Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. 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 $116.85/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$116.85

87 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	118.53	610	66
Medium and Large 2	470	112.60	529	18thin
Medium and Large 3	475	105.33	500	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $110 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 sale87 hd

116.85

—

AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd

121.23

−4.38

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	1,164	82.30	958	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	66.26	838	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	64.09	824	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	47.83	442	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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%	—	1,570	69.25/cwt	69.00–69.50	1,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	65.58/cwt	62.00–69.50	822	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.97/cwt	124.00–127.00	534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	114.84/cwt	107.00–117.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	119.61/cwt	117.00–121.00	616	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	109.77/cwt	106.00–111.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	107.36/cwt	104.00–109.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	88.48/cwt	86.00–91.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.42/cwt	107.00–118.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	135.61/cwt	134.00–136.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	91.43/cwt	89.00–94.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	629	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	116.19/cwt	112.00–121.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	124.76/cwt	121.00–127.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	162.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	85.59/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,038	79.01/cwt	78.50–79.50	820	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	520.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	466.92/cwt	370.00–540.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	968.18/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,245.00/cwt	1,245.00–1,245.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	645.83/cwt	460.00–850.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	725.56/cwt	600.00–820.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	96.51/cwt	94.00–99.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.70/cwt	121.00–125.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.97/cwt	117.00–121.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	114.33/cwt	111.00–118.00	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.69/cwt	105.00–113.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	119.55/cwt	118.00–121.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	62.61/cwt	60.50–65.50	754	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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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
2	—	1,570	69.00–69.50	69.25
7	—	1,204	60.50–65.50	62.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	62.00–69.50	65.58
1	—	1,350	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,000	59.50	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	84.00–87.00	85.59
2	—	1,038	78.50–79.50	79.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
11	—	466	111.00–118.00	114.33
3	—	515	105.00–113.00	109.69
2	—	310	118.00–121.00	119.55
1	—	785	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	124.00–127.00	124.97
14	—	580	107.00–117.00	114.84
13	—	515	117.00–121.00	119.61
9	—	318	130.00–132.00	130.63
4	—	611	106.00–111.00	109.77
3	—	686	104.00–109.00	107.36
2	—	785	86.00–91.00	88.48
1	—	892	83.00	83.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	100.00–107.00	103.61
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	107.00–118.00	114.42
5	—	366	134.00–136.00	135.61
2	—	675	89.00–94.00	91.43
2	—	560	112.00	112.00
2	—	473	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	418	123.00–129.00	125.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	125.00–133.00	131.06
13	—	571	112.00–121.00	116.19
8	—	429	132.00–140.00	136.59
7	—	538	121.00–127.00	124.76
5	—	368	153.00	153.00
4	—	600	114.00	114.00
4	—	319	160.00–164.00	162.96
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	663	94.00–99.00	96.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	121.00–125.00	123.70
2	—	728	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	660	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	139.00	139.00
7	—	349	171.00	171.00
2	—	660	117.00–121.00	118.97
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.41
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	450.00–650.00	520.00
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)	13	—	—	370.00–540.00	466.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	775.00–1,175.00	968.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,245.00	1,245.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	460.00–850.00	645.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	600.00–820.00	725.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle