Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.43/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$112.43

80 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$8.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	114.69	588	40
Medium and Large 2	465	111.60	519	29
Medium and Large 3	437	106.44	465	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $123 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 sale80 hd

112.43

—

AL average12 barns · 1,156 hd

119.66

−7.22

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	1,920	92.67	1,780	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	68.22	823	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	66.56	965	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	55.05	564	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	67.43/cwt	65.00–70.50	996	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	762	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,097	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	69.23/cwt	64.00–72.50	849	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	59.46/cwt	55.50–62.00	653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	74.81/cwt	74.00–75.50	922	2
Bulls	—	—	2,003	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,369	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.00/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	768.75/cwt	625.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	700.00–920.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.65/cwt	102.00–107.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	110.33/cwt	109.00–112.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	113.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	146.86/cwt	145.00–149.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	141.01/cwt	136.00–146.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	113.75/cwt	112.00–117.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.42/cwt	123.00–126.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	128.52/cwt	124.00–130.00	547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	120.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	620	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.62/cwt	116.00–123.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.12/cwt	113.00–118.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	104.27/cwt	103.00–106.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.59/cwt	108.00–112.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	117.84/cwt	116.00–123.00	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	114.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	96.30/cwt	93.00–100.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	119.15/cwt	117.00–122.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	55.05/cwt	52.50–57.00	564	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 206Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 9

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,477	65.00–70.50	67.43
2	—	1,270	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,545	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,227	64.00–72.50	69.23
3	—	1,098	55.50–62.00	59.46
2	—	1,233	74.00–75.50	74.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	52.50–57.00	55.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,755	78.00	78.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	960.00–1,100.00	1,045.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	625.00–850.00	768.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00–920.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,040.00	1,040.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	102.00–107.00	104.65
3	—	353	109.00–112.00	110.33
2	—	420	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	110.00–116.00	113.01
9	—	421	110.00–118.00	113.52
3	—	615	93.00–100.00	96.30
4	—	379	117.00–122.00	119.15
4	—	528	107.00–109.00	108.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
2	—	408	119.00–120.00	119.49
4	—	659	103.00–106.00	104.27
5	—	583	108.00–112.00	109.59
14	—	464	116.00–123.00	117.84
14	—	522	110.00–119.00	114.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–149.00	146.86
2	—	665	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	363	136.00–146.00	141.01
4	—	556	112.00–117.00	113.75
5	—	475	123.00–126.00	124.42
6	—	614	106.00–112.00	108.98
7	—	426	124.00–130.00	128.52
20	—	516	117.00–124.00	120.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
2	—	380	125.00–128.00	126.46
3	—	337	128.00–130.00	128.67
3	—	435	116.00–123.00	119.62
5	—	522	113.00–118.00	115.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	109.00–110.00	109.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle