Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-05-14

Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 14

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 60▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

417 head

▲ 408 vs last sale 9▲ 417 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady to 3.00 higher.Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.29/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$139.29

18 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$16.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	142.02	634	15thin
Medium and Large 2	592	125.65	744	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale18 hd

139.29

—

AL average16 barns · 1,345 hd

134.40

+4.89

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	1,608	70.00	1,125	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,545	55.00	850	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	46.20	488	10

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	107.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	672	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	142.95/cwt	141.00–145.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	592	125.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	42.08/cwt	41.00–43.00	414	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	48.95/cwt	48.00–51.00	540	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	960.21/cwt	875.00–1,035.00	—	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890.63/cwt	800.00–940.00	—	16
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	855.56/cwt	820.00–900.00	—	27
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	756.92/cwt	700.00–810.00	—	26

This sale against other markets

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 May 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 417Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady to 3.00 higher.Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	163.00	163.00
1	—	305	158.00	158.00
3	—	380	149.00–151.00	149.99
3	—	432	141.00–145.00	142.95
7	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	119.00–129.00	125.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	130.00–133.00	130.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	121.00–122.00	121.51
3	—	490	124.00–125.00	124.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	112.00–115.00	113.47
2	—	623	106.00–110.00	107.94

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	28	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	875.00–1,035.00	960.21

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	800.00–940.00	890.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,051.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	—	820.00–900.00	855.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	700.00–810.00	756.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,645	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	41.00–43.00	42.08
6	—	1,103	48.00–51.00	48.95

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.