	—	340	136.00–141.00	138.50
3	—	375	126.00–131.00	127.71
3	—	417	116.00–119.00	117.06
6	—	488	110.00–112.00	111.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	106.00–110.00	108.06
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	102.00	102.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
1	—	670	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
3	—	428	103.00–104.00	103.68
3	—	462	100.00–101.00	100.34
4	—	381	105.00–108.00	106.97
4	—	503	96.00–100.00	98.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	91.00–92.00	91.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	144.00–152.00	147.89
4	—	425	136.00–146.00	139.99
4	—	470	134.00–138.00	135.03
6	—	526	126.00–135.00	130.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	124.00	124.00

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	3	—	—	600.00–1,200.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–640.00	595.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	680.00	680.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,745	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	45.00–52.50	49.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	42.50	42.50
3	—	987	30.00–36.50	32.73

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