Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-09-03

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 3
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 144▲ 284 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 33▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.26/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$111.26
108 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483116.1156157
Medium and Large 2482106.3651239
Medium and Large 3454104.1747312thin
One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $88 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 sale108 hd
111.26
—
AL average11 barns · 781 hd
119.22
−7.96
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—Low1,91080.001,5281thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25558.007281thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07453.885794thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98643.934334thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305136.00/cwt136.00–136.004151
Steers—Medium and Large 1370133.95/cwt133.00–136.004963
Steers—Medium and Large 1417130.23/cwt126.00–133.005435
Steers—Medium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1543119.00/cwt118.00–126.006468
Steers—Medium and Large 2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 1705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318123.58/cwt121.00–126.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381119.98/cwt118.00–124.004577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403114.99/cwt114.00–116.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement415116.00/cwt116.00–116.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438105.72/cwt103.00–108.0046311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465103.22/cwt100.00–106.0048011
Heifers—Medium and Large 347793.49/cwt90.00–99.004468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480116.00/cwt116.00–116.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487110.09/cwt109.00–112.0053611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537109.01/cwt107.00–111.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584105.57/cwt102.00–109.0061710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608101.01/cwt100.00–102.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620106.00/cwt106.00–106.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 166595.00/cwt94.00–96.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 268089.00/cwt89.00–89.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 270080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 171089.48/cwt86.00–93.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 175881.98/cwt80.00–84.006212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332134.36/cwt133.00–136.004463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368128.04/cwt125.00–131.004714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368120.50/cwt120.00–121.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420106.00/cwt105.00–109.004454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430120.44/cwt118.00–125.005189
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434109.86/cwt109.00–111.0047715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465116.06/cwt115.00–118.0054014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473106.58/cwt103.00–110.0050411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3487103.01/cwt101.00–104.005026
Bulls—Medium and Large 350598.00/cwt98.00–98.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521113.30/cwt110.00–118.0059018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2539101.24/cwt100.00–105.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2554103.97/cwt99.00–107.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570109.22/cwt107.00–111.006238
Bulls—Medium and Large 268582.00/cwt82.00–82.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 272080.00/cwt80.00–80.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 175081.00/cwt81.00–81.006081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90039.00/cwt39.00–39.003511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01545.57/cwt42.50–48.504633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07453.88/cwt51.00–55.505794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25558.00/cwt58.00–58.007281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—520.00/cwt520.00–520.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—590.00/cwt580.00–600.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—380.00/cwt380.00–380.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2—245.71/cwt240.00–250.00—7

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.