Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-04-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 19
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 211▼ 18 vs year ago 96 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 42▼ 10 vs year ago 36 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 38▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady on few offering. Replacements 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 $138.14/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$138.14
15 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445151.336737thin
Medium and Large 2483128.646216thin
Medium and Large 3488120.505872thin
One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $86 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 sale15 hd
138.14
—
AL average14 barns · 1,223 hd
143.34
−5.20
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—Average1,44196.911,3965thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16585.049908thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,16584.599853thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09766.297279thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235208.00/cwt208.00–208.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 1420179.00/cwt179.00–179.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1455166.00/cwt166.00–166.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1513157.51/cwt155.00–160.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363158.41/cwt153.00–162.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365136.92/cwt131.00–143.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415156.00/cwt156.00–156.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540121.00/cwt121.00–121.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580138.05/cwt136.00–140.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280198.73/cwt194.00–204.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308188.66/cwt186.00–190.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378162.64/cwt160.00–168.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393186.99/cwt185.00–189.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485148.00/cwt148.00–148.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525139.00/cwt139.00–139.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25090.45/cwt89.00–92.001,1312
Bulls——1,568101.22/cwt97.00–104.001,5873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97561.55/cwt60.00–63.006002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11379.01/cwt78.00–80.008792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13267.64/cwt63.50–72.007667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13984.70/cwt82.00–88.009654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16584.59/cwt81.00–88.009853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26891.73/cwt91.00–92.501,1632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,080.00/cwt910.00–1,250.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—840.00/cwt840.00–840.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—842.50/cwt830.00–880.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—770.00/cwt770.00–770.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—720.00/cwt720.00–720.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—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.