Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.92/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$105.92

53 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$14.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	108.89	520	35
Medium and Large 2	441	100.50	444	17thin
Medium and Large 3	315	94.00	296	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about $224 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 sale53 hd

105.92

—

AL average13 barns · 1,448 hd

109.42

−3.51

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	1,723	71.58	1,233	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	49.81	609	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	43.72	480	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	952.86/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	835.24/cwt	680.00–960.00	—	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	481	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	586.67/cwt	540.00–620.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	102.22/cwt	99.00–104.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	103.96/cwt	102.00–109.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	100.33/cwt	99.00–102.00	580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	99.98/cwt	99.00–101.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	120.66/cwt	119.00–122.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	116.52/cwt	113.00–119.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	106.42/cwt	104.00–112.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	102.21/cwt	101.00–104.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	112.34/cwt	108.00–118.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	112.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	94.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	105.68/cwt	101.00–110.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	92.00/cwt	88.00–95.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	110.32/cwt	108.00–114.00	359	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	95.52/cwt	94.00–97.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	97.01/cwt	92.00–99.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	43.72/cwt	40.00–45.50	480	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	48.61/cwt	46.00–51.50	600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,822	72.49/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,321	5

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 155Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 18

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
5	—	382	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	618	101.00–103.00	102.00
6	—	467	120.00–123.00	121.50
6	—	578	99.00–104.00	102.22
5	—	534	104.00–112.00	106.42
10	—	427	122.00–129.00	124.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	110.00–114.00	112.67
5	—	584	90.00–96.00	94.03
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	92.00	92.00
2	—	533	94.00–97.00	95.52
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	80.00–82.00	80.99
2	—	335	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	513	118.00–120.00	119.00
4	—	423	133.00–137.00	134.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	102.00–109.00	103.96
3	—	578	99.00–102.00	100.33
2	—	623	99.00–101.00	99.98
3	—	340	119.00–122.00	120.66
4	—	388	113.00–119.00	116.52
4	—	521	101.00–104.00	102.21
10	—	424	108.00–118.00	112.34
1	—	715	97.00	97.00
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	101.00–110.00	105.68
1	—	775	82.00	82.00
3	—	518	88.00–95.00	92.00
4	—	325	108.00–114.00	110.32
4	—	469	92.00–99.00	97.01
3	—	420	100.00–105.00	103.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,030.00	952.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	680.00–960.00	835.24
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	540.00–620.00	586.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	580.00	580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	57.00	57.00
6	—	1,235	46.00–51.50	48.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	40.00–45.50	43.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
5	—	1,822	70.00–76.00	72.49

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

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