Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-11-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 129▲ 175 vs year ago 116 · +150.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 19▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 38▲ 24 vs year ago 9 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 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 $112.84/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$112.84
93 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.82
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489117.8557642
Medium and Large 2466109.3951048
Medium and Large 346898.004593thin
One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $117 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 sale93 hd
112.84
—
AL average11 barns · 1,325 hd
119.66
−6.82
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—Low1,67274.031,2383thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19355.9266715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24749.086123thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00942.054247thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363161.17/cwt156.00–166.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1423156.98/cwt154.00–160.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 2428132.54/cwt131.00–134.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1485142.39/cwt139.00–144.006918
Steers—Medium and Large 2490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Steers—Medium and Large 1509137.79/cwt136.00–141.007015
Steers—Medium and Large 2517123.18/cwt117.00–128.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1567135.07/cwt130.00–137.0076614
Steers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1621133.54/cwt130.00–135.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 1668128.39/cwt121.00–134.358586
Steers—Medium and Large 1780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305132.61/cwt129.00–135.004046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328120.76/cwt120.00–122.003965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340109.00/cwt109.00–109.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363128.71/cwt126.00–133.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364121.40/cwt115.00–126.004428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement375133.00/cwt133.00–133.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419114.55/cwt111.00–119.004807
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424126.24/cwt123.00–130.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469118.65/cwt116.00–125.005567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471107.21/cwt103.00–111.0050510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511103.34/cwt100.00–110.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520114.52/cwt110.00–121.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566112.44/cwt107.00–116.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 257499.74/cwt93.00–105.005738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628104.48/cwt103.00–106.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 262892.47/cwt90.00–95.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 364585.00/cwt85.00–85.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added652114.00/cwt114.00–114.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 167095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 269089.00/cwt89.00–89.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 172091.52/cwt88.00–95.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 272580.00/cwt80.00–80.005801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318162.72/cwt156.00–170.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340144.00/cwt144.00–144.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350122.00/cwt122.00–122.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365138.00/cwt138.00–138.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370149.04/cwt146.00–152.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425129.47/cwt127.00–132.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439147.22/cwt144.00–150.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463125.43/cwt123.00–128.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478132.13/cwt128.00–141.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512122.77/cwt118.00–130.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532113.59/cwt110.00–116.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 356090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566114.57/cwt108.00–123.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 261894.86/cwt90.00–100.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619104.15/cwt100.00–113.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 176580.00/cwt80.00–80.006121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64077.05/cwt75.00–79.001,2642
Bulls——1,73568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94347.60/cwt44.00–50.504492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02836.53/cwt34.00–38.503764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06553.00/cwt53.00–53.005641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17063.56/cwt60.00–68.007442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18051.12/cwt50.00–52.006032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18049.21/cwt48.00–50.505812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19955.75/cwt51.50–59.0066811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38045.00/cwt45.00–45.006211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/cwt800.00–1,075.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—726.67/cwt650.00–780.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/cwt950.00–950.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt700.00–900.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—625.00/cwt610.00–670.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—620.00/cwt620.00–620.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—498.57/cwt410.00–630.00—7

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.