Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-05-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 137▲ 44 vs year ago 137 · +32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 39▲ 16 vs year ago 19 · +84.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 41▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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 $143.84/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$143.84
60 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458145.9566949
Medium and Large 2434136.135919thin
Medium and Large 3363127.004602thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $208 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 sale60 hd
143.84
—
AL average16 barns · 1,243 hd
142.02
+1.83
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—Low1,50795.341,4367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20281.8898410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60577.751,2482thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02062.0563315

Every lot

59 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 1310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 3325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1360179.00/cwt179.00–179.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1410171.46/cwt168.00–175.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1460167.28/cwt165.00–172.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1523162.47/cwt160.00–165.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1566155.67/cwt150.00–163.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1620137.00/cwt137.00–137.008491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320150.50/cwt148.00–153.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334157.94/cwt150.00–161.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340126.00/cwt126.00–126.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.21/cwt151.00–161.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378137.05/cwt132.00–145.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421146.47/cwt144.00–151.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.01/cwt138.00–149.0068419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475132.02/cwt130.00–134.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521138.23/cwt134.00–142.007207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555142.00/cwt142.00–142.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613126.49/cwt125.00–128.007754
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313179.07/cwt176.00–182.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334165.21/cwt160.00–168.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373166.93/cwt162.00–172.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373154.70/cwt150.00–160.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420154.00/cwt154.00–154.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433161.94/cwt160.00–164.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462158.18/cwt151.00–160.0073113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470140.30/cwt136.00–147.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519149.07/cwt145.00–151.007748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565146.00/cwt145.00–147.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610135.49/cwt134.00–137.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660107.00/cwt107.00–107.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663130.58/cwt126.00–135.008662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1041
Bulls——1,53697.40/cwt94.00–102.001,4966
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98054.50/cwt54.50–54.505341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02362.10/cwt60.00–68.0063513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02569.00/cwt69.00–69.007071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18078.82/cwt76.00–83.509305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22484.94/cwt84.00–86.501,0405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,4111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—912.00/cwt810.00–950.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—675.00/cwt650.00–700.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—433.33/cwt370.00–500.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—385.00/cwt300.00–470.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—990.00/cwt950.00–1,050.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—775.00/cwt650.00–900.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—630.00/cwt620.00–650.00—3

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.