Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.93/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$120.93

49 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	122.76	623	26
Medium and Large 2	434	119.89	521	20
Medium and Large 3	383	112.00	429	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $193 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 sale49 hd

120.93

—

AL average8 barns · 429 hd

128.17

−7.24

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	1,328	73.38	974	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	52.00	686	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	608	111.76/cwt	107.00–115.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	126.47/cwt	124.00–131.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	108.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	131.19/cwt	127.00–134.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.31/cwt	114.00–120.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.07/cwt	105.00–111.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	121.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	125.23/cwt	121.00–131.00	475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	102.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	95.01/cwt	91.00–99.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	110.01/cwt	108.00–113.00	469	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	109.38/cwt	106.00–114.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	105.19/cwt	104.00–107.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	808.57/cwt	700.00–920.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,328	73.38/cwt	71.00–76.00	974	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	686	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	107.00–115.00	111.76
6	—	482	124.00–131.00	126.47
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
2	—	558	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	688	105.00–112.00	108.49
4	—	514	120.00–127.00	123.78
5	—	405	127.00–134.00	131.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
3	—	322	125.00–131.00	127.68
3	—	473	114.00–120.00	117.31
3	—	563	105.00–111.00	108.07
4	—	434	118.00–124.00	121.29
6	—	379	121.00–131.00	125.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	114.00	114.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	107.00	107.00
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
3	—	517	100.00–108.00	102.92
3	—	615	91.00–99.00	95.01
4	—	318	119.00–125.00	121.46
4	—	564	99.00–101.00	99.99
15	—	426	108.00–113.00	110.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	92.00	92.00
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	101.00–105.00	102.96
3	—	335	106.00–114.00	109.38
5	—	478	104.00–107.00	105.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	86.00	86.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–920.00	808.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	71.00–76.00	73.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	52.00	52.00

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

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