Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-06-07

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 99▼ 45 vs year ago 167 · −26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 22▲ 24 vs year ago 24 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 51 vs year ago 69 · −73.9%
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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 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.05/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$136.05
47 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535141.3675623
Medium and Large 2490132.5264921
Medium and Large 3475120.005703thin
One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about $186 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 sale47 hd
136.05
—
AL average15 barns · 1,033 hd
147.13
−11.08
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—Average1,651100.911,6666thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19381.6597413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,23777.599606thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96465.5163217

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8726
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8402thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5653thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8094thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$4302thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418138.16/cwt131.00–141.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463126.51/cwt125.00–128.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465109.00/cwt109.00–109.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525130.54/cwt129.00–133.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525121.37/cwt118.00–125.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673114.13/cwt110.00–118.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723107.44/cwt105.00–110.007772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380143.11/cwt139.00–148.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2409139.70/cwt136.00–144.005717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410131.00/cwt131.00–131.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427153.60/cwt150.00–156.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466148.55/cwt144.00–151.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480137.64/cwt135.00–140.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510142.78/cwt139.00–146.007288
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545127.00/cwt127.00–127.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563122.96/cwt121.00–125.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577138.04/cwt135.00–140.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657127.01/cwt125.00–130.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718111.37/cwt106.00–117.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3561
Bulls——1,56799.16/cwt95.00–102.001,5543
Bulls——1,858108.48/cwt108.00–109.002,0162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91565.84/cwt56.00–81.006025
Cows—Lean 85-90%93562.53/cwt59.00–66.005858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%99570.00/cwt70.00–70.006971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08371.07/cwt69.00–74.007704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16487.20/cwt86.00–90.001,0155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18584.00/cwt84.00–84.009951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20479.70/cwt77.00–84.009607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25567.50/cwt67.50–67.508471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31177.89/cwt76.00–81.001,0214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—972.50/head920.00–1,020.009734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—840.00/head830.00–850.008402
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—670.00/head670.00–670.006702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—530.00/head500.00–560.005302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—987.50/head925.00–1,050.009882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—630.00/head550.00–710.006302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—430.00/head400.00–460.004302

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.