Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls to few last week. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 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 $147.00/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$147.00

52 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	149.41	719	34
Medium and Large 2	449	146.11	656	16thin
Medium and Large 3	458	113.00	517	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $202 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 sale52 hd

147.00

—

AL average15 barns · 1,321 hd

142.99

+4.00

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	1,605	73.14	1,174	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	48.50	783	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	44.79	483	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.16/cwt	143.00–149.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.18/cwt	158.00–166.00	690	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	742.50/cwt	670.00–790.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	630.00–640.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.67/cwt	141.00–144.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	728	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.22/cwt	123.00–126.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	153.94/cwt	146.00–158.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	184.02/cwt	182.00–186.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.48/cwt	121.00–128.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	99.99/cwt	96.00–104.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	44.79/cwt	40.00–48.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	73.14/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	168.81/cwt	168.00–170.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	170.58/cwt	166.00–176.00	653	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls to few last week. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	111.00–117.00	114.00
8	—	423	126.00–132.00	129.00
8	—	515	121.00–128.00	125.48
10	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.15
4	—	550	121.00–123.00	122.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	335	134.00	134.00
4	—	373	129.00–132.00	130.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
2	—	708	96.00–104.00	99.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	143.00–149.00	146.16
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
9	—	423	158.00–166.00	163.18
3	—	555	141.00–144.00	142.67
3	—	465	154.00–160.00	156.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	127.00–132.00	129.99
5	—	527	140.00–144.00	142.18
4	—	629	123.00–126.00	124.22
3	—	453	146.00–158.00	153.94
2	—	308	182.00–186.00	184.02
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
8	—	419	155.00–164.00	156.75
6	—	383	166.00–176.00	170.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	595	120.00	120.00
5	—	342	168.00–170.00	168.81
6	—	430	147.00–152.00	148.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	670.00–790.00	742.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	630.00–640.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–540.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	48.50	48.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	40.00–48.00	44.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	70.50–75.00	73.14

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