Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.42/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$139.42

48 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$16.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	142.92	698	35
Medium and Large 2	501	130.33	653	12thin
Medium and Large 3	460	126.00	580	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about $118 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 sale48 hd

139.42

—

AL average14 barns · 1,208 hd

140.27

−0.85

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	1,745	80.25	1,400	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	51.73	585	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	50.66	647	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	44.75	472	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	131.42/cwt	127.00–136.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.59/cwt	122.00–139.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	803.33/cwt	750.00–840.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	728.46/cwt	500.00–830.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	555.00/cwt	520.00–590.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	126.63/cwt	124.00–131.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	135.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	410	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	590.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	540.00–720.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	166.20/cwt	164.00–168.00	524	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	50.66/cwt	49.50–52.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	44.75/cwt	41.00–48.00	472	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	51.73/cwt	51.50–52.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	148.19/cwt	146.00–152.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.43/cwt	124.00–132.00	781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	80.25/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	738	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 Jan 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	900	88.00	88.00
2	—	585	127.00–136.00	131.42
2	—	710	100.00–103.00	101.52
3	—	523	122.00–139.00	133.59
4	—	470	140.00–150.00	147.19
7	—	315	164.00–168.00	166.20
5	—	378	155.00–169.00	161.24
5	—	417	150.00–155.00	152.42
5	—	618	124.00–132.00	126.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	146.00–152.00	148.19
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	793	91.00–95.00	93.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	124.00–131.00	126.63
11	—	318	132.00–140.00	135.21
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	900	92.00	92.00
2	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.52
2	—	670	106.00	106.00
3	—	365	132.00–136.00	133.65
3	—	580	115.00–121.00	116.93
3	—	415	126.00–133.00	129.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
5	—	325	120.00–129.00	126.11
6	—	383	120.00–127.00	123.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	275.00	275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–840.00	803.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	500.00–830.00	728.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	540.00–720.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	520.00–590.00	555.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	590.00–650.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	49.50–52.00	50.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	41.00–48.00	44.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	51.50–52.00	51.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	80.00–80.50	80.25

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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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