Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bull steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.14/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$117.14

27 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	118.60	565	16thin
Medium and Large 1	562	117.15	658	6thin
Medium and Large 3	449	112.46	505	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $60 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 sale27 hd

117.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,474 hd

134.39

−17.25

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	—	High	1,650	80.00	1,320	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,041	56.66	590	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,060	52.00	551	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	44.32	434	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	477	125.35/cwt	119.00–129.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	89.01/cwt	87.00–90.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.56/cwt	127.00–133.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.96/cwt	132.00–134.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.01/cwt	138.00–143.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	190.00/cwt	180.00–210.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	41.79/cwt	41.00–43.00	410	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	48.11/cwt	46.00–49.50	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	56.66/cwt	53.50–58.50	590	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	994	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	692.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	610.00–650.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	509.17/cwt	400.00–570.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	642.50/cwt	600.00–685.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	952.50/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	480.00/cwt	460.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	721.00/cwt	650.00–780.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	790.00–840.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.68/cwt	116.00–128.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	119.10/cwt	113.00–124.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bull steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	119.00–129.00	125.35
3	—	687	87.00–90.00	89.01
3	—	315	127.00–133.00	129.56
2	—	528	114.00–119.00	116.46
2	—	410	125.00–131.00	128.07
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	112.00	112.00
2	—	415	132.00–134.00	132.96
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	113.00–124.00	119.10
1	—	640	81.00	81.00
1	—	360	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	146.00–148.00	146.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00–138.00	133.64
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	130.00–138.00	134.31
3	—	482	138.00–143.00	141.01
3	—	215	180.00–210.00	190.00
2	—	645	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	139.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	80.00	80.00
2	—	470	118.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	370	116.00–128.00	121.68
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	144.00–148.00	146.01
1	—	370	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	981	41.00–43.00	41.79
4	—	974	46.00–49.50	48.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	53.50–58.50	56.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,440	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–750.00	692.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	610.00–650.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	400.00–570.00	509.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–685.00	642.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	810.00–1,075.00	952.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	460.00–500.00	480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	650.00–780.00	721.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	790.00–840.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle