Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, No sale for two weeks due to Christmas and New Year.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.85/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$131.85

37 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$9.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	133.40	716	31
Medium and Large 2	567	123.83	702	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.57/cwt here — about $14 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 sale37 hd

131.85

—

AL average9 barns · 746 hd

138.00

−6.15

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	1,660	73.27	1,216	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	51.50	706	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	49.90	771	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	43.31	461	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.57/cwt	160.00–163.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	109.74/cwt	107.00–112.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	120.39/cwt	117.00–123.00	634	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	784.00/cwt	700.00–870.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	97.65/cwt	96.00–99.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.43/cwt	126.00–131.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.89/cwt	170.00–184.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	120.68/cwt	118.00–122.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	129.61/cwt	126.00–134.00	540	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	49.90/cwt	47.00–52.50	771	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	43.31/cwt	42.50–44.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	115.94/cwt	113.00–119.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	132.61/cwt	132.00–133.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	118.13/cwt	114.00–125.00	725	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	77.14/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	69.40/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	710	6

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend, No sale for two weeks due to Christmas and New Year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	131.00	131.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
2	—	483	117.00–123.00	119.92
3	—	393	118.00–122.00	120.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	107.00–112.00	109.74
3	—	527	117.00–123.00	120.39
3	—	417	126.00–134.00	129.61
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
2	—	583	113.00–119.00	115.94
2	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.44
5	—	369	132.00–133.00	132.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	160.00–163.00	161.57
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
1	—	390	171.00	171.00
1	—	310	184.00	184.00
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	96.00–99.00	97.65
2	—	565	126.00–131.00	128.43
2	—	315	170.00–184.00	176.89
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
5	—	372	150.00–160.00	155.85
5	—	426	144.00–150.00	146.22
5	—	614	114.00–125.00	118.13
6	—	518	132.00–142.00	136.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	164.00	164.00
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
2	—	775	97.00–98.00	97.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–870.00	784.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	47.00–52.50	49.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	42.50–44.00	43.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	51.50	51.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	73.00–80.00	77.14
2	—	1,785	69.00–70.00	69.40

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