Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-07-14

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 14
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 302▲ 65 vs year ago 109 · +59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 25▲ 55 vs year ago 26 · +211.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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 $120.10/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$120.10
77 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453122.7255655
Medium and Large 2438113.8949921
Medium and Large 3460106.004881thin
One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $68 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 sale77 hd
120.10
—
AL average10 barns · 1,070 hd
117.90
+2.20
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—Low1,52070.501,0721thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29059.507681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19758.056957thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01542.004261thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1435134.00/cwt134.00–134.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313125.42/cwt121.00–128.003939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360125.44/cwt124.00–128.0045214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385118.00/cwt118.00–118.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407115.30/cwt110.00–119.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417123.98/cwt122.00–127.005179
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460106.00/cwt106.00–106.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471122.90/cwt118.00–126.0057916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507125.00/cwt125.00–125.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510119.82/cwt117.00–122.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535110.49/cwt110.00–111.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565106.00/cwt106.00–106.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580113.42/cwt110.00–115.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 262298.33/cwt96.00–100.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665107.00/cwt107.00–107.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 270571.00/cwt71.00–71.005011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318140.08/cwt135.00–144.004454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328155.41/cwt146.00–160.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368126.67/cwt121.00–129.004664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380142.11/cwt137.00–149.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385116.00/cwt116.00–116.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413124.48/cwt124.00–125.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428128.81/cwt123.00–137.0055112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469123.97/cwt121.00–127.0058115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524112.49/cwt110.00–114.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531119.12/cwt117.00–121.006338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559117.51/cwt114.00–120.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610112.52/cwt110.00–115.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 261093.00/cwt93.00–93.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 179387.34/cwt86.00–88.006933
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,52070.50/cwt70.50–70.501,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01542.00/cwt42.00–42.004261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16957.06/cwt54.00–59.506676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29059.50/cwt59.50–59.507681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36564.00/cwt64.00–64.008741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,043.33/cwt900.00–1,250.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—758.00/cwt650.00–850.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—906.11/cwt800.00–1,050.00—18
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—763.40/cwt650.00–950.00—25
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—718.75/cwt570.00–800.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—541.67/cwt430.00–640.00—12
Bred Cows—Small 3—380.00/cwt380.00–380.00—1

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.