Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-05-07

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 7
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
← earliestMay 7May 14
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
60 vs last sale 0 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
15 vs last sale 0 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
9 vs last sale 0 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago :Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower.Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.45/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$117.45
17 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
14.39
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3508117.4559717thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
117.45
AL average9 barns · 1,174 hd
131.84
−14.39
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
BullsLow1,34072.009652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20351.506202thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30046.005981thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98045.3044410

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3310144.05/cwt141.00–147.004472
BullsMedium and Large 3465136.39/cwt131.00–139.006343
BullsMedium and Large 3518126.55/cwt122.00–129.006563
BullsMedium and Large 3711115.76/cwt113.00–119.008234
Bulls1,21564.00/cwt64.00–64.007781
Bulls1,46580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1721
Bred CowsMedium 1-2530.00/cwt510.00–550.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2507.50/cwt465.00–550.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2790.00/cwt780.00–800.002
HeifersMedium and Large 3605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 3380126.62/cwt125.00–130.004813
HeifersMedium and Large 3425124.30/cwt123.00–125.005283
HeifersMedium and Large 3525114.95/cwt113.00–118.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 3582112.05/cwt110.00–113.006523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20351.50/cwt51.00–52.006202
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30046.00/cwt46.00–46.005981
CowsLean 85-90%1,05151.04/cwt49.00–52.005364
CowsLean 85-90%93341.48/cwt40.00–45.003876
HeifersMedium and Large 3760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 3465120.45/cwt118.00–123.005602

How this sale compares

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.