Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.33/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$121.33

60 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	124.38	574	42
Medium and Large 2	472	114.88	542	17thin
Medium and Large 3	390	103.00	402	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $173 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 sale60 hd

121.33

—

AL average12 barns · 732 hd

121.55

−0.22

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	—	Average	1,604	85.95	1,379	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	60.21	753	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	55.02	755	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	49.05	497	8thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	368	133.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	490	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	127.14/cwt	123.00–131.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.95/cwt	119.00–126.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	138.92/cwt	135.00–144.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	119.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	95.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.97/cwt	49.00–55.00	516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	41.35/cwt	40.00–43.00	386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	104.71/cwt	102.00–110.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	99.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	86.47/cwt	84.00–89.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	107.52/cwt	104.00–111.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	565	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	110.32/cwt	106.00–116.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	123.19/cwt	118.00–129.00	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	115.80/cwt	114.00–119.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	116.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	95.50/cwt	93.00–98.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	126.62/cwt	124.00–129.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	55.52/cwt	52.50–58.00	754	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	59.08/cwt	54.50–62.50	728	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	64.75/cwt	63.50–66.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	84.33/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	98.30/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	76.03/cwt	75.00–77.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	283.33/cwt	240.00–340.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	476.00/cwt	420.00–560.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	810.00–830.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	530.00–690.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	695.00/cwt	600.00–760.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	926.67/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	144.24/cwt	141.00–146.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	110.37/cwt	110.00–112.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	115.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.75/cwt	129.00–133.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 80Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 417

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	130.00–138.00	133.24
7	—	421	123.00–131.00	127.14
5	—	475	119.00–126.00	121.95
5	—	326	135.00–144.00	138.92
4	—	529	115.00–122.00	119.55
3	—	675	94.00–100.00	95.97
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	110.00–112.00	110.37
3	—	477	110.00–119.00	115.23
3	—	320	129.00–133.00	131.75
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	102.00–110.00	104.71
2	—	823	95.00–105.00	99.98
2	—	580	123.00–126.00	124.51
2	—	458	129.00–131.00	129.98
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
5	—	366	141.00–146.00	144.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	100.00–105.00	102.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	123.00	123.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	109.00–114.00	110.98
2	—	628	84.00–89.00	86.47
2	—	478	104.00–111.00	107.52
2	—	338	118.00–122.00	119.99
1	—	785	81.00	81.00
1	—	680	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	114.00–116.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	106.00–116.00	110.32
8	—	376	118.00–129.00	123.19
6	—	482	114.00–119.00	115.80
5	—	410	115.00–120.00	116.83
2	—	705	93.00–98.00	95.50
2	—	663	100.00–102.00	101.01
2	—	320	124.00–129.00	126.62
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	49.00–55.00	52.97
3	—	933	40.00–43.00	41.35
1	—	1,400	56.50	56.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	52.50–58.00	55.52
1	—	1,480	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,233	54.50–62.50	59.08
2	—	1,318	63.50–66.00	64.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	79.50–87.00	84.33
2	—	1,923	97.00–100.00	98.30
2	—	1,295	75.00–77.00	76.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	240.00–340.00	283.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	420.00–560.00	476.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	810.00–830.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–690.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–760.00	695.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	880.00–1,000.00	926.67

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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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

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