Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-05-12

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 12
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 80▲ 148 vs year ago 46 · +321.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 14▲ 23 vs year ago 14 · +164.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 18▼ 378 vs year ago 417 · −90.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $121.33/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$121.33
60 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462124.3857442
Medium and Large 2472114.8854217thin
Medium and Large 3390103.004021thin
One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $173 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 sale60 hd
121.33
—
AL average12 barns · 732 hd
121.55
−0.22
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—Average1,60485.951,3797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25060.2175310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37255.027559thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01249.054978thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1366144.24/cwt141.00–146.005285
Steers—Medium and Large 1415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2455123.00/cwt123.00–123.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1458129.98/cwt129.00–131.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517132.00/cwt132.00–132.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 3518102.49/cwt100.00–105.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1580124.51/cwt123.00–126.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1728104.71/cwt102.00–110.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 182399.98/cwt95.00–105.008232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320126.62/cwt124.00–129.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338119.99/cwt118.00–122.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376123.19/cwt118.00–129.004638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410116.83/cwt115.00–120.004795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425110.98/cwt109.00–114.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478107.52/cwt104.00–111.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482115.80/cwt114.00–119.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522110.32/cwt106.00–116.005769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement565115.00/cwt114.00–116.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 356581.00/cwt81.00–81.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 262886.47/cwt84.00–89.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630104.00/cwt104.00–104.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663101.01/cwt100.00–102.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 268085.00/cwt85.00–85.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 170595.50/cwt93.00–98.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 278581.00/cwt81.00–81.006361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320131.75/cwt129.00–133.004223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326138.92/cwt135.00–144.004535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368133.24/cwt130.00–138.0049010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390103.00/cwt103.00–103.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421127.14/cwt123.00–131.005357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475121.95/cwt119.00–126.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477115.23/cwt110.00–119.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509110.37/cwt110.00–112.005628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529119.55/cwt115.00–122.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623112.49/cwt110.00–115.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 167595.97/cwt94.00–100.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 170096.00/cwt96.00–96.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 177585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 182585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29576.03/cwt75.00–77.009852
Bulls——1,59884.33/cwt79.50–87.001,3483
Bulls——1,92398.30/cwt97.00–100.001,8902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93341.35/cwt40.00–43.003863
Cows—Lean 85-90%97552.97/cwt49.00–55.005164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23359.08/cwt54.50–62.507288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31864.75/cwt63.50–66.008532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35855.52/cwt52.50–58.007548
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40056.50/cwt56.50–56.507911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48051.00/cwt51.00–51.007551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—910.00/cwt910.00–910.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt810.00–830.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—660.00/cwt660.00–660.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—610.00/cwt610.00–610.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—610.00/cwt530.00–690.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—476.00/cwt420.00–560.00—10
Bred Cows—Small 3—283.33/cwt240.00–340.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—926.67/cwt880.00–1,000.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—730.00/cwt730.00–730.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—695.00/cwt600.00–760.00—4

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.