Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-06-28

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 114▲ 44 vs year ago 143 · +30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 74▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.15/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$133.15
48 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.13
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510139.5371221
Medium and Large 3310134.004151thin
Medium and Large 2503127.9664426
One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $68 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 sale48 hd
133.15
—
AL average16 barns · 1,357 hd
148.28
−15.13
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—Average1,86095.331,7733thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26286.641,09428
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,07381.178712thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98973.4072611

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)—$5983thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$7501thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2420147.00/cwt141.00–149.006174
Steers—Medium and Large 2460143.47/cwt141.00–146.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1485155.00/cwt155.00–155.0075214
Steers—Medium and Large 1543155.50/cwt155.50–155.5084411
Steers—Medium and Large 1567143.64/cwt141.00–145.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1606139.64/cwt139.50–141.0084611
Steers—Medium and Large 1690133.00/cwt133.00–133.009181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300144.00/cwt144.00–144.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321135.79/cwt133.00–139.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365132.92/cwt131.00–135.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379135.16/cwt133.00–138.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426125.93/cwt120.00–129.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475134.46/cwt131.00–139.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485123.45/cwt119.00–128.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524129.01/cwt126.00–130.006768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567112.68/cwt110.00–118.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573121.48/cwt120.00–123.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630122.97/cwt121.00–125.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310134.00/cwt134.00–134.004151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318157.92/cwt156.00–160.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365157.92/cwt156.00–160.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395143.00/cwt143.00–143.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410148.52/cwt147.00–150.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432130.34/cwt126.00–136.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476138.64/cwt136.00–140.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476129.62/cwt123.00–132.006178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515135.38/cwt132.00–138.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522125.24/cwt120.00–127.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585119.98/cwt115.00–123.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593132.67/cwt131.00–134.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613115.52/cwt110.00–121.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628127.99/cwt125.00–129.008045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5461
Bulls——1,75090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5751
Bulls——2,150104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,2361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95070.00/cwt70.00–70.006653
Cows—Lean 85-90%99873.57/cwt71.00–76.007346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02378.00/cwt78.00–78.007982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,07381.17/cwt79.00–83.008712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23386.66/cwt84.00–90.001,06912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27392.31/cwt91.00–95.001,1758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29680.95/cwt78.00–82.001,0498
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—673.33/head665.00–690.006733
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—462.50/head460.00–465.004632
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—350.00/head300.00–400.003505

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.