Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-10-01

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 1
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 130▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 25 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 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 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 $107.92/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$107.92
107 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488113.9855622
Medium and Large 2481109.0352457
Medium and Large 3493100.9049828
One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $58 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 sale107 hd
107.92
—
AL average16 barns · 1,637 hd
114.00
−6.08
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—Average1,80071.361,2843thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16342.094897thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98230.292975thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 2595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1740111.00/cwt111.00–111.008211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330107.02/cwt106.00–108.003534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381108.47/cwt107.00–111.004138
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390105.00/cwt104.00–106.004103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415106.67/cwt106.00–107.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430110.01/cwt109.00–111.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431103.01/cwt101.00–105.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 346899.67/cwt99.00–101.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473103.14/cwt102.00–105.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513100.99/cwt100.00–102.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525104.80/cwt104.00–106.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 352594.52/cwt94.00–95.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 356088.02/cwt86.00–90.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 257896.98/cwt96.00–98.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628100.49/cwt100.00–101.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 263096.02/cwt95.00–97.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 266590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263122.49/cwt121.00–124.003222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282127.99/cwt127.00–129.003613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327122.79/cwt119.00–126.0040210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328116.67/cwt115.00–118.003833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365110.51/cwt110.00–111.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381123.77/cwt122.00–127.004726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390116.00/cwt115.00–118.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422116.74/cwt115.00–120.004935
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429108.04/cwt106.00–109.004634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436111.58/cwt111.00–114.004867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455114.00/cwt114.00–114.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488107.61/cwt105.00–110.0052510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3492101.34/cwt100.00–103.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513104.34/cwt103.00–106.005356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518111.54/cwt110.00–113.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 353298.68/cwt96.00–100.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 357390.68/cwt90.00–94.005206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584107.15/cwt105.00–111.006267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587101.76/cwt99.00–104.005979
Bulls—Medium and Large 262996.85/cwt94.00–100.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 363888.32/cwt85.00–90.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 268091.66/cwt91.00–92.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 371584.00/cwt84.00–84.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 175594.00/cwt94.00–94.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80071.36/cwt70.00–72.501,2843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87527.00/cwt27.00–27.002361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00931.11/cwt29.00–33.503144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14442.40/cwt40.50–45.004854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17546.50/cwt46.50–46.505461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19539.25/cwt39.00–39.504692
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—335.00/cwt325.00–345.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—600.00/cwt560.00–640.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—488.33/cwt470.00–520.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—485.00/cwt460.00–510.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—355.00/cwt310.00–400.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2

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.