Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-06-25

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 25
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
78 head
17 vs last sale 95 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
5 vs last sale 11 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
6 vs last sale 9 15 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.64/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$116.64
26 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.79
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1385154.505952thin
Medium and Large 2457127.215814thin
Medium and Large 3519110.7457420
One grade step is worth $43.76/cwt here — about $21 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 sale26 hd
116.64
AL average13 barns · 1,042 hd
125.43
−8.79
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35056.957695thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48054.007992thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12551.555809thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005691
BullsMedium and Large 1405153.00/cwt153.00–153.006201
BullsMedium and Large 2443131.51/cwt129.00–134.005832
BullsMedium and Large 2470122.90/cwt120.00–126.005782
BullsMedium and Large 367596.47/cwt93.00–100.006512
BullsMedium and Large 3469115.79/cwt115.00–118.005434
BullsMedium and Large 3526108.29/cwt107.00–112.005704
BullsMedium and Large 3620103.42/cwt100.00–107.006414
BullsMedium and Large 3427118.64/cwt118.00–120.005076
HeifersMedium and Large 2380126.00/cwt126.00–126.004791
HeifersMedium and Large 2493118.51/cwt117.00–120.005842
HeifersMedium and Large 2515113.47/cwt110.00–117.005842
HeifersMedium and Large 2563108.00/cwt107.00–109.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 2417122.30/cwt121.00–123.005103
HeifersMedium and Large 3305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3653.33/cwt600.00–710.0012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2753.33/cwt680.00–790.003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35056.95/cwt55.00–59.007695
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48054.00/cwt54.00–54.007992
CowsLean 85-90%1,06347.49/cwt47.00–48.005052
CowsLean 85-90%1,14352.71/cwt52.00–54.006027
HeifersMedium and Large 3395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006802
HeifersMedium and Large 3617101.33/cwt101.00–102.006253
HeifersMedium and Large 3470107.32/cwt105.00–114.005044

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.