Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-07-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 20
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 180▲ 23 vs year ago 151 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 25▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 13 · +146.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.49/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$132.49
99 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505136.8069159
Medium and Large 2509127.3664837
Medium and Large 3603111.006703thin
One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $21 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 sale99 hd
132.49
—
AL average16 barns · 1,490 hd
136.05
−3.56
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—Average1,80392.751,6722thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16366.357726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43866.059502thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04755.355804thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363162.91/cwt159.00–165.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1417157.54/cwt154.00–160.006576
Steers—Medium and Large 2445152.00/cwt152.00–152.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1477151.99/cwt150.00–156.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1519150.25/cwt149.00–151.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 1560141.00/cwt141.00–141.007901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323147.81/cwt144.00–152.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323134.35/cwt129.00–139.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377130.65/cwt128.00–135.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383138.66/cwt136.00–144.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417135.64/cwt131.00–142.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420126.50/cwt122.00–129.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469130.34/cwt126.00–137.006117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.20/cwt120.00–125.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511128.27/cwt124.00–131.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581124.07/cwt120.00–126.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678118.52/cwt117.00–120.008042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315153.00/cwt153.00–153.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372150.18/cwt146.00–156.0055911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380138.93/cwt131.00–146.0052810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424145.40/cwt137.00–151.006169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474139.61/cwt135.00–146.0066210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478131.90/cwt125.00–134.006309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522132.44/cwt129.00–136.006917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537124.38/cwt120.00–127.006685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569118.23/cwt114.00–122.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574127.71/cwt124.00–132.007339
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619125.96/cwt120.00–130.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2661113.18/cwt110.00–115.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672124.05/cwt117.00–127.008346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743106.01/cwt104.00–108.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750113.00/cwt113.00–113.008481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80392.75/cwt90.00–95.001,6722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98853.30/cwt51.50–57.005273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16366.35/cwt63.00–71.007726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22561.50/cwt61.50–61.507531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43866.05/cwt65.50–66.509502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—858.64/cwt700.00–960.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—780.63/cwt725.00–870.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—643.33/cwt610.00–710.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—506.67/cwt380.00–570.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,018.75/cwt950.00–1,085.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—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.