Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-05-21

Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 21

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 46▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 14▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 417▲ 12 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 feeder classes 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.09/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$117.09

64 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$318

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

$23.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	136.79	568	5thin
Medium and Large 3	454	121.75	553	9thin
Medium and Large 2	569	119.17	679	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	785	112.90	886	39

One grade step is worth $23.89/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 sale64 hd

117.09

—

AL average16 barns · 1,923 hd

125.44

−8.36

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	1,378	73.50	1,012	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	51.00	770	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	47.62	552	5thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	122.90/cwt	122.90–122.90	1,023	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	133.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	116.21/cwt	115.00–118.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.19/cwt	121.00–125.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	117.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	670	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	112.90/cwt	112.90–112.90	886	39
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	472	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	131.29/cwt	129.00–135.00	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	133.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	126.76/cwt	126.00–129.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	127.43/cwt	124.00–131.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	756	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	438	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	50.03/cwt	48.00–51.00	634	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	770	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745.00/cwt	700.00–790.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	575.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	6

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 417Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes 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
2	—	468	142.00–144.00	142.99
4	—	574	124.00–131.00	127.43
5	—	530	132.00–138.00	133.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	115.00–122.00	118.46
3	—	475	129.00–135.00	131.29
4	—	533	126.00–129.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	140.00–146.00	142.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	138.00	138.00
3	—	432	135.00–137.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	785	112.90	112.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	112.00–115.00	113.46
4	—	573	116.00–119.00	117.00
5	—	525	121.00–125.00	123.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00–137.00	133.31
2	—	420	122.00–126.00	124.05
5	—	518	115.00–118.00	116.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	832	122.90	122.90

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	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–790.00	745.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,700	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,267	48.00–51.00	50.03

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.