Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-10-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 243▲ 31 vs year ago 173 · +17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 17 vs year ago 5 · +340.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 32▼ 10 vs year ago 43 · −23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher with the strength on wts. less than 600 lbs.. 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 $108.40/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$108.40
86 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511109.9656265
Medium and Large 2455105.6848020
Medium and Large 358561.003571thin
One grade step is worth $48.96/cwt here — about $205 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 sale86 hd
108.40
—
AL average9 barns · 1,258 hd
113.68
−5.29
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—Low1,16067.507832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33348.986535thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24545.285649thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08840.994465thin

Every lot

65 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 1370154.00/cwt154.00–154.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1433148.71/cwt146.00–154.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1488141.53/cwt136.00–147.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1525133.21/cwt130.00–140.006997
Steers—Medium and Large 2530128.00/cwt128.00–128.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1610136.00/cwt136.00–136.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323142.64/cwt138.00–148.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333125.97/cwt122.00–130.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383133.17/cwt127.00–136.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420106.62/cwt105.00–109.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.81/cwt122.00–128.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460108.30/cwt106.00–115.0049810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461104.12/cwt103.00–106.004808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500101.00/cwt101.00–101.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517104.92/cwt103.00–110.0054210
Heifers—Medium and Large 252197.29/cwt95.00–103.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy56497.03/cwt88.00–99.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569105.84/cwt100.00–111.0060212
Heifers—Medium and Large 358561.00/cwt61.00–61.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 163398.96/cwt97.00–101.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy64585.00/cwt85.00–85.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 167897.56/cwt95.00–100.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 172588.50/cwt86.00–91.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 178585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255166.00/cwt166.00–166.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313158.10/cwt154.00–163.004955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363149.60/cwt144.00–155.005438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380130.43/cwt128.00–134.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418126.74/cwt122.00–132.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427140.46/cwt136.00–146.0060015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430112.00/cwt112.00–112.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482132.73/cwt129.00–136.0064011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518121.66/cwt115.00–128.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526109.01/cwt108.00–111.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555108.67/cwt105.00–112.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 357591.79/cwt86.00–98.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 360789.27/cwt83.00–100.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615104.38/cwt100.00–110.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 261594.00/cwt94.00–94.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 165092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 267385.41/cwt82.00–89.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 171490.26/cwt88.00–93.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 272883.38/cwt79.00–86.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 375555.00/cwt55.00–55.004151
Bulls—Medium and Large 177884.31/cwt81.00–89.006566
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10065.00/cwt65.00–65.007151
Bulls——1,22070.00/cwt70.00–70.008541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07539.86/cwt35.00–44.504284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12040.50/cwt40.50–40.504541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14045.50/cwt45.50–45.505191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26145.88/cwt43.00–48.005798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33147.73/cwt45.00–50.506354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34054.00/cwt54.00–54.007241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—892.50/cwt800.00–960.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—864.55/cwt750.00–960.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt650.00–800.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—580.00/cwt550.00–610.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—475.00/cwt450.00–500.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—423.57/cwt325.00–460.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—710.00/cwt710.00–710.00—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.