Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-06-01

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 79▼ 56 vs year ago 177 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 36 · −13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 50 vs year ago 65 · −76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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 $117.12/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$117.12
39 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484121.5758929
Medium and Large 2490110.885437thin
Medium and Large 349588.674393thin
One grade step is worth $32.90/cwt here — about $150 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 sale39 hd
117.12
—
AL average10 barns · 853 hd
123.30
−6.19
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—Average1,79385.871,5394thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14968.2278410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47865.899743thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04955.2157914

Every lot

48 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363161.58/cwt157.00–166.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 2430133.00/cwt133.00–133.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1435149.98/cwt148.00–152.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1486141.82/cwt131.00–149.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315132.44/cwt129.00–136.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340126.00/cwt126.00–126.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377130.08/cwt127.00–133.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438117.98/cwt117.00–119.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439125.18/cwt121.00–128.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459122.58/cwt120.00–127.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475112.09/cwt109.00–115.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475102.00/cwt102.00–102.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 350582.00/cwt82.00–82.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519117.20/cwt115.00–121.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585107.00/cwt107.00–107.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620112.97/cwt110.00–116.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 268083.00/cwt83.00–83.005641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310152.10/cwt149.00–155.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315124.00/cwt124.00–124.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373140.06/cwt137.00–143.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378147.41/cwt143.00–152.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464118.76/cwt115.00–120.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471126.89/cwt124.00–131.005989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515122.76/cwt121.00–125.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519116.67/cwt115.00–119.006066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570118.76/cwt117.00–122.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,1451
Bulls——1,83884.49/cwt84.00–85.001,5532
Bulls——2,05595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92049.50/cwt49.50–49.504551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04665.54/cwt62.50–71.506864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05955.65/cwt51.50–57.5058913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08561.50/cwt61.50–61.506672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28474.26/cwt73.50–75.509534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47865.89/cwt64.50–68.509743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/cwt950.00–1,175.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—822.00/cwt650.00–890.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/cwt870.00–870.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—673.00/cwt565.00–750.00—5

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.