Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-11-16

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 253▲ 13 vs year ago 263 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 26 · +76.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 37▲ 2 vs year ago 14 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.09/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$128.09
75 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.38
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489135.4066242
Medium and Large 2523119.8262728
Medium and Large 3461113.035215thin
One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $141 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 sale75 hd
128.09
—
AL average15 barns · 1,489 hd
133.47
−5.38
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—Average1,89279.601,5064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17661.3372110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40260.818524thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18848.9558110

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1368166.50/cwt165.00–168.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1400156.00/cwt156.00–156.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 3440132.00/cwt132.00–132.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1465148.43/cwt142.00–155.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1613134.00/cwt134.00–134.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 1710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320133.00/cwt133.00–133.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332140.51/cwt137.00–143.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367134.16/cwt131.00–140.0049211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375123.00/cwt120.00–129.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409130.85/cwt129.00–134.005358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413116.31/cwt114.00–120.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453123.67/cwt120.00–127.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475104.00/cwt104.00–104.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487113.90/cwt110.00–118.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518119.02/cwt118.00–120.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531112.82/cwt110.00–116.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557118.67/cwt118.00–119.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565107.52/cwt105.00–110.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630114.32/cwt113.00–115.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760104.00/cwt104.00–104.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327164.07/cwt161.00–168.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368139.25/cwt135.00–142.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374155.91/cwt152.00–162.005836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423142.69/cwt140.00–153.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426130.91/cwt125.00–136.005589
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488137.00/cwt132.00–140.006697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3512105.39/cwt103.00–110.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523127.12/cwt122.00–133.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532118.42/cwt110.00–120.006307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571124.15/cwt118.00–130.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605115.48/cwt113.00–118.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663108.98/cwt108.00–110.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 267099.49/cwt99.00–100.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 172098.00/cwt98.00–98.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 272395.96/cwt94.00–99.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750101.00/cwt101.00–101.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 279595.00/cwt95.00–95.007551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68073.50/cwt73.50–73.501,2351
Bulls——1,96281.63/cwt78.00–84.001,6023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94042.50/cwt42.50–42.504001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13060.05/cwt56.50–63.006797
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20053.50/cwt53.50–53.506421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21749.19/cwt44.50–52.505998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28264.32/cwt63.50–65.008253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35567.08/cwt65.50–69.009092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44854.53/cwt52.00–57.507902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—565.00/cwt490.00–640.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—530.00/cwt450.00–610.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—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.