Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.61/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$134.61

32 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	137.21	564	20
Medium and Large 2	383	131.42	503	10thin
Medium and Large 3	348	124.50	433	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $131 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 sale32 hd

134.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,359 hd

135.91

−1.30

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	—	Low	1,253	76.92	964	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	60.81	685	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,100	52.50	578	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	48.55	478	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.11/cwt	143.00–149.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.91/cwt	130.00–143.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.10/cwt	146.00–152.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	154.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.38/cwt	141.00–148.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	147.96/cwt	144.00–153.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.10/cwt	136.00–141.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	132.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	717.14/cwt	650.00–840.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	602.50/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	366.67/cwt	300.00–400.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	430.00/cwt	390.00–450.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,100	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	79.13/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	65.50/cwt	64.50–66.50	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	59.78/cwt	55.00–62.50	659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	44.19/cwt	42.00–46.50	423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	50.73/cwt	48.50–53.50	507	4

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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 172Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm to 3.00 higher. 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	—	610	126.00	126.00
2	—	430	153.00–155.00	154.00
2	—	468	143.00–149.00	146.11
3	—	517	130.00–143.00	136.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
2	—	535	120.00–126.00	123.00
5	—	370	146.00–152.00	149.10
6	—	310	150.00–159.00	154.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
2	—	378	141.00–148.00	144.38
2	—	550	121.00	121.00
4	—	429	135.00–138.00	136.47
4	—	470	124.00–130.00	126.72
7	—	320	144.00–153.00	147.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
2	—	438	124.00–127.00	125.51
3	—	322	136.00–141.00	139.10
4	—	366	130.00–134.00	132.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00

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	7	—	—	650.00–840.00	717.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	500.00–650.00	602.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	300.00–400.00	366.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	390.00–450.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,330	78.00–80.00	79.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	54.50	54.50
2	—	1,155	64.50–66.50	65.50
3	—	1,103	55.00–62.50	59.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	52.50	52.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	42.00–46.50	44.19
4	—	999	48.50–53.50	50.73

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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Lineville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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