Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-08-09

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 125▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 29▼ 22 vs year ago 52 · −42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 137 vs year ago 157 · −87.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.27/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$143.27
77 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.62
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477144.1268755
Medium and Large 2397141.5856221
Medium and Large 3440132.005811thin
One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $106 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 sale77 hd
143.27
—
AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd
145.89
−2.62
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—Low1,602100.001,6027thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49086.001,2811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23782.261,01811
CowsLean 85-90%Low97564.796329thin

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)—$8602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$58410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1354thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330203.09/cwt200.00–206.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 1369202.41/cwt200.00–204.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1422190.69/cwt186.00–194.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 1525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 2540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1635156.00/cwt156.00–156.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1800128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315157.99/cwt156.00–160.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330148.60/cwt146.00–152.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378149.34/cwt146.00–153.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379157.21/cwt154.00–160.0059611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415153.77/cwt148.00–158.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421138.45/cwt135.00–144.0058311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440132.00/cwt132.00–132.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466140.21/cwt137.00–146.0065315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521136.52/cwt135.00–140.007118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585137.63/cwt133.00–140.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616126.73/cwt124.00–131.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,15595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336201.49/cwt200.00–204.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364171.21/cwt170.00–174.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389195.35/cwt182.00–200.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426169.22/cwt166.00–172.0072110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436157.45/cwt151.00–160.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438138.06/cwt134.00–146.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462160.71/cwt156.00–168.0074212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468145.13/cwt140.00–150.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516150.60/cwt148.00–155.007776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558142.02/cwt140.00–146.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573134.31/cwt130.00–136.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623132.00/cwt130.00–134.008224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674121.74/cwt119.00–124.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 291597.00/cwt97.00–97.008881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1161
Bulls——1,46393.82/cwt90.00–97.001,3732
Bulls——1,736107.34/cwt105.00–109.001,8634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83558.00/cwt58.00–58.004841
Cows—Lean 85-90%99365.64/cwt61.50–68.006528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14369.50/cwt69.00–70.007942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17378.22/cwt75.00–82.009185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36493.68/cwt90.00–99.001,2784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—860.00/head795.00–925.008602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—689.17/head595.00–790.006896
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—620.00/head620.00–620.006201
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—425.00/head360.00–460.004254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,135.00/head950.00–1,275.001,1354

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.