Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-06-21

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 21
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 146▼ 20 vs year ago 134 · −14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 39▲ 47 vs year ago 27 · +174.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 39▼ 11 vs year ago 28 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-3.00 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 $152.46/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$152.46
34 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460157.0872321
Medium and Large 2452146.3666211thin
Medium and Large 3400137.505502thin
One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $173 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 sale34 hd
152.46
—
AL average12 barns · 852 hd
145.16
+7.30
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—High1,872113.302,1213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14891.371,04960
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40390.331,2683thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90173.776659thin

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)—$9333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$66313

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 · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255153.51/cwt153.00–154.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1304158.59/cwt156.00–162.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325147.74/cwt144.00–150.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360146.00/cwt146.00–146.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419140.17/cwt135.00–145.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463131.74/cwt129.00–134.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527130.67/cwt130.00–131.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323181.02/cwt178.00–186.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1354171.79/cwt166.00–178.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383163.03/cwt161.00–164.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408161.96/cwt160.00–164.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435147.02/cwt145.00–149.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470155.95/cwt151.00–161.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.45/cwt125.00–136.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532146.34/cwt146.00–147.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568128.97/cwt128.00–130.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578138.99/cwt136.00–142.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630132.95/cwt131.00–135.008382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7761
Bulls——2,008114.45/cwt114.00–115.002,2982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84374.97/cwt72.00–79.006325
Cows—Lean 85-90%93069.02/cwt68.00–70.006423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07480.54/cwt79.00–83.008655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09987.91/cwt84.00–92.0096625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10582.00/cwt82.00–82.009061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20196.05/cwt93.00–100.001,15430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head900.00–1,000.009333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—731.25/head650.00–850.007318
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—554.00/head380.00–615.005545

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.