Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-05-28

Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 28

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 142▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady. 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 $138.84/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$138.84

28 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$35.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	354	158.47	560	10thin
Medium and Large 2	552	132.17	729	10thin
Medium and Large 3	494	122.64	606	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.83/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale28 hd

138.84

—

AL average11 barns · 869 hd

132.47

+6.36

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	52.75	695	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	48.76	529	4thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	135.35/cwt	134.00–136.00	788	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	126.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	128.94/cwt	126.00–131.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	114.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	160.35/cwt	159.00–166.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	135.94/cwt	131.00–141.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	123.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	515	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	142.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	113.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	725	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	442	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	50.35/cwt	48.00–52.00	560	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	51.67/cwt	51.00–52.00	711	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	333.33/cwt	300.00–350.00	—	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady. 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
5	—	327	159.00–166.00	160.35
5	—	380	155.00–158.00	156.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	129.00–135.00	131.94
3	—	460	138.00–145.00	142.62
5	—	621	125.00–127.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	131.00–141.00	135.94
3	—	418	120.00–129.00	123.12
3	—	640	110.00–120.00	113.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	136.00–138.00	136.98
2	—	410	134.00–136.00	134.99
7	—	468	126.00–131.00	128.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–130.00	126.64
3	—	720	110.00	110.00
6	—	519	110.00–117.00	114.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	134.00–136.00	135.35

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	—	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	680.00	680.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	300.00–350.00	333.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,377	51.00–52.00	51.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,112	48.00–52.00	50.35

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.