Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-06-16

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 16
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 206▲ 90 vs year ago 95 · +94.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 45▲ 28 vs year ago 11 · +254.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 48▲ 12 vs year ago 9 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.43/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$112.43
80 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513114.6958840
Medium and Large 2465111.6051929
Medium and Large 3437106.4446511thin
One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $123 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 sale80 hd
112.43
—
AL average12 barns · 1,156 hd
119.66
−7.22
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—Average1,92092.671,7803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20668.2282318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45066.5696513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02455.055647thin

Every lot

49 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 2370137.00/cwt137.00–137.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 3405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 2435127.00/cwt127.00–127.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350126.00/cwt126.00–126.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353110.33/cwt109.00–112.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379119.15/cwt117.00–122.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408119.49/cwt119.00–120.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420106.00/cwt106.00–106.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421113.52/cwt110.00–118.004789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464117.84/cwt116.00–123.0054714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470113.01/cwt110.00–116.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485104.65/cwt102.00–107.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522114.84/cwt110.00–119.0059914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528108.01/cwt107.00–109.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583109.59/cwt108.00–112.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 261596.30/cwt93.00–100.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659104.27/cwt103.00–106.006874
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323146.86/cwt145.00–149.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337128.67/cwt128.00–130.004343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363141.01/cwt136.00–146.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380126.46/cwt125.00–128.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426128.52/cwt124.00–130.005477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435119.62/cwt116.00–123.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458109.50/cwt109.00–110.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475124.42/cwt123.00–126.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516120.07/cwt117.00–124.0062020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522115.12/cwt113.00–118.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556113.75/cwt112.00–117.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614108.98/cwt106.00–112.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665109.50/cwt109.00–110.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 273595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3691
Bulls——2,003100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02455.05/cwt52.50–57.005647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09859.46/cwt55.50–62.006533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22769.23/cwt64.00–72.5084913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23374.81/cwt74.00–75.509222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27060.00/cwt60.00–60.007622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47767.43/cwt65.00–70.5099610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,045.00/cwt960.00–1,100.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—768.75/cwt625.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 3—510.00/cwt510.00–510.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—810.00/cwt700.00–920.00—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.