Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-06-02

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 2
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 169▼ 52 vs year ago 229 · −22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 23▲ 27 vs year ago 9 · +300.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 30▲ 54 vs year ago 11 · +490.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.49/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$110.49
58 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$305
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$0.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3415111.004612thin
Medium and Large 2453110.7350213thin
Medium and Large 1694110.3976643
One grade step is worth $0.61/cwt here — about −$305 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 sale58 hd
110.49
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AL average13 barns · 1,555 hd
120.85
−10.37
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—Average1,58391.601,4503thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16360.427036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01151.5952122

Every lot

47 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 1430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added824115.50/cwt115.50–115.5095228
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324123.98/cwt123.00–125.004024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433113.28/cwt110.00–116.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435125.31/cwt121.00–128.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468120.01/cwt118.00–121.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475107.00/cwt107.00–107.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525102.92/cwt95.00–111.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535118.21/cwt113.00–120.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 257598.00/cwt98.00–98.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576111.56/cwt108.00–116.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 262594.00/cwt94.00–94.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800105.50/cwt105.50–105.5084427
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315146.00/cwt146.00–146.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370146.67/cwt140.00–150.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408125.49/cwt125.00–126.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432132.62/cwt131.00–136.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465127.38/cwt124.00–130.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475122.04/cwt120.00–124.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521124.26/cwt119.00–127.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531111.89/cwt106.00–117.005947
Bulls—Medium and Large 355095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560117.65/cwt115.00–121.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576106.60/cwt101.00–111.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622109.37/cwt106.00–114.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 263597.00/cwt97.00–97.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675105.32/cwt104.00–107.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 269096.01/cwt95.00–97.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 172595.00/cwt95.00–95.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 272588.00/cwt88.00–88.006381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,58391.60/cwt89.00–94.001,4503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86945.27/cwt43.00–46.503934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04252.99/cwt49.00–55.5055218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16360.42/cwt58.50–62.507036
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—941.25/cwt800.00–1,075.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—692.22/cwt600.00–770.00—9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt860.00–990.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—839.23/cwt710.00–940.00—13
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—680.00/cwt620.00–770.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—625.00/cwt600.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—610.00/cwt610.00–610.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—570.00/cwt570.00–570.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—508.75/cwt460.00–570.00—8

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.