Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-10-08

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 219▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 18▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 25▲ 37 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 2.00-3.0 higher. Bulls absent. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.42/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$103.42
41 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.41
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2443104.9046518thin
Medium and Large 1540103.8156021
Medium and Large 353586.004602thin
One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $5 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 sale41 hd
103.42
—
AL average14 barns · 1,912 hd
110.83
−7.41
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%Average1,10545.955082thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24841.505182thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2—467103.17/cwt102.00–105.004825
HeifersMedium and Large 2—57892.55/cwt91.00–94.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375111.00/cwt111.00–111.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315116.00/cwt116.00–116.003651
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—550101.57/cwt101.00–103.005597
HeifersMedium and Large 1—517103.32/cwt102.00–106.005346
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460110.83/cwt110.00–112.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 1—71592.00/cwt92.00–92.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3—445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004452
BullsMedium and Large 2—61890.51/cwt90.00–91.005592
BullsMedium and Large 2—78086.00/cwt86.00–86.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2—500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1—416117.97/cwt116.00–121.004918
BullsMedium and Large 1—462112.41/cwt111.00–115.005197
BullsMedium and Large 1—508109.51/cwt109.00–110.005564
BullsMedium and Large 1—610102.00/cwt102.00–102.006223
BullsMedium and Large 1—685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006922
BullsMedium and Large 1—560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006102
BullsMedium and Large 1—308133.49/cwt133.00–134.004112
BullsMedium and Large 1—82586.00/cwt86.00–86.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1—75096.00/cwt96.00–96.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1—72097.00/cwt97.00–97.006981
BullsMedium and Large 1—380133.00/cwt133.00–133.005051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422106.69/cwt105.00–109.004509
HeifersMedium and Large 3—48596.00/cwt96.00–96.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—58576.00/cwt76.00–76.004451
SteersMedium and Large 1—370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1—485118.00/cwt118.00–118.005721
SteersMedium and Large 1—645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
SteersMedium and Large 1—745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
SteersMedium and Large 1—432128.00/cwt127.00–129.005533
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
SteersMedium and Large 2—455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
SteersMedium and Large 2—575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2——900.00/cwt770.00–990.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3——570.00/cwt570.00–570.00—1
Bred CowsLarge 1-2——780.00/cwt780.00–780.00—1
Bred CowsLarge 1-2——850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred CowsMedium 1-2——550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred CowsMedium 1-2——890.00/cwt890.00–890.00—1
Bred CowsMedium 1-2——768.75/cwt730.00–820.00—8
Bred CowsMedium 3——450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——388.00/cwt320.00–490.00—5
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——730.00/cwt550.00–910.00—4
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10545.95/cwt44.00–48.005082
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,16539.00/cwt39.00–39.004541
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33044.00/cwt44.00–44.005851

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.