Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-05-05

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 5
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 133▲ 20 vs year ago 60 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 46▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 1.00-2.00 higher. Replacement cows 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 $118.91/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$118.91
38 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$257
per head · Large 2 over Large 1
$12.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 2335130.004361thin
Medium and Large 2413122.505054thin
Medium and Large 1521118.8761919thin
Large 1591117.1469314thin
One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale38 hd
118.91
—
AL average13 barns · 819 hd
121.74
−2.83
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—Average1,61188.541,4264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04158.536095thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,15056.006441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06246.974993thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320148.00/cwt148.00–148.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 1375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1470127.87/cwt125.00–131.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 1625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345106.00/cwt106.00–106.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378123.10/cwt120.00–126.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385117.03/cwt116.00–118.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418117.91/cwt113.00–123.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420111.96/cwt111.00–113.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 345093.00/cwt93.00–93.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575109.47/cwt106.00–113.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 260591.00/cwt91.00–91.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 160897.47/cwt86.00–104.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 178087.00/cwt87.00–87.006791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381135.99/cwt134.00–138.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418131.61/cwt129.00–136.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455119.46/cwt116.00–123.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005412
Bulls—Large 1517119.33/cwt119.00–120.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522113.98/cwt108.00–117.005953
Bulls—Large 1580116.49/cwt111.00–119.006764
Bulls—Large 1619117.50/cwt117.50–117.507276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620109.98/cwt109.00–111.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Large 1695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 175097.00/cwt97.00–97.007282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61188.54/cwt86.00–92.001,4264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04158.53/cwt57.00–60.006095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06246.97/cwt46.00–48.004993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15056.00/cwt56.00–56.006441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—757.50/cwt690.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—593.33/cwt580.00–600.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—535.00/cwt520.00–550.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—520.00/cwt490.00–550.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—740.00/cwt740.00–740.00—1
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—680.00/cwt680.00–680.00—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.