Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-02-02

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 2
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 167▼ 61 vs year ago 160 · −38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 66▼ 77 vs year ago 92 · −83.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.25/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$122.25
27 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474125.6659518thin
Medium and Large 2439115.805085thin
Medium and Large 3345114.993974thin
One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $198 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 sale27 hd
122.25
—
AL average16 barns · 1,271 hd
125.83
−3.58
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—Average1,92582.001,5791thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11064.997213thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20052.006244thin

Every lot

40 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3460121.00/cwt121.00–121.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2470138.61/cwt135.00–142.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1505146.00/cwt146.00–146.007377
Steers—Medium and Large 1575130.00/cwt129.00–131.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300133.00/cwt133.00–133.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310145.87/cwt142.00–150.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317122.99/cwt122.00–124.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360135.79/cwt133.00–138.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420118.00/cwt118.00–118.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 343091.00/cwt91.00–91.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 245596.00/cwt96.00–96.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489124.06/cwt120.00–125.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605114.99/cwt114.00–116.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625106.00/cwt106.00–106.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685105.47/cwt102.00–109.007222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300156.67/cwt150.00–170.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408135.44/cwt132.00–139.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460114.67/cwt114.00–115.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482139.33/cwt138.00–140.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 277582.00/cwt82.00–82.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 181592.00/cwt92.00–92.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 187589.00/cwt89.00–89.007791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,92582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08563.49/cwt63.00–64.006892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16068.00/cwt68.00–68.007891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20052.00/cwt52.00–52.006244
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,071.88/cwt850.00–1,175.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—615.00/cwt530.00–700.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—722.50/cwt640.00–790.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—477.50/cwt475.00–480.00—2

This sale against other markets

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.