Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-07-16

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 16
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
3 vs last sale 106 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
14 vs last sale 22 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
10 vs last sale 16 26 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 steady. All feeder classes sold steady. 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 $121.91/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$121.91
26 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$103
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$6.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.51
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3401126.415077thin
Medium and Large 2508120.2561119thin
One grade step is worth $6.16/cwt here — about −$103 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
121.91
AL average15 barns · 1,479 hd
125.42
−3.51
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%Low1,14055.006272thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09346.795116thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14055.00/cwt55.00–55.006272
CowsLean 85-90%1,08040.00/cwt40.00–40.004321
CowsLean 85-90%1,09548.15/cwt47.00–50.005275
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/cwt810.00–1,040.008
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3630.00/cwt580.00–680.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2840.00/cwt740.00–890.006
Bred CowsSmall 3605.00/cwt520.00–690.008
BullsMedium and Large 2315139.00/cwt139.00–139.004381
BullsMedium and Large 2370137.00/cwt137.00–137.005071
BullsMedium and Large 2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
BullsMedium and Large 2423129.99/cwt128.00–132.005502
BullsMedium and Large 2644107.49/cwt106.00–112.006924
BullsMedium and Large 2483123.58/cwt122.00–125.005975
BullsMedium and Large 2511117.19/cwt116.00–119.005995
BullsMedium and Large 3435120.91/cwt117.00–125.005262
BullsMedium and Large 3388128.61/cwt126.00–131.004995
HeifersMedium and Large 3630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 3434118.32/cwt116.00–122.005149
HeifersMedium and Large 3477114.30/cwt113.00–116.005459

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.