Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-08-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
120 vs last sale 0 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
40 vs last sale 0 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
15 vs last sale 0 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 week ago: No trends, sale not reported last two weeks.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $104.22/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$104.22
55 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$40
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.78
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2353131.504642thin
Medium and Large 1556103.2757444
Medium and Large 3490102.805049thin
One grade step is worth $28.70/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale55 hd
104.22
AL average16 barns · 1,544 hd
119.00
−14.78
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
BullsLow1,68477.781,3104thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28461.247867thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13555.006241thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 352795.28/cwt92.00–98.005026
HeifersMedium and Large 1265134.00/cwt134.00–134.003551
BullsMedium and Large 167590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
BullsMedium and Large 176377.03/cwt75.00–79.005882
BullsMedium and Large 1310144.23/cwt140.00–152.004473
BullsMedium and Large 1368142.50/cwt142.00–143.005243
BullsMedium and Large 162795.34/cwt95.00–96.005983
BullsMedium and Large 1464106.72/cwt105.00–110.004954
BullsMedium and Large 1524106.86/cwt106.00–108.005607
BullsMedium and Large 170983.00/cwt79.00–87.005887
BullsMedium and Large 156199.84/cwt95.00–103.0056014
BullsMedium and Large 2315134.00/cwt134.00–134.004221
BullsMedium and Large 2390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005031
BullsMedium and Large 3490101.00/cwt101.00–101.004951
BullsMedium and Large 3378126.27/cwt122.50–130.004772
HeifersMedium and Large 166081.00/cwt81.00–81.005351
HeifersMedium and Large 162390.33/cwt90.00–91.005633
HeifersMedium and Large 1514102.28/cwt102.00–103.005267
HeifersMedium and Large 155998.58/cwt96.00–101.005517
HeifersMedium and Large 1434110.50/cwt109.00–112.004808
HeifersMedium and Large 2290121.00/cwt121.00–121.003511
HeifersMedium and Large 349097.50/cwt97.50–97.504782
HeifersMedium and Large 352598.00/cwt98.00–98.005152
HeifersMedium and Large 3363118.03/cwt110.00–122.504283
HeifersMedium and Large 343394.32/cwt88.00–100.004085
SteersMedium and Large 1460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
SteersMedium and Large 1303161.07/cwt152.00–170.004882
SteersMedium and Large 1439133.50/cwt132.00–135.005864
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,107893.37/cwt880.00–900.009,8903
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2817918.78/cwt860.00–950.007,5063
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,100750.23/cwt650.00–860.008,2532
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,150690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,9351
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,150610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,0152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,6801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2943383.22/cwt340.00–410.003,6143
Bred CowsSmall 1-2860585.12/cwt550.00–600.005,0325
Bred CowsSmall 2850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
Bulls1,69569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1701
Bulls1,68080.70/cwt80.00–81.501,3563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40555.28/cwt55.00–55.507772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23563.63/cwt62.50–64.507865
CowsLean 85-90%1,13555.00/cwt55.00–55.006241

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.