Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.47/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.47

37 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	130.41	615	20
Medium and Large 2	421	126.25	531	13thin
Medium and Large 3	379	116.74	442	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $172 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

127.47

—

AL average14 barns · 907 hd

127.14

+0.33

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	1,278	71.93	919	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	65.50	848	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	958	54.72	524	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	46.71	459	3thin

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	—	465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	90.74/cwt	86.00–95.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	115.02/cwt	112.00–117.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	87.53/cwt	86.00–89.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	102.98/cwt	101.00–106.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	113.37/cwt	111.00–118.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	115.36/cwt	113.00–118.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	121.40/cwt	119.00–124.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	124.99/cwt	119.00–129.00	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.41/cwt	134.00–142.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.57/cwt	128.00–140.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.34/cwt	133.00–143.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	104.84/cwt	101.00–109.00	380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	792.00/cwt	710.00–940.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	663.00/cwt	580.00–750.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	536.00/cwt	500.00–590.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	580.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	598.57/cwt	510.00–660.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	387.73/cwt	300.00–510.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	540.00/cwt	500.00–580.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	468.00/cwt	400.00–540.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	235.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,278	71.93/cwt	70.50–73.50	919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	57.30/cwt	55.50–61.00	556	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	49.07/cwt	45.50–53.00	485	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 237Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	85.00	85.00
5	—	362	101.00–109.00	104.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	86.00–95.00	90.74
3	—	318	112.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	570	86.00–89.00	87.53
2	—	440	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	101.00–106.00	102.98
3	—	438	111.00–118.00	113.37
2	—	370	113.00–118.00	115.36
2	—	313	119.00–124.00	121.40
1	—	725	84.00	84.00
1	—	585	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	119.00–129.00	124.99
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	127.00–132.00	129.50
3	—	328	134.00–142.00	137.41
2	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	75.00	75.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	128.00–140.00	133.57
8	—	418	133.00–143.00	137.34
2	—	673	96.00–97.00	96.50
2	—	503	123.00–125.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

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	10	—	—	710.00–940.00	792.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	580.00–750.00	663.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–590.00	536.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	580.00–750.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	510.00–660.00	598.57
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	300.00–510.00	387.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–580.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	400.00–540.00	468.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	220.00–250.00	235.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	250.00	250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	70.50–73.50	71.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	47.00	47.00
3	—	970	55.50–61.00	57.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	42.00	42.00
2	—	988	45.50–53.00	49.07

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