Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.13/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$111.13

98 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	111.79	613	62
Medium and Large 2	447	110.97	497	32
Medium and Large 3	440	102.25	450	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $163 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 sale98 hd

111.13

—

AL average9 barns · 1,205 hd

120.42

−9.29

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	—	Average	1,333	78.00	1,040	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	51.97	579	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,185	49.11	582	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	46.26	482	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	51.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	562	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,333	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,040	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	49.11/cwt	48.00–50.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	46.26/cwt	42.50–49.50	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.42/cwt	154.00–164.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	115.32/cwt	115.00–116.00	639	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	143.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	109.88/cwt	105.00–112.00	630	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	102.03/cwt	101.00–103.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	123.11/cwt	114.00–128.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.10/cwt	141.00–160.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	103.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	114.22/cwt	112.00–118.00	555	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	713.33/cwt	700.00–740.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	565.00/cwt	550.00–580.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	510.00–530.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	420.00/cwt	300.00–480.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.96/cwt	115.00–129.00	446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	98.99/cwt	96.00–102.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	136.04/cwt	116.00–144.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	148.02/cwt	142.00–152.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	109.46/cwt	108.00–111.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.08/cwt	104.00–111.00	509	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 0Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 8

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,091	50.00–55.00	51.51
1	—	1,360	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	48.00–50.00	49.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	42.50–49.50	46.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	78.00	78.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
3	—	380	154.00–164.00	157.42
4	—	493	141.00–146.00	143.51
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
2	—	670	101.00–103.00	102.03
3	—	428	141.00–160.00	149.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	105.00–109.00	107.04
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
2	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.45
5	—	481	120.00–126.00	122.94
4	—	374	116.00–144.00	136.04
2	—	530	116.00–117.00	116.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	115.00–116.00	115.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	105.00–112.00	109.88
3	—	420	114.00–128.00	123.11
5	—	623	100.00–109.00	103.08
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
10	—	520	105.00–112.00	108.43
4	—	486	112.00–118.00	114.22
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
2	—	430	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	115.00–129.00	119.96
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
6	—	558	96.00–102.00	98.99
2	—	275	129.00–130.00	129.52
2	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
2	—	433	108.00–111.00	109.46
8	—	475	104.00–111.00	107.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	166.00	166.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
4	—	677	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	620	111.00–114.00	112.52
3	—	410	142.00–152.00	148.02
2	—	328	146.00–150.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–740.00	713.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–580.00	565.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	300.00–480.00	420.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	510.00–530.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle