Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-08-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 107▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 10▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Bulls absent' Feeder classes firm to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.17/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$107.17
57 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.72
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522110.2657628
Medium and Large 2460105.2248426
Medium and Large 341095.303913thin
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $185 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 sale57 hd
107.17
—
AL average15 barns · 1,609 hd
117.89
−10.72
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29056.837332thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25354.886883thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98446.994623thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1526126.93/cwt124.00–130.006687
Steers—Medium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1569120.44/cwt117.00–125.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 2580116.99/cwt116.00–118.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1623117.51/cwt115.00–121.007326
Steers—Medium and Large 2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1669113.13/cwt111.00–117.007577
Steers—Medium and Large 1709114.26/cwt111.00–116.008104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260126.00/cwt126.00–126.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313115.12/cwt110.00–120.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375110.63/cwt108.00–113.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391117.50/cwt116.00–118.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 341095.30/cwt94.00–98.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423112.59/cwt110.00–116.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425104.67/cwt100.00–107.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467104.27/cwt96.00–106.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1492111.01/cwt109.00–114.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525110.72/cwt108.00–114.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526102.76/cwt100.00–105.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562110.69/cwt106.00–113.006229
Heifers—Medium and Large 257596.62/cwt94.00–102.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613108.01/cwt106.00–110.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 265891.55/cwt87.00–96.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 166596.00/cwt96.00–96.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 180584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274151.32/cwt146.00–158.004154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300146.00/cwt146.00–146.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378132.76/cwt122.00–137.005025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 341091.00/cwt91.00–91.003731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415108.00/cwt108.00–108.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429126.37/cwt121.00–131.005425
Bulls—Medium 2435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450117.25/cwt112.00–119.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495113.00/cwt113.00–113.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530111.49/cwt110.00–114.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573112.35/cwt110.00–114.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605111.50/cwt111.00–112.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 170593.00/cwt93.00–93.006561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96348.73/cwt45.00–52.004692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02543.50/cwt43.50–43.504461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25354.88/cwt54.50–55.506883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29056.83/cwt56.00–57.507332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—705.00/cwt660.00–750.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—605.00/cwt550.00–660.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt500.00–600.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—515.00/cwt500.00–530.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—445.00/cwt400.00–490.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—785.00/cwt740.00–830.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—675.00/cwt600.00–750.00—8

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.