Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.55/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$120.55

103 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$4.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	360	123.43	444	5thin
Medium and Large 1	529	121.72	644	53
Medium and Large 2	476	118.86	566	45

One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale103 hd

120.55

—

AL average11 barns · 1,035 hd

122.63

−2.07

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	—	High	1,510	74.38	1,123	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	49.49	631	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	49.31	701	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	41.33	427	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	470	131.77/cwt	125.00–146.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	93.88/cwt	89.00–99.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.95/cwt	116.00–124.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.66/cwt	100.00–108.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.65/cwt	122.00–134.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	129.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.69/cwt	136.00–138.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	107.09/cwt	100.00–112.00	460	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	116.18/cwt	112.00–120.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.80/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,182	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	42.03/cwt	39.00–46.50	445	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	49.31/cwt	48.00–50.50	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	48.82/cwt	44.50–51.50	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	93.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	90.31/cwt	89.00–92.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.04/cwt	122.00–124.00	449	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	480.00/cwt	450.00–510.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	347.50/cwt	250.00–430.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	705.00/cwt	610.00–800.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.33/cwt	111.00–118.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	93.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	388	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	566.67/cwt	510.00–620.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	720.00–730.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	905.00/cwt	780.00–990.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	102.60/cwt	98.00–106.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	806.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	137.45/cwt	133.00–141.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	99.19/cwt	95.00–102.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	86.72/cwt	85.00–92.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	106.01/cwt	102.00–110.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	109.13/cwt	105.00–112.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	632.50/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	106.57/cwt	103.00–110.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	117.96/cwt	112.00–124.00	493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	457	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.86/cwt	148.00–154.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	108.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 180Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 37

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. 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
11	—	470	125.00–146.00	131.77
2	—	728	89.00–99.00	93.88
4	—	358	148.00–150.00	148.98
8	—	414	133.00–141.00	137.45
6	—	516	120.00–126.00	123.00
4	—	783	85.00–92.00	86.72
9	—	617	103.00–110.00	106.57
5	—	576	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	673	98.00–100.00	98.97
2	—	330	148.00–154.00	150.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	116.00–124.00	119.95
5	—	577	100.00–108.00	105.66
1	—	725	84.00	84.00
6	—	423	122.00–134.00	126.65
3	—	335	136.00–138.00	136.69
13	—	374	130.00–138.00	133.51
4	—	663	90.00–95.00	93.52
2	—	543	111.00–115.00	113.01
3	—	617	89.00–92.00	90.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	122.00–124.00	123.04
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	124.00–135.00	129.35
4	—	573	102.00–110.00	106.01
8	—	516	105.00–112.00	109.13
9	—	418	112.00–124.00	117.96
9	—	372	120.00–126.00	122.86
11	—	469	105.00–115.00	108.60
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	100.00–112.00	107.09
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
3	—	327	112.00–120.00	116.18
3	—	350	111.00–118.00	115.33
8	—	476	98.00–106.00	102.60
4	—	525	95.00–102.00	99.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	90.00–100.00	93.49
1	—	480	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
3	—	532	128.00–130.00	128.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	82.50	82.50
3	—	1,580	72.00–77.00	74.80
1	—	1,310	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	39.00–46.50	42.03
1	—	800	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	48.00–50.50	49.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	44.50–51.50	48.82
1	—	1,345	53.50	53.50

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)	4	—	—	450.00–510.00	480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	250.00–430.00	347.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	510.00–620.00	566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	720.00–730.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	780.00–990.00	905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–700.00	632.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	610.00–800.00	705.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–900.00	806.00

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