Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-10-22

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 173▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 5▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 43▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.90/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$114.90
55 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.13
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460119.0354839
Medium and Large 3335105.003521thin
Medium and Large 2486104.8050915thin
One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $39 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 sale55 hd
114.90
—
AL average16 barns · 1,478 hd
117.03
−2.13
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—Low1,66567.591,1266thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01037.533792thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14037.014227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,27234.024333thin

Every lot

44 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 1330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1410132.02/cwt130.00–134.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1523114.55/cwt111.00–118.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1583105.51/cwt105.00–106.006152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 342593.00/cwt93.00–93.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 246397.20/cwt92.00–101.004509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465106.00/cwt106.00–106.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 348085.00/cwt85.00–85.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 252394.87/cwt94.00–96.004967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525101.51/cwt100.00–103.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 354580.00/cwt80.00–80.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 162292.98/cwt91.00–97.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 263590.33/cwt89.00–91.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 168090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 171588.00/cwt88.00–88.006291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285156.00/cwt156.00–156.004451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317146.93/cwt138.00–150.004665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335105.00/cwt105.00–105.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370132.03/cwt130.00–135.004899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418119.46/cwt113.00–126.004994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427110.22/cwt105.00–113.004719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474108.73/cwt106.00–111.005158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520103.40/cwt100.00–105.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573104.06/cwt102.00–106.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 259095.00/cwt95.00–95.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 167598.07/cwt95.00–101.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 269090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 174097.00/cwt97.00–97.007181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51064.00/cwt64.00–64.009662
Bulls——1,74369.39/cwt67.00–71.001,2094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01037.53/cwt37.00–38.003792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03732.34/cwt30.00–36.503353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19240.01/cwt38.00–42.004773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27234.02/cwt33.50–34.504333
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight1,29542.00/cwt42.00–42.005441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—922.92/cwt800.00–1,075.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—685.00/cwt560.00–810.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—715.16/cwt570.00–930.00—31
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—647.50/cwt540.00–770.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—635.00/cwt580.00–690.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—429.00/cwt370.00–540.00—10
Bred Cows—Small 3—268.00/cwt200.00–370.00—5

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.