Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2019-10-22

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 173▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 5▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 43▲ 25 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 and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.90/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$114.90
55 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.13
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460119.0354839
Medium and Large 3335105.003521thin
Medium and Large 2486104.8050915thin
One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $39 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
114.90
—
AL average16 barns · 1,478 hd
117.03
−2.13
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
Bulls—Low1,66567.591,1266thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01037.533792thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14037.014227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,27234.024333thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1—285156.00/cwt156.00–156.004451
BullsMedium and Large 1—74097.00/cwt97.00–97.007181
BullsMedium and Large 1—520103.40/cwt100.00–105.005383
BullsMedium and Large 1—418119.46/cwt113.00–126.004994
BullsMedium and Large 1—573104.06/cwt102.00–106.005964
BullsMedium and Large 1—67598.07/cwt95.00–101.006624
BullsMedium and Large 1—317146.93/cwt138.00–150.004665
BullsMedium and Large 1—474108.73/cwt106.00–111.005158
BullsMedium and Large 1—370132.03/cwt130.00–135.004899
BullsMedium and Large 2—69090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
BullsMedium and Large 2—59095.00/cwt95.00–95.005612
BullsMedium and Large 2—525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005253
BullsMedium and Large 2—427110.22/cwt105.00–113.004719
BullsMedium and Large 3—335105.00/cwt105.00–105.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465106.00/cwt106.00–106.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—68090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 1—71588.00/cwt88.00–88.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525101.51/cwt100.00–103.005334
HeifersMedium and Large 1—62292.98/cwt91.00–97.005786
HeifersMedium and Large 2—63590.33/cwt89.00–91.005746
HeifersMedium and Large 2—52394.87/cwt94.00–96.004967
HeifersMedium and Large 2—46397.20/cwt92.00–101.004509
HeifersMedium and Large 3—54580.00/cwt80.00–80.004361
HeifersMedium and Large 3—42593.00/cwt93.00–93.003952
HeifersMedium and Large 3—48085.00/cwt85.00–85.004082
SteersMedium and Large 1—330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
SteersMedium and Large 1—410132.02/cwt130.00–134.005412
SteersMedium and Large 1—523114.55/cwt111.00–118.005992
SteersMedium and Large 1—583105.51/cwt105.00–106.006152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——922.92/cwt800.00–1,075.00—12
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——685.00/cwt560.00–810.00—6
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1——700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—5
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——647.50/cwt540.00–770.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——715.16/cwt570.00–930.00—31
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——635.00/cwt580.00–690.00—4
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——429.00/cwt370.00–540.00—10
Bred CowsSmall 3——268.00/cwt200.00–370.00—5
Bulls——1,51064.00/cwt64.00–64.009662
Bulls——1,74369.39/cwt67.00–71.001,2094
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19240.01/cwt38.00–42.004773
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03732.34/cwt30.00–36.503353
CowsBoner 80-85%Heavy Weight—1,29542.00/cwt42.00–42.005441
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,27234.02/cwt33.50–34.504333
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01037.53/cwt37.00–38.003792

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.