Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-07-23

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 23
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 109▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 26▲ 32 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 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.40/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$131.40
53 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1263174.044584thin
Medium and Large 2368147.1654214thin
Medium and Large 3495120.2359535
One grade step is worth $53.81/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale53 hd
131.40
—
AL average15 barns · 1,648 hd
127.56
+3.85
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,75077.251,3524thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26560.967712thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63551.008342thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15645.3952512

Every lot

43 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 3430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008795
Steers—Medium and Large 1755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,0143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270131.27/cwt128.00–133.003543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383122.76/cwt122.00–124.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433107.51/cwt106.00–109.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465117.98/cwt117.00–119.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484104.87/cwt104.00–106.005087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515116.02/cwt115.00–117.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570101.05/cwt99.00–103.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578111.69/cwt110.00–115.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625107.97/cwt107.00–109.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678103.56/cwt100.00–107.007022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263174.04/cwt172.00–178.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318156.92/cwt154.00–159.004995
Bulls—Medium and Large 3334142.58/cwt140.00–150.004764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365147.67/cwt144.00–153.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367132.55/cwt129.00–139.004863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421136.98/cwt135.00–141.005775
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435127.67/cwt127.00–129.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469122.22/cwt119.00–125.0057310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531117.15/cwt116.00–119.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568111.53/cwt110.00–113.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613105.49/cwt103.00–108.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 371596.00/cwt96.00–96.006862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4451
Bulls——1,76075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12642.74/cwt40.00–45.004819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24753.35/cwt52.00–54.006653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26560.96/cwt60.00–62.007712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63551.00/cwt51.00–51.008342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—962.50/cwt850.00–1,000.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—820.00/cwt820.00–820.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—770.00/cwt770.00–770.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—630.00/cwt630.00–630.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—3

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.