Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-02-22

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 22
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 183▲ 117 vs year ago 70 · +167.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 28 vs year ago 12 · +233.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 18▲ 34 vs year ago 8 · +425.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 lower. 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 $134.76/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$134.76
66 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512139.5371434
Medium and Large 2454130.8559430
Medium and Large 3425112.414782thin
One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $236 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 sale66 hd
134.76
—
AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd
146.63
−11.87
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—Average1,67296.761,6184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37869.779613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18966.177874thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96554.0452118

Every lot

62 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 1420162.10/cwt160.00–164.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 2440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 3480134.00/cwt134.00–134.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 2508144.02/cwt139.00–148.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1525158.00/cwt158.00–158.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1552149.00/cwt149.00–149.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 2595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1688148.50/cwt148.00–149.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330155.74/cwt153.00–160.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330147.01/cwt144.00–149.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365151.05/cwt149.00–153.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372140.64/cwt139.00–142.005238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417147.76/cwt143.00–150.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424134.65/cwt125.00–139.005717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425112.41/cwt105.00–120.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468126.81/cwt121.00–129.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478135.01/cwt132.00–140.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514140.75/cwt140.00–143.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522125.59/cwt123.00–128.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement553141.01/cwt139.00–143.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618139.00/cwt139.00–139.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 279098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 281074.00/cwt74.00–74.005991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300196.00/cwt196.00–196.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365152.40/cwt150.00–155.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372160.23/cwt155.00–166.005967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428153.41/cwt149.00–155.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469146.16/cwt140.00–151.0068510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518124.38/cwt121.00–126.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520136.73/cwt131.00–140.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573135.66/cwt135.00–137.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640133.00/cwt133.00–133.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685135.49/cwt134.00–137.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 186599.00/cwt99.00–99.008561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3951
Bulls——1,71399.01/cwt97.00–101.001,6963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86448.22/cwt47.00–50.004175
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00155.88/cwt52.00–59.0055912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03061.00/cwt61.00–61.006281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18966.17/cwt64.00–68.507874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37869.77/cwt68.50–71.009613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—826.67/cwt740.00–890.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—728.57/cwt620.00–780.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—556.67/cwt510.00–650.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt500.00–610.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—547.50/cwt510.00–600.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—400.00/cwt300.00–450.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—855.00/cwt800.00–910.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—690.00/cwt620.00–750.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—510.00/cwt510.00–510.00—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.