Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-07-26

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 26
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 196▲ 6 vs year ago 159 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 28▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 17 · +35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $138.35/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$138.35
57 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439153.3667325
Medium and Large 3425130.005532thin
Medium and Large 2514126.3964930
One grade step is worth $26.97/cwt here — about $24 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 sale57 hd
138.35
—
AL average13 barns · 1,003 hd
151.20
−12.85
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—Average1,25091.001,1381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18075.688933thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07456.896114thin

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)—$89912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$70010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$6452thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1410177.00/cwt177.00–177.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1567153.68/cwt152.00–154.008716
Steers—Medium and Large 2576142.09/cwt135.00–146.008187
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328135.49/cwt135.00–136.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350139.00/cwt139.00–139.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416135.00/cwt130.00–137.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416121.44/cwt119.00–126.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474127.74/cwt125.00–132.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2494115.00/cwt115.00–115.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement510136.00/cwt136.00–136.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519116.96/cwt115.00–119.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585143.00/cwt143.00–143.008379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670109.00/cwt109.00–109.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673139.00/cwt139.00–139.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930107.00/cwt107.00–107.009952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362167.04/cwt162.00–172.006059
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421138.21/cwt135.00–142.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424152.11/cwt148.00–157.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461127.80/cwt126.00–136.005898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480149.00/cwt146.00–152.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520145.94/cwt143.00–149.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531126.31/cwt122.00–130.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574122.81/cwt117.00–128.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615114.97/cwt111.00–118.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 276097.00/cwt97.00–97.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,25091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07456.89/cwt56.00–58.506114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18075.68/cwt75.50–76.008933
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—916.36/head770.00–1,075.0091611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—755.00/head680.00–860.007557
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—570.00/head460.00–655.005703
Bred Cows—Small 3—260.00/head260.00–260.002601

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.