Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-08-16

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 16
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 207▼ 37 vs year ago 188 · −19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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 $149.30/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$149.30
58 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513153.5278834
Medium and Large 2473144.6668422
Medium and Large 3508128.506522thin
One grade step is worth $25.02/cwt here — about $136 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 sale58 hd
149.30
—
AL average15 barns · 1,447 hd
157.66
−8.36
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—High1,545104.001,6071thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15378.729076thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96062.415993thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5402thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1378190.91/cwt186.00–194.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 3405141.00/cwt141.00–141.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 2412164.41/cwt163.00–167.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 2463160.51/cwt160.00–161.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1530163.54/cwt162.00–165.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2553148.51/cwt146.00–151.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1605161.00/cwt161.00–161.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1672150.31/cwt147.00–154.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 1715144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2785133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363154.03/cwt150.00–158.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417146.15/cwt142.00–151.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433135.47/cwt131.00–140.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440124.00/cwt124.00–124.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477138.59/cwt137.00–139.006615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530136.03/cwt134.00–140.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement545146.00/cwt146.00–146.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573134.93/cwt132.00–138.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620127.06/cwt125.00–129.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368154.28/cwt144.00–162.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370176.19/cwt173.00–184.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428167.01/cwt164.00–172.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433148.10/cwt143.00–151.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459157.38/cwt152.00–164.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479146.36/cwt137.00–149.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522133.66/cwt133.00–134.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529149.59/cwt148.00–153.007917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558144.41/cwt140.00–146.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623131.66/cwt130.00–134.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625141.90/cwt138.00–146.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662137.93/cwt131.00–142.009133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1915112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,545104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95068.00/cwt68.00–68.006461
Cows—Lean 85-90%96559.62/cwt59.00–60.005752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05979.08/cwt77.00–83.008374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26070.00/cwt70.00–70.008821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—920.00/head920.00–920.009202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—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.