Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-09-24

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 24
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 118▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 23 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 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.52/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$110.52
56 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2447114.9751329
Medium and Large 1622106.676636thin
Medium and Large 3451105.4947621
One grade step is worth $9.48/cwt here — about $38 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 sale56 hd
110.52
—
AL average15 barns · 1,425 hd
118.85
−8.33
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—Average1,62076.001,2311thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19545.255417thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14041.004671thin

Every lot

56 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 3373118.99/cwt118.00–120.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 1487124.64/cwt124.00–126.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 2520112.99/cwt112.00–114.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 3533110.51/cwt110.00–111.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 1545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2628107.49/cwt107.00–108.006752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285109.00/cwt109.00–109.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288110.66/cwt110.00–111.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316107.23/cwt106.00–110.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370104.49/cwt104.00–105.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375106.00/cwt106.00–106.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418100.66/cwt100.00–102.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 348799.41/cwt97.00–101.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488103.86/cwt102.00–106.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 352594.79/cwt92.00–96.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 253599.57/cwt98.00–102.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 357086.49/cwt85.00–88.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573105.48/cwt105.00–106.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 258294.68/cwt91.00–98.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 361081.99/cwt81.00–83.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633104.01/cwt102.00–105.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678100.99/cwt100.00–102.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 174597.00/cwt97.00–97.007231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225142.00/cwt142.00–142.003201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245126.00/cwt126.00–126.003091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275124.00/cwt124.00–124.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285134.96/cwt134.00–136.003852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320119.03/cwt117.00–121.003812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343131.33/cwt129.00–133.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365120.74/cwt120.00–122.004414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375112.95/cwt111.00–115.004242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422113.27/cwt111.00–115.004783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438106.22/cwt103.00–109.004655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483109.19/cwt108.00–113.005278
Bulls—Medium and Large 3486103.78/cwt102.00–105.005044
Bulls—Medium and Large 352597.56/cwt96.00–99.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526106.71/cwt105.00–110.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568109.02/cwt108.00–110.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 357592.46/cwt90.00–95.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595105.00/cwt105.00–105.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 261399.99/cwt98.00–102.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 361587.54/cwt85.00–90.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620106.49/cwt106.00–107.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678104.49/cwt103.00–106.007082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14041.00/cwt41.00–41.004671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14946.54/cwt44.00–48.005354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16552.00/cwt52.00–52.006061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30339.28/cwt38.00–40.505122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/cwt980.00–980.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—411.43/cwt400.00–450.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—710.00/cwt710.00–710.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—593.33/cwt570.00–620.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—528.00/cwt510.00–600.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—490.00/cwt490.00–490.00—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.