Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-02-15

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 98▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 8▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.08/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$144.08
56 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488144.6270536
Medium and Large 2407143.8558519thin
Medium and Large 3335129.004321thin
One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about $273 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 sale56 hd
144.08
—
AL average12 barns · 1,405 hd
149.32
−5.24
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—Average1,63695.751,5677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53072.001,1021thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29371.939306thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06354.4457811

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 2363172.50/cwt168.00–180.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 1370187.00/cwt181.00–193.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1421183.83/cwt178.00–186.007746
Steers—Medium and Large 2425157.54/cwt154.00–161.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 3425151.00/cwt151.00–151.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1460169.21/cwt166.00–172.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 2465146.00/cwt146.00–146.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 1528158.71/cwt157.00–160.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 1589157.51/cwt156.00–159.009284
Steers—Medium and Large 1611154.50/cwt154.50–154.5094411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326147.21/cwt145.00–150.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335129.00/cwt129.00–129.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370146.03/cwt145.00–148.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379153.31/cwt150.00–156.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416152.03/cwt148.00–156.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435144.63/cwt143.00–145.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475142.94/cwt140.00–149.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525132.00/cwt131.00–133.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539141.00/cwt141.00–141.0076010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558137.50/cwt137.00–138.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620133.00/cwt133.00–133.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670132.00/cwt132.00–132.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960100.00/cwt100.00–100.009601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280123.00/cwt123.00–123.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300199.00/cwt198.00–200.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373169.03/cwt164.00–172.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385182.13/cwt178.00–190.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421178.16/cwt176.00–180.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422161.37/cwt159.00–164.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471159.28/cwt155.00–171.0075011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479147.73/cwt142.00–152.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522152.72/cwt149.00–157.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558145.07/cwt140.00–150.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725124.00/cwt124.00–124.008991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36385.67/cwt82.50–89.001,1683
Bulls——1,841103.31/cwt98.50–107.001,9024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04256.26/cwt51.00–59.505869
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14065.50/cwt65.50–65.507471
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15546.27/cwt46.00–46.505342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32373.21/cwt71.50–75.009695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—690.00/cwt690.00–690.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—355.00/cwt355.00–355.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—950.00/cwt950.00–950.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt900.00–950.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—690.00/cwt690.00–690.00—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.