Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.79/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$113.79

44 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	115.59	590	24
Medium and Large 2	461	112.34	518	19thin
Medium and Large 3	485	98.00	475	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $115 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 sale44 hd

113.79

—

AL average11 barns · 688 hd

116.00

−2.22

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	1,455	83.51	1,215	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	61.50	889	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,031	59.47	613	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	45.75	411	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	305.00/cwt	250.00–360.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	118.83/cwt	115.00–121.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	124.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	107.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	124.99/cwt	121.00–129.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	143.63/cwt	142.00–145.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	120.77/cwt	118.00–124.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	147.35/cwt	145.00–149.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.00/cwt	800.00–910.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	740.00–820.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	610.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.13/cwt	820.00–1,125.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.66/cwt	109.00–112.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	103.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	124.15/cwt	121.00–128.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	108.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	79.10/cwt	75.00–83.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	46.63/cwt	42.00–50.00	428	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	889	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	58.80/cwt	57.00–61.00	603	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	80.30/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,216	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	593.33/cwt	520.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	250.00–360.00	305.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	520.00–700.00	593.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–910.00	858.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	740.00–820.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	610.00–850.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	820.00–1,125.00	933.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	115.00–121.00	118.83
6	—	416	120.00–132.00	124.93
5	—	572	105.00–112.00	107.95
3	—	528	111.00–113.00	111.98
2	—	750	99.00	99.00
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	121.00–128.00	124.15
4	—	433	116.00–120.00	117.69
3	—	465	105.00–115.00	108.56
2	—	770	75.00–83.00	79.10
2	—	370	136.00	136.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	122.00–125.00	123.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	121.00–129.00	124.99
5	—	423	130.00–133.00	131.03
5	—	383	142.00–145.00	143.63
4	—	514	118.00–124.00	120.77
3	—	315	145.00–149.00	147.35
2	—	730	101.00–103.00	101.98
2	—	583	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	109.00–112.00	110.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	663	101.00–105.00	103.02
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.58
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	42.00–50.00	46.63
1	—	775	40.50	40.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	61.50	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	57.00–61.00	58.80
1	—	1,060	63.50	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	90.00–91.00	90.48
2	—	1,250	80.00–80.50	80.30
1	—	1,600	76.00	76.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle