Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-08-02

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 2
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 165▼ 170 vs year ago 295 · −57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 34 · −14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 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 $145.43/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$145.43
41 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526155.8781919thin
Medium and Large 2486138.3467219thin
Medium and Large 3435124.295413thin
One grade step is worth $31.58/cwt here — about $278 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 sale41 hd
145.43
—
AL average15 barns · 1,299 hd
155.40
−9.97
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39773.941,0333thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15270.5381311
CowsLean 85-90%Low93659.3455613

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)—$8264thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5497
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$8801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8552thin

Every lot

52 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 1403191.98/cwt188.00–198.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 2590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318137.17/cwt134.00–140.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373142.02/cwt139.00–145.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.98/cwt131.00–143.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466130.78/cwt128.00–133.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475111.00/cwt111.00–111.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480122.00/cwt122.00–122.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525127.89/cwt125.00–131.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt112.00–118.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628122.49/cwt121.00–124.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2743103.01/cwt100.00–106.007652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317170.66/cwt168.00–174.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370154.81/cwt145.00–166.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380134.00/cwt134.00–134.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385198.00/cwt198.00–198.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423145.36/cwt138.00–155.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442168.33/cwt166.00–178.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463119.43/cwt117.00–122.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470131.80/cwt127.00–136.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485155.48/cwt152.00–160.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735108.45/cwt105.00–112.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,01592.00/cwt92.00–92.009341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89053.80/cwt52.50–55.004793
Cows—Lean 85-90%94660.45/cwt57.00–62.505729
Cows—Lean 85-90%99066.00/cwt66.00–66.006531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14569.65/cwt66.00–73.507979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18574.47/cwt74.00–75.008822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,0811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41571.16/cwt70.00–72.001,0072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—935.00/head820.00–1,125.009353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—677.50/head590.00–840.006784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—376.67/head360.00–410.003773

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.