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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 10

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 140▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 8▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

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 $119.46/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$119.46

78 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$23.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	122.61	606	51
Medium and Large 2	454	115.08	523	24
Medium 2	520	104.00	541	1thin
Medium and Large 3	440	99.50	438	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.11/cwt here — about $168 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 sale78 hd

119.46

—

AL average16 barns · 1,778 hd

127.68

−8.22

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	2,170	74.00	1,606	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	43.95	657	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	38.31	383	3thin

Every lot

44 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	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	102.90/cwt	99.00–106.00	423	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	93.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	87.35/cwt	86.00–90.00	409	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	97.72/cwt	94.00–102.00	459	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	92.91/cwt	89.00–97.00	484	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	99.92/cwt	98.00–102.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	82.70/cwt	80.00–84.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	87.78/cwt	85.00–89.00	496	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	96.99/cwt	94.00–100.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	311	151.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	472	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	138.61/cwt	138.00–140.00	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	147.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	560	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	136.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	563	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	117.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	503	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	122.23/cwt	117.00–127.00	562	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	112.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	531	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	108.89/cwt	104.00–116.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	100.31/cwt	95.00–103.00	526	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	105.80/cwt	104.00–107.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	100.63/cwt	95.00–103.00	681	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	84.08/cwt	80.00–88.00	656	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,170	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,606	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	33.71/cwt	31.00–37.00	336	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	477	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	43.95/cwt	42.00–46.00	657	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	440.00/cwt	430.00–460.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	405.00/cwt	350.00–460.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	80.00–88.00	84.08
5	—	311	150.00–155.00	151.89
5	—	565	104.00–107.00	105.80
6	—	518	104.00–116.00	108.89
7	—	379	146.00–150.00	147.65
9	—	677	95.00–103.00	100.63
9	—	413	132.00–140.00	136.23
8	—	460	117.00–127.00	122.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	115.00–124.00	117.97
6	—	524	95.00–103.00	100.31
5	—	470	110.00–117.00	112.89
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
3	—	332	138.00–140.00	138.61
2	—	375	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	98.00–102.00	99.92
2	—	573	94.00–100.00	96.99
1	—	420	106.00	106.00
1	—	820	82.00	82.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	89.00–97.00	92.91
9	—	470	94.00–102.00	97.72
15	—	411	99.00–106.00	102.90
5	—	565	85.00–89.00	87.78
1	—	380	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	86.00–90.00	87.35
3	—	528	80.00–84.00	82.70
5	—	415	90.00–95.00	93.20
1	—	585	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	430.00–460.00	440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	350.00–460.00	405.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–750.00	706.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	380.00	380.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	31.00–37.00	33.71
1	—	1,005	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	42.00–46.00	43.95

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.