Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-09-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 151 vs last sale 284▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 19 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 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.61/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$114.61
46 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2490117.8957820
Medium and Large 3463112.0851826
One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $59 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 sale46 hd
114.61
—
AL average13 barns · 1,161 hd
115.48
−0.88
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—Average1,54878.931,2222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18552.786255thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86038.793344thin

Every lot

52 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 3490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1575117.00/cwt117.00–117.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 3590111.00/cwt111.00–111.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 3610108.00/cwt108.00–108.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 2628113.49/cwt113.00–114.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 3755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290117.51/cwt117.00–118.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330118.95/cwt118.00–120.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330115.51/cwt115.00–116.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385111.01/cwt110.00–113.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388116.01/cwt115.00–117.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413112.99/cwt111.00–115.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435108.00/cwt107.00–109.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460114.00/cwt114.00–114.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473102.99/cwt100.00–105.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478109.45/cwt108.00–111.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518106.48/cwt105.00–108.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 352596.92/cwt95.00–99.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575102.15/cwt99.00–105.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 262298.32/cwt96.00–101.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623105.99/cwt105.00–107.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 268595.50/cwt95.00–96.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 271094.00/cwt94.00–94.006671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278135.87/cwt134.00–138.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315127.00/cwt126.00–128.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323134.47/cwt134.00–135.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368130.99/cwt130.00–132.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390120.99/cwt120.00–122.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418125.37/cwt123.00–128.005245
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436112.96/cwt110.00–118.004934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460119.98/cwt118.00–122.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476109.52/cwt107.00–111.005217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513113.48/cwt112.00–115.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534105.55/cwt103.00–108.005647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580109.99/cwt109.00–111.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 362394.51/cwt94.00–95.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635103.37/cwt101.00–107.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658101.50/cwt101.00–102.006682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54878.93/cwt77.00–81.501,2222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78034.50/cwt34.50–34.502691
Cows—Lean 85-90%88740.22/cwt38.00–42.503573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18552.78/cwt50.00–55.506255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—965.00/cwt930.00–1,000.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—840.00/cwt840.00–840.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—642.50/cwt640.00–650.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—320.00/cwt320.00–320.00—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.