Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-09-28

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 28
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 124▲ 90 vs year ago 180 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 28 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 36▼ 29 vs year ago 48 · −60.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to mostly 4.00 lower. 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 $126.17/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$126.17
91 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$201
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$14.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3305133.524074thin
Medium and Large 1504130.4165853
Medium and Large 2513118.7160934
One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale91 hd
126.17
—
AL average16 barns · 1,546 hd
126.48
−0.31
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—Low1,66681.461,3574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21159.8472413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31857.447572thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07448.035164thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365162.00/cwt162.00–162.005911
Steers—Medium and Large 1510136.47/cwt135.00–138.006964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355124.00/cwt124.00–124.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368117.47/cwt116.00–119.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422112.28/cwt109.00–115.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445124.00/cwt124.00–124.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472121.66/cwt118.00–127.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479106.96/cwt105.00–110.005125
Heifers—Medium and Large 352099.00/cwt99.00–99.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521127.03/cwt126.00–128.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524106.22/cwt103.00–109.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536120.11/cwt116.00–123.0064410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571101.58/cwt97.00–105.005807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613111.01/cwt110.00–112.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 268695.04/cwt90.00–100.006525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 273095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 176596.00/cwt96.00–96.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement830106.00/cwt106.00–106.008801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305133.52/cwt132.00–135.004074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2352143.39/cwt140.00–146.005058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375154.90/cwt150.00–162.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423146.67/cwt145.00–150.0062011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424134.13/cwt127.00–139.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477137.84/cwt130.00–145.0065711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2489122.67/cwt118.00–130.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514111.54/cwt110.00–115.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520123.05/cwt118.00–130.0064013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568115.88/cwt112.00–121.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588105.04/cwt102.00–108.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608109.03/cwt108.00–111.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638100.49/cwt100.00–101.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671102.45/cwt100.00–104.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 277782.68/cwt80.00–84.006423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,1231
Bulls——1,74582.44/cwt80.00–84.001,4393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07448.03/cwt45.00–50.005164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15552.43/cwt52.00–53.006062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18660.56/cwt57.50–62.507189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31857.44/cwt54.50–60.507572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37863.99/cwt63.50–64.508822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—710.00/cwt710.00–710.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—805.00/cwt790.00–820.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—643.33/cwt500.00–700.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—456.25/cwt380.00–550.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/cwt980.00–980.00—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.