Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-08-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
37 vs last sale 107 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
1 vs last sale 10 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
23 vs last sale 10 33 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: Slaughter cows steady. Bulls absent' Feeder classes firm to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.17/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$107.17
57 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.72
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522110.2657628
Medium and Large 2460105.2248426
Medium and Large 341095.303913thin
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $185 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 sale57 hd
107.17
AL average15 barns · 1,609 hd
117.89
−10.72
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%Average1,29056.837332thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25354.886883thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98446.994623thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 265891.55/cwt87.00–96.006022
HeifersMedium and Large 2375110.63/cwt108.00–113.004152
HeifersMedium and Large 2260126.00/cwt126.00–126.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 1562110.69/cwt106.00–113.006229
HeifersMedium and Large 1492111.01/cwt109.00–114.005465
HeifersMedium and Large 1391117.50/cwt116.00–118.004594
HeifersMedium and Large 1525110.72/cwt108.00–114.005813
HeifersMedium and Large 1423112.59/cwt110.00–116.004763
HeifersMedium and Large 1613108.01/cwt106.00–110.006622
HeifersMedium and Large 180584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 166596.00/cwt96.00–96.006381
BullsMedium and Large 341091.00/cwt91.00–91.003731
BullsMedium and Large 2510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005511
BullsMedium and Large 2495113.00/cwt113.00–113.005591
BullsMedium and Large 2415108.00/cwt108.00–108.004481
BullsMedium and Large 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
BullsMedium and Large 1429126.37/cwt121.00–131.005425
BullsMedium and Large 1378132.76/cwt122.00–137.005025
BullsMedium and Large 1530111.49/cwt110.00–114.005914
BullsMedium and Large 1450117.25/cwt112.00–119.005284
BullsMedium and Large 1274151.32/cwt146.00–158.004154
BullsMedium and Large 1573112.35/cwt110.00–114.006443
BullsMedium and Large 1605111.50/cwt111.00–112.006752
BullsMedium and Large 170593.00/cwt93.00–93.006561
BullsMedium and Large 1675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361
BullsMedium and Large 1300146.00/cwt146.00–146.004381
BullsMedium 2435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
CowsLean 85-90%96348.73/cwt45.00–52.004692
CowsLean 85-90%1,02543.50/cwt43.50–43.504461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25354.88/cwt54.50–55.506883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29056.83/cwt56.00–57.507332
Bred CowsSmall 1-2550.00/cwt500.00–600.002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2445.00/cwt400.00–490.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2605.00/cwt550.00–660.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2705.00/cwt660.00–750.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2515.00/cwt500.00–530.004
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2675.00/cwt600.00–750.008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2785.00/cwt740.00–830.002
SteersMedium and Large 2580116.99/cwt116.00–118.006793
SteersMedium and Large 2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
SteersMedium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
SteersMedium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
SteersMedium and Large 1669113.13/cwt111.00–117.007577
SteersMedium and Large 1526126.93/cwt124.00–130.006687
SteersMedium and Large 1623117.51/cwt115.00–121.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1709114.26/cwt111.00–116.008104
SteersMedium and Large 1569120.44/cwt117.00–125.006854
SteersMedium and Large 1400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005681
HeifersMedium and Large 341095.30/cwt94.00–98.003913
HeifersMedium and Large 2467104.27/cwt96.00–106.004877
HeifersMedium and Large 2526102.76/cwt100.00–105.005414
HeifersMedium and Large 2313115.12/cwt110.00–120.003604
HeifersMedium and Large 257596.62/cwt94.00–102.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 2425104.67/cwt100.00–107.004453

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.