Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.97/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$130.97

76 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$30.85/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	430	135.85	584	58
Medium and Large 2	515	115.85	597	17thin
Medium and Large 3	550	105.00	578	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $6 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 sale76 hd

130.97

—

AL average10 barns · 912 hd

123.75

+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	1,800	92.50	1,665	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	58.72	757	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,213	57.00	691	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	49.96	539	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	167.23/cwt	164.00–170.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	119.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.15/cwt	162.00–166.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	132.77/cwt	131.00–137.00	566	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	630.00–790.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.21/cwt	136.00–141.00	638	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	58.72/cwt	56.50–60.50	757	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	57.00/cwt	55.50–57.50	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	111.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	120.85/cwt	118.00–123.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	131.39/cwt	129.00–133.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	125.85/cwt	123.00–131.00	536	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	52.08/cwt	45.00–55.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.15/cwt	108.00–118.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	124.83/cwt	123.00–126.00	564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.50/cwt	121.00–125.00	628	12

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 174Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 81Year ago 32

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 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
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
3	—	258	164.00–170.00	167.23
3	—	562	118.00–122.00	119.67
7	—	320	162.00–166.00	163.15
9	—	372	144.00–150.00	147.80
11	—	426	131.00–137.00	132.77
12	—	452	123.00–126.00	124.83
12	—	513	121.00–125.00	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
2	—	440	116.00	116.00
2	—	633	100.00–109.00	104.41
3	—	580	111.00–113.00	112.32
5	—	524	108.00–118.00	115.15
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
2	—	373	120.00–126.00	122.86
3	—	463	119.00–120.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	121.00–125.00	123.64
6	—	613	109.00–119.00	111.98
7	—	526	118.00–123.00	120.85
10	—	382	129.00–133.00	131.39
14	—	426	123.00–131.00	125.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	129.00–131.00	129.99
8	—	465	136.00–141.00	137.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	630.00–790.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	390.00	390.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	730.00–750.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,037.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	56.50–60.50	58.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	55.50–57.50	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	41.50	41.50
4	—	1,048	45.00–55.00	52.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	92.50	92.50

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle