Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-300 lower. Feeder classes 4.00-8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.90/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$112.90

91 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	117.19	610	57
Medium and Large 2	508	108.51	551	29
Medium and Large 3	536	89.43	480	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $131 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 sale91 hd

112.90

—

AL average13 barns · 1,298 hd

120.55

−7.66

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	1,200	82.50	990	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	53.25	626	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,253	50.00	627	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	45.50	516	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	622	105.18/cwt	104.00–107.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	96.57/cwt	86.00–103.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	130.00/cwt	124.00–135.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	92.51/cwt	91.00–94.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	111.45/cwt	107.00–114.00	602	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	120.87/cwt	117.00–126.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	95.48/cwt	89.00–100.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	149.63/cwt	148.00–152.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	89.05/cwt	87.00–90.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	103.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.88/cwt	117.00–125.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	80.09/cwt	77.00–83.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.53/cwt	89.00–92.00	607	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.22/cwt	112.00–122.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	83.27/cwt	80.00–85.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	97.60/cwt	96.00–101.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	106.51/cwt	104.00–108.00	461	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	38.90/cwt	38.00–40.00	398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	53.25/cwt	51.00–59.00	626	7
Bulls	—	—	1,200	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	47.15/cwt	42.00–50.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	494	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	393.33/cwt	250.00–450.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	580.00–670.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	91.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	760.00/cwt	720.00–800.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	956.92/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	619.17/cwt	575.00–690.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	955.00/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	101.04/cwt	99.00–105.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	137.30/cwt	136.00–138.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	111.32/cwt	105.00–116.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	103.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	108.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	108.33/cwt	106.00–112.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	106.51/cwt	103.00–109.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	111.44/cwt	109.00–115.00	477	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	2

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 Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 387Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 61Year ago 25

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-300 lower. Feeder classes 4.00-8.00 lower. 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	—	622	104.00–107.00	105.18
4	—	715	86.00–103.00	96.57
4	—	409	124.00–135.00	130.00
16	—	540	107.00–114.00	111.45
9	—	473	117.00–126.00	120.87
7	—	321	148.00–152.00	149.63
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
5	—	667	99.00–105.00	101.04
3	—	570	105.00–109.00	106.95
3	—	363	136.00–138.00	137.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	100.00–102.00	101.34
4	—	538	101.00–105.00	103.99
4	—	375	117.00–125.00	121.88
2	—	773	77.00–83.00	80.09
2	—	670	89.00–92.00	90.53
5	—	428	112.00–122.00	118.22
2	—	340	126.00	126.00
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
6	—	484	105.00–116.00	111.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	87.00–90.00	89.05
1	—	595	83.00	83.00
1	—	490	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	132.00	132.00
4	—	603	89.00–100.00	95.48
4	—	663	90.00–95.00	91.52
1	—	210	138.00	138.00
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
2	—	565	100.00–107.00	103.41
2	—	368	116.00–117.00	116.52
1	—	845	83.00	83.00
8	—	470	105.00–111.00	108.48
8	—	522	103.00–109.00	106.51
11	—	428	109.00–115.00	111.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	91.00–94.00	92.51
2	—	325	115.00–116.00	115.48
4	—	680	80.00–85.00	83.27
3	—	470	96.00–101.00	97.60
1	—	545	96.00	96.00
8	—	433	104.00–108.00	106.51
1	—	745	76.00	76.00
1	—	600	89.00	89.00
3	—	373	106.00–112.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	128.00–130.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	38.00–40.00	38.90
8	—	1,161	42.00–50.00	47.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	51.00–59.00	53.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	82.50	82.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–875.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	250.00–450.00	393.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	720.00–800.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	850.00–1,010.00	956.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–690.00	619.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	580.00–670.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	850.00–1,275.00	955.00

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

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