Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-09-01

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 1
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 276▼ 104 vs year ago 284 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 58▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.83/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$121.83
79 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.47
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500124.3562241
Medium and Large 2477120.5757535
Medium and Large 3513102.315253thin
One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale79 hd
121.83
—
AL average14 barns · 1,374 hd
124.30
−2.47
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—Low1,64585.551,4074thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43062.008871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20961.077389thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90349.184442thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2415133.00/cwt133.00–133.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1423147.09/cwt144.00–150.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1453139.54/cwt133.00–146.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 2515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1655115.02/cwt113.00–117.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 2785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315118.00/cwt118.00–118.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386111.68/cwt110.00–115.004317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407106.10/cwt105.00–110.0043211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422113.67/cwt112.00–115.004809
Heifers—Medium and Large 344095.00/cwt95.00–95.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476109.31/cwt105.00–111.0052010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481105.51/cwt104.00–106.005084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513110.35/cwt109.00–113.005669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526104.19/cwt101.00–106.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564109.07/cwt105.00–112.006157
Heifers—Medium and Large 257599.33/cwt98.00–100.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613103.67/cwt101.00–105.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 268889.46/cwt86.00–93.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 179593.00/cwt93.00–93.007391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335133.65/cwt131.00–136.004483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361140.06/cwt137.00–144.005065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366133.27/cwt130.00–137.004888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431136.71/cwt133.00–141.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465119.83/cwt117.00–124.005578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471131.09/cwt124.00–135.006179
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513102.31/cwt101.00–103.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519120.50/cwt116.00–124.006257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519113.13/cwt112.00–115.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550111.14/cwt107.00–116.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571110.45/cwt105.00–115.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615111.27/cwt110.00–113.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660105.50/cwt101.00–110.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 275592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 176097.00/cwt97.00–97.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2351
Bulls——1,65288.73/cwt85.00–93.501,4663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90349.18/cwt45.50–52.504442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18460.52/cwt57.00–63.507178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40565.50/cwt65.50–65.509201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43062.00/cwt62.00–62.008871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,115.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—690.00/cwt690.00–690.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt850.00–1,150.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/cwt700.00–1,100.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—771.25/cwt620.00–810.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—560.00/cwt560.00–560.00—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.