Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-06-18

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 18
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
8 vs last sale 103 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
4 vs last sale 15 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
10 vs last sale 19 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.67/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$112.67
31 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.15
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445126.305623thin
Medium and Large 2533113.1260315thin
Medium and Large 3463109.0250513thin
One grade step is worth $17.28/cwt here — about $57 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 sale31 hd
112.67
AL average13 barns · 1,708 hd
120.82
−8.15
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
BullsLow1,40372.881,0232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36353.237263thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03743.954566thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1480123.00/cwt123.00–123.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1428127.95/cwt125.00–131.005482
HeifersMedium and Large 2475116.44/cwt115.00–118.005532
HeifersMedium and Large 2617108.06/cwt105.00–114.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 2728101.34/cwt101.00–102.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 2431119.39/cwt118.00–122.005157
HeifersMedium and Large 3470103.00/cwt103.00–103.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 3545103.00/cwt103.00–103.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 375597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005552
HeifersMedium and Large 3378118.52/cwt115.00–122.004484
HeifersMedium and Large 3408110.03/cwt105.00–115.004494
SteersMedium and Large 1540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
SteersMedium and Large 3605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
SteersMedium and Large 3765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
SteersMedium and Large 3573121.97/cwt120.00–124.006992
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3730.00/cwt730.00–730.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2836.67/cwt800.00–910.003
Bred CowsSmall 3560.00/cwt500.00–600.005
Bulls1,40372.88/cwt70.00–75.001,0232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36353.23/cwt52.00–56.007263
CowsLean 85-90%78538.00/cwt38.00–38.002981
CowsLean 85-90%1,08745.14/cwt43.00–46.004915
BullsMedium and Large 1368155.03/cwt150.00–160.005712
BullsMedium and Large 1408147.51/cwt146.00–149.006022
BullsMedium and Large 2365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
BullsMedium and Large 2283149.70/cwt145.00–154.004242
BullsMedium and Large 2418138.87/cwt135.00–141.005803
BullsMedium and Large 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
BullsMedium and Large 3418120.09/cwt117.00–123.005022
BullsMedium and Large 3481112.04/cwt108.00–116.005395

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.