Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.10/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$120.10

77 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	122.72	556	55
Medium and Large 2	438	113.89	499	21
Medium and Large 3	460	106.00	488	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $68 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 sale77 hd

120.10

—

AL average10 barns · 1,070 hd

117.90

+2.20

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	—	Low	1,520	70.50	1,072	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	59.50	768	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	58.05	695	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	42.00	426	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	559	117.51/cwt	114.00–120.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	122.90/cwt	118.00–126.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	125.44/cwt	124.00–128.00	452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	123.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	119.82/cwt	117.00–122.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	113.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.49/cwt	110.00–114.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	126.67/cwt	121.00–129.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	581	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	128.81/cwt	123.00–137.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	119.12/cwt	117.00–121.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	155.41/cwt	146.00–160.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.11/cwt	137.00–149.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	87.34/cwt	86.00–88.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	115.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	98.33/cwt	96.00–100.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	125.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.33/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	758.00/cwt	650.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.40/cwt	650.00–950.00	—	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	906.11/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	541.67/cwt	430.00–640.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	718.75/cwt	570.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	57.06/cwt	54.00–59.50	667	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	426	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 302Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 25Year ago 26

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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
4	—	559	114.00–120.00	117.51
15	—	469	121.00–127.00	123.97
12	—	428	123.00–137.00	128.81
8	—	531	117.00–121.00	119.12
5	—	328	146.00–160.00	155.41
4	—	380	137.00–149.00	142.11
3	—	793	86.00–88.00	87.34
2	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	110.00–114.00	112.49
4	—	368	121.00–129.00	126.67
4	—	318	135.00–144.00	140.08
2	—	413	124.00–125.00	124.48
1	—	610	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
5	—	507	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	471	118.00–126.00	122.90
14	—	360	124.00–128.00	125.44
9	—	417	122.00–127.00	123.98
5	—	510	117.00–122.00	119.82
3	—	580	110.00–115.00	113.42
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	71.00	71.00
2	—	535	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	565	106.00	106.00
3	—	407	110.00–119.00	115.30
3	—	622	96.00–100.00	98.33
9	—	313	121.00–128.00	125.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,250.00	1,043.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	650.00–850.00	758.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	—	650.00–950.00	763.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	906.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	430.00–640.00	541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	570.00–800.00	718.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	70.50	70.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,169	54.00–59.50	57.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	59.50	59.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	42.00	42.00

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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Lineville Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle