Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.84/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$112.84

93 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$19.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	117.85	576	42
Medium and Large 2	466	109.39	510	48
Medium and Large 3	468	98.00	459	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $117 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 sale93 hd

112.84

—

AL average11 barns · 1,325 hd

119.66

−6.82

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	1,672	74.03	1,238	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	55.92	667	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,247	49.08	612	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	42.05	424	7thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	618	94.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	126.24/cwt	123.00–130.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.39/cwt	121.00–134.35	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	104.15/cwt	100.00–113.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	114.57/cwt	108.00–123.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	112.44/cwt	107.00–116.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	133.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	118.65/cwt	116.00–125.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	128.71/cwt	126.00–133.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	91.52/cwt	88.00–95.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	132.61/cwt	129.00–135.00	404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.04/cwt	146.00–152.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.72/cwt	156.00–170.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	137.79/cwt	136.00–141.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	142.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	766	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.17/cwt	156.00–166.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	122.77/cwt	118.00–130.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	147.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	646	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	726.67/cwt	650.00–780.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	498.57/cwt	410.00–630.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	610.00–670.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	36.53/cwt	34.00–38.50	376	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	49.21/cwt	48.00–50.50	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	63.56/cwt	60.00–68.00	744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	51.12/cwt	50.00–52.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	47.60/cwt	44.00–50.50	449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	77.05/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	55.75/cwt	51.50–59.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	114.55/cwt	111.00–119.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	103.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.18/cwt	117.00–128.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	107.21/cwt	103.00–111.00	505	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	99.74/cwt	93.00–105.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	121.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.13/cwt	128.00–141.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	114.52/cwt	110.00–121.00	596	7

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 129Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 9

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. 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	—	618	90.00–100.00	94.86
4	—	463	123.00–128.00	125.43
2	—	425	127.00–132.00	129.47
1	—	365	138.00	138.00
5	—	532	110.00–116.00	113.59
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	100.00–113.00	104.15
6	—	566	108.00–123.00	114.57
2	—	370	146.00–152.00	149.04
2	—	318	156.00–170.00	162.72
5	—	512	118.00–130.00	122.77
4	—	439	144.00–150.00	147.22
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
8	—	478	128.00–141.00	132.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	350	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	123.00–130.00	126.24
2	—	628	103.00–106.00	104.48
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
7	—	566	107.00–116.00	112.44
7	—	469	116.00–125.00	118.65
4	—	363	126.00–133.00	128.71
2	—	720	88.00–95.00	91.52
6	—	305	129.00–135.00	132.61
7	—	520	110.00–121.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	120.00–122.00	120.76
2	—	628	90.00–95.00	92.47
7	—	419	111.00–119.00	114.55
5	—	511	100.00–110.00	103.34
10	—	471	103.00–111.00	107.21
8	—	574	93.00–105.00	99.74
8	—	364	115.00–126.00	121.40
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	121.00–134.35	128.39
4	—	621	130.00–135.00	133.54
5	—	509	136.00–141.00	137.79
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
8	—	485	139.00–144.00	142.39
14	—	567	130.00–137.00	135.07
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	156.98
2	—	363	156.00–166.00	161.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	131.00–134.00	132.54
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	517	117.00–128.00	123.18
1	—	490	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–780.00	726.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	410.00–630.00	498.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	610.00–670.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–900.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	34.00–38.50	36.53
1	—	1,065	53.00	53.00
2	—	943	44.00–50.50	47.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,180	50.00–52.00	51.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	48.00–50.50	49.21
2	—	1,170	60.00–68.00	63.56
11	—	1,199	51.50–59.00	55.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,640	75.00–79.00	77.05

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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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