Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-01-25

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 97▲ 72 vs year ago 167 · +43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 35 vs year ago 66 · −53.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.81/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$128.81
90 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502131.6866148
Medium and Large 2474125.5359542
One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about $66 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 sale90 hd
128.81
—
AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd
141.70
−12.88
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—Average1,44788.531,2813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21971.138675thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35368.269242thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06055.355877thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2367169.01/cwt166.00–172.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 1419171.70/cwt168.00–176.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 2435163.00/cwt163.00–163.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 3438144.51/cwt144.00–145.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1469168.19/cwt164.00–171.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 2480156.11/cwt151.00–158.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 1515161.02/cwt157.00–166.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 2528151.04/cwt145.00–155.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 1571154.21/cwt150.00–158.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 2580138.00/cwt138.00–138.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1623144.82/cwt141.00–149.009026
Steers—Medium and Large 1653135.98/cwt131.00–141.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 2710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1750124.00/cwt124.00–124.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2765113.01/cwt111.00–114.008653
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333146.48/cwt146.00–147.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333134.60/cwt133.00–138.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369141.97/cwt137.00–146.005248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375132.28/cwt128.00–135.004966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422129.32/cwt129.00–130.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.75/cwt139.00–142.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474133.08/cwt130.00–140.006317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474125.84/cwt123.00–129.0059614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522130.95/cwt127.00–135.0068411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535122.09/cwt115.00–125.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558124.28/cwt122.00–128.006937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575118.53/cwt117.00–120.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608121.52/cwt120.00–126.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610113.41/cwt111.00–118.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693118.00/cwt117.00–119.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815107.00/cwt107.00–107.008721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320168.00/cwt168.00–168.005381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369161.59/cwt158.00–168.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373173.03/cwt170.00–175.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410156.00/cwt156.00–156.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426167.54/cwt164.00–173.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467148.43/cwt145.00–155.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474160.22/cwt155.00–164.007599
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485129.23/cwt126.00–134.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520154.06/cwt151.00–157.0080110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583140.58/cwt136.00–148.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607137.34/cwt136.00–138.008343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,44788.53/cwt84.00–93.001,2813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06055.35/cwt52.00–60.505877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21971.13/cwt66.00–73.008675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35368.26/cwt65.00–70.509242
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—960.00/cwt960.00–960.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—330.00/cwt330.00–330.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—896.00/cwt800.00–980.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—846.25/cwt700.00–960.00—12
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—698.00/cwt610.00–870.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—685.00/cwt610.00–760.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—455.00/cwt380.00–530.00—2

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.