Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-11-09

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 9
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 227▼ 38 vs year ago 291 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 32 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 4 vs year ago 33 · +12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and 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 $138.67/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$138.67
76 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.44
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470142.4966934
Medium and Large 2420138.7558229
Medium and Large 3415128.4953413thin
One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $135 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 sale76 hd
138.67
—
AL average15 barns · 1,610 hd
135.23
+3.44
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—Low1,72576.691,3234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18170.308307thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56855.758742thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94844.314203thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1470151.00/cwt151.00–151.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1518146.41/cwt145.00–149.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313133.44/cwt132.00–135.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345120.50/cwt116.00–125.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382129.15/cwt126.00–134.0049310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395108.00/cwt108.00–108.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415128.00/cwt128.00–128.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455126.00/cwt126.00–126.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455102.00/cwt102.00–102.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461112.50/cwt111.00–115.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521116.90/cwt114.00–120.006098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522108.86/cwt104.00–114.0056810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550109.67/cwt105.00–119.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558103.37/cwt102.00–106.005773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1309168.20/cwt166.00–174.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333154.62/cwt149.00–160.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363154.04/cwt152.00–158.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375136.29/cwt135.00–138.005116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379146.13/cwt142.00–149.0055411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410139.34/cwt135.00–143.005716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417127.76/cwt125.00–131.005335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426148.72/cwt145.00–152.006349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463146.35/cwt143.00–149.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465128.97/cwt126.00–132.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510138.98/cwt138.00–141.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533106.93/cwt104.00–110.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564131.79/cwt126.00–135.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607114.99/cwt114.00–117.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 268095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 175598.00/cwt98.00–98.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69081.09/cwt77.00–84.001,3703
Bulls——1,83063.50/cwt63.50–63.501,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93541.50/cwt41.50–41.503881
Cows—Lean 85-90%95545.71/cwt45.50–46.004372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12372.55/cwt72.00–73.008154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25867.29/cwt63.50–69.008473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49059.50/cwt59.50–59.508871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64552.00/cwt52.00–52.008551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—770.00/cwt770.00–770.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—727.50/cwt650.00–810.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—540.00/cwt500.00–580.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—525.00/cwt500.00–550.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—435.00/cwt400.00–500.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—402.00/cwt370.00–450.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 3—366.00/cwt330.00–420.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 3—260.00/cwt260.00–260.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—760.00/cwt760.00–760.00—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.