Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-07-07

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 7
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 231▲ 196 vs year ago 106 · +184.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 21▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.86/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$125.86
99 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452129.4858567
Medium and Large 2449118.9353430
Medium and Large 3400108.504342thin
One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $151 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 sale99 hd
125.86
—
AL average6 barns · 450 hd
121.99
+3.87
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—Average1,62588.501,4381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16357.516694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,05753.155623thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92246.034249thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1303165.00/cwt165.00–165.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 3365121.00/cwt121.00–121.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 2425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 2450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 3475108.68/cwt106.00–111.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1500126.00/cwt123.00–129.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 2608111.48/cwt110.00–113.006782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315135.78/cwt131.00–140.004287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338123.26/cwt120.00–129.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368125.56/cwt123.00–131.004626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420114.01/cwt110.00–116.004795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433122.63/cwt120.00–125.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445103.00/cwt103.00–103.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480105.23/cwt100.00–108.0050510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489118.26/cwt112.00–120.005788
Heifers—Medium and Large 349090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement508119.00/cwt119.00–119.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 351084.00/cwt84.00–84.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520104.28/cwt99.00–109.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521111.71/cwt109.00–115.005827
Heifers—Medium and Large 256587.27/cwt85.00–92.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580109.00/cwt106.00–112.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623101.99/cwt100.00–104.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 264085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 167086.96/cwt81.00–96.005834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230164.58/cwt160.00–168.003793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264153.23/cwt146.00–158.004056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1289161.41/cwt160.00–165.004665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326157.52/cwt155.00–162.005149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373149.86/cwt144.00–155.005598
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390130.91/cwt124.00–138.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418121.42/cwt119.00–124.005088
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425102.00/cwt102.00–102.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431129.85/cwt126.00–135.005609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471123.60/cwt117.00–127.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474111.46/cwt107.00–115.005285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515112.59/cwt109.00–115.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528104.27/cwt103.00–105.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574105.24/cwt102.00–108.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 262890.25/cwt90.00–91.005674
Bulls—Medium and Large 163897.40/cwt94.00–101.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 170889.68/cwt88.00–91.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 277080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,4381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87541.00/cwt41.00–41.003591
Cows—Lean 85-90%92846.66/cwt44.00–50.004338
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05753.15/cwt52.50–54.505623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16357.51/cwt54.50–60.506694
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—859.09/cwt770.00–980.00—11
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—697.50/cwt600.00–740.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—666.67/cwt600.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—412.50/cwt300.00–500.00—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.