Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes fully steady. Feeder classes 4.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.10/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$122.10

65 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$318

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	129.00	560	11thin
Medium and Large 3	369	124.43	459	7thin
Medium and Large 1	730	120.14	878	47

One grade step is worth $8.86/cwt here — about −$318 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 sale65 hd

122.10

—

AL average8 barns · 356 hd

135.27

−13.16

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	1,325	67.00	888	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	51.88	599	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	40.91	376	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	106.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	520.00/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	883	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	115.09/cwt	114.00–119.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	105.95/cwt	103.00–109.00	654	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	126.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,059	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,070	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	143.70/cwt	141.00–147.00	558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	777.14/cwt	700.00–980.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.00/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	720.00/cwt	650.00–835.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.33/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	588.75/cwt	450.00–650.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	333	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	56.33/cwt	55.00–57.50	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	123.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	50.49/cwt	47.50–54.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	40.91/cwt	37.00–44.50	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	115.34/cwt	114.00–118.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	143.66/cwt	143.00–147.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	122.59/cwt	121.00–125.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 140Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 47Year ago 266

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes fully steady. Feeder classes 4.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
3	—	388	141.00–147.00	143.70
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	102.00–110.00	106.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
2	—	518	133.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
6	—	402	143.00–147.00	143.66
3	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	883	107.00	107.00
4	—	685	126.00–130.00	126.96
10	—	1,059	101.00	101.00
5	—	502	144.00	144.00
5	—	608	121.00–125.00	122.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
6	—	310	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	250	133.00	133.00
3	—	528	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	125.00–126.00	125.32
7	—	481	114.00–119.00	115.09
3	—	617	103.00–109.00	105.95
7	—	316	121.00–130.00	123.39
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
3	—	542	114.00–118.00	115.34
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	112.00	112.00
5	—	291	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00

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)	3	—	—	450.00–600.00	520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	455.00	455.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–980.00	777.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	960.00–1,010.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–650.00	588.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–835.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	825.00–950.00	908.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,275	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	43.00–44.00	43.53
5	—	1,206	55.00–57.50	56.33
4	—	1,140	47.50–54.00	50.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	37.00–44.50	40.91

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

Steers · 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