Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher with the strength on wts. less than 600 lbs.. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.40/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$108.40

86 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$48.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	109.96	562	65
Medium and Large 2	455	105.68	480	20
Medium and Large 3	585	61.00	357	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.96/cwt here — about $205 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 sale86 hd

108.40

—

AL average9 barns · 1,258 hd

113.68

−5.29

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	1,160	67.50	783	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	48.98	653	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,245	45.28	564	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	40.99	446	5thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	380	130.43/cwt	128.00–134.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.71/cwt	146.00–154.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.46/cwt	136.00–146.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.73/cwt	129.00–136.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	98.96/cwt	97.00–101.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	461	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	88.50/cwt	86.00–91.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	158.10/cwt	154.00–163.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	104.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	141.53/cwt	136.00–147.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	108.30/cwt	106.00–115.00	498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.66/cwt	115.00–128.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	105.84/cwt	100.00–111.00	602	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	423.57/cwt	325.00–460.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	97.03/cwt	88.00–99.00	547	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	580.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	864.55/cwt	750.00–960.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.50/cwt	800.00–960.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.79/cwt	86.00–98.00	528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	519	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	45.88/cwt	43.00–48.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	47.73/cwt	45.00–50.50	635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	39.86/cwt	35.00–44.50	428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,220	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	89.27/cwt	83.00–100.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.74/cwt	122.00–132.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	83.38/cwt	79.00–86.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	109.01/cwt	108.00–111.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	106.62/cwt	105.00–109.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	90.26/cwt	88.00–93.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	97.29/cwt	95.00–103.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	108.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	133.17/cwt	127.00–136.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	149.60/cwt	144.00–155.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	85.41/cwt	82.00–89.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	84.31/cwt	81.00–89.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	104.12/cwt	103.00–106.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	104.92/cwt	103.00–110.00	542	10

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 243Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 43

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher with the strength on wts. less than 600 lbs.. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	128.00–134.00	130.43
3	—	418	122.00–132.00	126.74
3	—	728	79.00–86.00	83.38
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
4	—	526	108.00–111.00	109.01
2	—	673	82.00–89.00	85.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	136.00–146.00	140.46
11	—	482	129.00–136.00	132.73
5	—	313	154.00–163.00	158.10
3	—	615	100.00–110.00	104.38
1	—	255	166.00	166.00
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
2	—	518	115.00–128.00	121.66
4	—	714	88.00–93.00	90.26
3	—	555	105.00–112.00	108.67
8	—	363	144.00–155.00	149.60
6	—	778	81.00–89.00	84.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	86.00–98.00	91.79
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
3	—	607	83.00–100.00	89.27
1	—	755	55.00	55.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	146.00–154.00	148.71
1	—	370	154.00	154.00
1	—	610	136.00	136.00
2	—	488	136.00–147.00	141.53
7	—	525	130.00–140.00	133.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
2	—	633	97.00–101.00	98.96
5	—	323	138.00–148.00	142.64
2	—	678	95.00–100.00	97.56
2	—	725	86.00–91.00	88.50
10	—	460	106.00–115.00	108.30
6	—	425	122.00–128.00	124.81
12	—	569	100.00–111.00	105.84
5	—	383	127.00–136.00	133.17
10	—	517	103.00–110.00	104.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
8	—	564	88.00–99.00	97.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	122.00–130.00	125.97
3	—	420	105.00–109.00	106.62
6	—	521	95.00–103.00	97.29
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
8	—	461	103.00–106.00	104.12

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–800.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	750.00–960.00	864.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–960.00	892.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	325.00–460.00	423.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–500.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–610.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	40.50	40.50
8	—	1,261	43.00–48.00	45.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,331	45.00–50.50	47.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	45.50	45.50
4	—	1,075	35.00–44.50	39.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,220	70.00	70.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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