Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 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 $113.87/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$113.87

85 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$20.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	117.49	566	63
Medium and Large 2	478	105.81	506	16thin
Medium and Large 3	379	97.33	369	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.16/cwt here — about $198 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 sale85 hd

113.87

—

AL average10 barns · 1,614 hd

119.00

−5.13

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	1,538	79.83	1,228	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	55.39	649	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	53.72	772	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	45.45	462	7thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	489	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	136.78/cwt	135.00–138.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	161.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	95.65/cwt	90.00–101.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	114.71/cwt	113.00–119.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	110.02/cwt	105.00–116.00	574	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.27/cwt	150.00–153.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	120.98/cwt	118.00–126.00	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	779.17/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	658	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	51.26/cwt	51.00–51.50	554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	46.19/cwt	43.50–51.50	478	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	56.57/cwt	52.50–60.00	677	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,432	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	53.72/cwt	50.50–55.50	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	111.02/cwt	106.00–118.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	107.59/cwt	107.00–108.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	102.00/cwt	98.00–110.00	314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.23/cwt	153.00–162.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	122.50/cwt	118.00–127.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	100.44/cwt	96.00–105.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	131.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.10/cwt	109.00–115.00	695	8

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 291Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 33Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	123.00–128.00	125.98
7	—	473	113.00–119.00	114.71
6	—	565	110.00–115.00	112.23
2	—	655	110.00	110.00
13	—	522	105.00–116.00	110.02
9	—	426	118.00–126.00	120.98
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
9	—	329	127.00–134.00	131.32
8	—	620	109.00–115.00	112.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	104.00	104.00
6	—	387	106.00–118.00	111.02
5	—	474	107.00–108.00	107.59
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	96.00–105.00	100.44
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	91.00	91.00
4	—	308	98.00–110.00	102.00
1	—	560	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	129.00	129.00
5	—	384	135.00–138.00	136.78
1	—	550	102.00	102.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	156.00	156.00
4	—	475	120.00–129.00	124.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
6	—	329	160.00–164.00	161.36
5	—	719	90.00–101.00	95.65
5	—	476	140.00–148.00	145.19
7	—	419	150.00–153.00	151.27
4	—	610	105.00–108.00	105.99
6	—	582	112.00–114.00	113.01
10	—	380	153.00–162.00	157.23
4	—	510	118.00–127.00	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
1	—	390	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	168.00	168.00
2	—	538	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.00	112.00

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)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–850.00	779.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	51.00–51.50	51.26
7	—	1,197	52.50–60.00	56.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	41.00	41.00
6	—	1,035	43.50–51.50	46.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	50.50–55.50	53.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,715	83.50	83.50

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