Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 258▲ 22 vs year ago 174 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 44▲ 14 vs year ago 14 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 23▼ 27 vs year ago 32 · −84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and 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 $122.79/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$122.79
61 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.62
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528124.7965838
Medium and Large 2454120.2654620
Medium and Large 3430114.314923thin
One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $167 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 sale61 hd
122.79
—
AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd
138.41
−15.62
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—Low1,44886.451,2525thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14572.0382512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39370.699853thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01761.506269thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$5001thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1419172.58/cwt170.00–177.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 1450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2466144.11/cwt140.00–150.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 2515128.00/cwt128.00–128.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1523145.51/cwt145.00–146.007612
Steers—Medium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1613136.43/cwt133.00–140.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372147.05/cwt145.00–150.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.45/cwt119.00–126.005199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425133.75/cwt132.00–137.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430114.31/cwt114.00–115.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459119.89/cwt114.00–125.005508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482127.46/cwt125.00–132.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added497137.00/cwt137.00–137.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523121.62/cwt120.00–125.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530114.70/cwt112.00–117.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571114.46/cwt110.00–119.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660109.49/cwt109.00–110.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710102.66/cwt100.00–106.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340137.00/cwt137.00–137.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358154.59/cwt150.00–162.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362165.77/cwt160.00–170.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412145.90/cwt140.00–151.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415162.00/cwt160.00–165.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473141.74/cwt140.00–147.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473133.46/cwt131.00–136.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517124.36/cwt120.00–129.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528141.01/cwt140.00–142.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618123.33/cwt122.00–125.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29879.45/cwt78.00–80.001,0313
Bulls——1,67396.95/cwt96.00–98.001,6222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96054.00/cwt54.00–54.005181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02067.00/cwt67.00–67.006831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.79/cwt60.00–64.506337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05767.94/cwt66.00–69.507183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17473.39/cwt70.50–76.008629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31568.29/cwt68.00–68.508982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—560.00/head550.00–570.005602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—500.00/head500.00–500.005001

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.