Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-02-09

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 99▲ 61 vs year ago 56 · +108.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 9 · +133.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.95/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$116.95
43 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515120.4162122
Medium and Large 2457116.0253017thin
Medium and Large 3500101.815094thin
One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $111 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 sale43 hd
116.95
—
AL average16 barns · 1,228 hd
126.14
−9.19
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—Average1,72090.331,5543thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34573.009821thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57368.411,07612
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08746.275034thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2377158.90/cwt152.00–162.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 2420136.00/cwt136.00–136.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1423158.46/cwt157.00–160.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 1455153.45/cwt149.00–158.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1535135.01/cwt134.00–136.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2548125.00/cwt125.00–125.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 1573130.53/cwt129.00–132.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 2600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343142.50/cwt142.00–143.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350138.00/cwt138.00–138.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365133.27/cwt125.00–142.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375106.11/cwt102.00–110.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414116.67/cwt109.00–119.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477117.01/cwt115.00–121.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482109.80/cwt105.00–112.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512118.02/cwt117.00–119.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569120.57/cwt118.00–121.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570116.00/cwt115.00–117.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 365595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305161.00/cwt160.00–162.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325158.00/cwt158.00–158.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335126.00/cwt126.00–126.004221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382159.55/cwt155.00–164.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405133.00/cwt133.00–133.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413156.25/cwt154.00–158.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475128.21/cwt126.00–133.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526125.46/cwt121.00–129.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568118.45/cwt116.00–120.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580105.50/cwt102.00–109.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618120.00/cwt120.00–120.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1441
Bulls——1,735100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7351
Bulls——1,92095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05540.37/cwt38.00–43.004262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11852.17/cwt49.50–55.005832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34573.00/cwt73.00–73.009821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49271.66/cwt71.00–72.501,0693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60067.33/cwt65.00–68.501,0779
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—883.33/cwt770.00–960.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—823.33/cwt810.00–850.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—697.50/cwt685.00–710.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—670.00/cwt670.00–670.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—440.00/cwt440.00–440.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,155.00/cwt1,050.00–1,260.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—630.00/cwt630.00–630.00—1

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.