Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-10-15

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 15
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
83 vs last sale 90 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 10 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
6 vs last sale 37 43 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 to 2.00 higher. Bulls absent. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.24/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$111.24
62 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.38
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475115.5254946
Medium and Large 3352105.003703thin
Medium and Large 251897.5250513thin
One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $44 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 sale62 hd
111.24
AL average15 barns · 1,277 hd
117.61
−6.38
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25045.235652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09543.484763thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2315114.00/cwt114.00–114.003591
HeifersMedium and Large 1413105.68/cwt102.00–112.0043610
HeifersMedium and Large 1464102.64/cwt100.00–107.004769
HeifersMedium and Large 161495.98/cwt94.00–98.005896
HeifersMedium and Large 152599.97/cwt99.00–102.005255
HeifersMedium and Large 155597.98/cwt96.00–99.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 1388113.53/cwt112.00–115.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 1338122.52/cwt120.00–125.004142
HeifersMedium and Large 166097.00/cwt97.00–97.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 1285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
BullsMedium and Large 3352105.00/cwt103.00–108.003703
BullsMedium and Large 246299.68/cwt97.00–102.004616
BullsMedium and Large 257593.14/cwt90.00–96.005365
BullsMedium and Large 2545102.00/cwt102.00–102.005562
BullsMedium and Large 1377130.30/cwt126.00–136.0049113
BullsMedium and Large 1420117.59/cwt109.00–125.0049410
BullsMedium and Large 1527106.16/cwt104.00–109.005596
BullsMedium and Large 1622100.21/cwt95.00–105.006235
BullsMedium and Large 1568105.26/cwt102.00–108.005984
BullsMedium and Large 1454108.24/cwt106.00–112.004914
BullsMedium and Large 1718102.02/cwt101.00–103.007332
BullsMedium and Large 1670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
BullsMedium and Large 1300148.00/cwt148.00–148.004441
HeifersMedium and Large 2368111.03/cwt110.00–112.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 250595.52/cwt91.00–98.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 2423102.51/cwt100.00–104.004346
HeifersMedium and Large 342099.00/cwt99.00–99.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 346590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
HeifersMedium and Large 352081.00/cwt81.00–81.004211
HeifersMedium and Large 362078.00/cwt78.00–78.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 3212112.65/cwt112.00–113.002393
SteersMedium and Large 1310143.87/cwt140.00–148.004462
SteersMedium and Large 1360140.50/cwt136.00–145.005062
SteersMedium and Large 1643115.49/cwt114.00–117.007432
SteersMedium and Large 1413125.12/cwt114.00–136.005174
SteersMedium and Large 2540107.00/cwt107.00–107.005781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2763.33/cwt740.00–850.006
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3410.00/cwt410.00–410.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3710.00/cwt710.00–710.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2666.15/cwt620.00–720.0013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960.00/cwt960.00–960.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2866.67/cwt760.00–960.0021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3665.00/cwt600.00–730.004
Bred CowsSmall 1-2515.00/cwt470.00–560.004
Bred CowsSmall 1-2690.00/cwt530.00–770.003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09543.48/cwt42.50–44.004763
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25045.23/cwt45.00–45.505652

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.