Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.82/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$134.82

55 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	136.00	579	41
Medium and Large 2	405	132.08	534	12thin
Medium and Large 3	378	127.00	479	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $100 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 sale55 hd

134.82

—

AL average13 barns · 1,156 hd

126.86

+7.96

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	1,875	96.79	1,815	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	59.40	730	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	53.32	785	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	46.49	469	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	461	129.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	48.00/cwt	44.50–51.50	496	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	42.71/cwt	42.00–43.50	405	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	53.32/cwt	52.00–54.50	785	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	60.47/cwt	58.50–62.00	780	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	578	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	93.44/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	2,080	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	483.33/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	711.67/cwt	650.00–770.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	561.67/cwt	520.00–605.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	770.00–970.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.78/cwt	910.00–1,100.00	—	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	105.61/cwt	101.00–108.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	114.88/cwt	111.00–119.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	134.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	143.25/cwt	142.00–144.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.05/cwt	128.00–145.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	145.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	530	7

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 194Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 12

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	125.00–134.00	129.16
4	—	315	147.00–150.00	148.25
3	—	563	115.00–120.00	117.34
2	—	205	156.00–160.00	158.05
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	152.00	152.00
11	—	427	128.00–145.00	138.05
7	—	521	120.00–128.00	123.65
7	—	364	143.00–148.00	145.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	132.00–140.00	134.99
4	—	316	142.00–144.00	143.25
2	—	463	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	123.00	123.00
2	—	572	131.00	131.00
2	—	320	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
1	—	430	107.00	107.00
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	101.00–103.00	102.00
4	—	478	114.00–115.00	114.50
4	—	423	115.00–119.00	116.21
3	—	527	101.00–108.00	105.61
2	—	383	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	120.00–130.00	125.43
8	—	529	111.00–119.00	114.88
6	—	575	115.00	115.00
4	—	485	119.00–121.00	120.01
2	—	673	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	388	128.00–132.00	129.99
1	—	605	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	44.50–51.50	48.00
2	—	948	42.00–43.50	42.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	52.00–54.50	53.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,290	58.50–62.00	60.47
3	—	1,050	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,225	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	89.00–97.50	93.44
1	—	2,010	103.50	103.50

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)	3	—	—	400.00–550.00	483.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–770.00	711.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	520.00–605.00	561.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	770.00–970.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	910.00–1,100.00	987.78

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle