Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-05-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 194▲ 27 vs year ago 142 · +19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 37▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 12 · +150.0%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.82/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$134.82
55 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.96
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426136.0057941
Medium and Large 2405132.0853412thin
Medium and Large 3378127.004792thin
One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $100 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
134.82
—
AL average13 barns · 1,156 hd
126.86
+7.96
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—Average1,87596.791,8153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23059.4073013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47353.327852thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00946.494697thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1—461129.16/cwt125.00–134.005955
BullsMedium and Large 1—315148.25/cwt147.00–150.004674
BullsMedium and Large 1—563117.34/cwt115.00–120.006613
BullsMedium and Large 1—205158.05/cwt156.00–160.003242
BullsMedium and Large 1—620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
BullsMedium and Large 1—285152.00/cwt152.00–152.004331
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03448.00/cwt44.50–51.504965
CowsLean 85-90%—94842.71/cwt42.00–43.504052
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47353.32/cwt52.00–54.507852
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29060.47/cwt58.50–62.007809
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05055.00/cwt55.00–55.005783
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22563.00/cwt63.00–63.007721
Bulls——1,80893.44/cwt89.00–97.501,6892
Bulls——2,010103.50/cwt103.50–103.502,0801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——483.33/cwt400.00–550.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——711.67/cwt650.00–770.00—6
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——860.00/cwt860.00–860.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——561.67/cwt520.00–605.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——830.00/cwt770.00–970.00—5
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——987.78/cwt910.00–1,100.00—9
SteersMedium and Large 2—720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007341
SteersMedium and Large 2—495128.00/cwt128.00–128.006341
SteersMedium and Large 1—623123.00/cwt123.00–123.007663
SteersMedium and Large 1—572131.00/cwt131.00–131.007492
SteersMedium and Large 1—320145.50/cwt145.00–146.004662
SteersMedium and Large 1—670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 3—57081.00/cwt81.00–81.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430107.00/cwt107.00–107.004601
HeifersMedium and Large 3—350108.00/cwt108.00–108.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573102.00/cwt101.00–103.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478114.50/cwt114.00–115.005474
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423116.21/cwt115.00–119.004924
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527105.61/cwt101.00–108.005573
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383119.49/cwt119.00–120.004582
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420125.43/cwt120.00–130.005279
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529114.88/cwt111.00–119.006088
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—485120.01/cwt119.00–121.005824
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673105.50/cwt105.00–106.007102
HeifersMedium and Large 1—388129.99/cwt128.00–132.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—605106.00/cwt106.00–106.006411
BullsMedium and Large 3—410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
BullsMedium and Large 3—345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2—391134.99/cwt132.00–140.005284
BullsMedium and Large 2—316143.25/cwt142.00–144.004534
BullsMedium and Large 2—463123.51/cwt123.00–124.005722
BullsMedium and Large 2—565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
BullsMedium and Large 2—535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
BullsMedium and Large 1—427138.05/cwt128.00–145.0058911
BullsMedium and Large 1—521123.65/cwt120.00–128.006447
BullsMedium and Large 1—364145.57/cwt143.00–148.005307

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.