Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-08-23

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 186 vs last sale 151▲ 139 vs year ago 198 · +70.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 12▲ 13 vs year ago 12 · +108.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 6 · +116.7%
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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 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement 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 $142.14/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$142.14
150 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512146.4375088
Medium and Large 2484137.8866749
Medium and Large 3429129.1755413thin
One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $196 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 sale150 hd
142.14
—
AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd
149.50
−7.36
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—Low1,894107.402,0345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29794.241,2235thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20689.491,07910
CowsLean 85-90%Average91663.815855thin

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)—$1,1732thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9732thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6667
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1362198.87/cwt196.00–208.007207
Steers—Medium and Large 2375184.00/cwt184.00–184.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2410177.44/cwt170.00–180.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 1421191.71/cwt188.00–194.008077
Steers—Medium and Large 2468162.31/cwt159.00–165.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 1470180.27/cwt175.00–186.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 1519175.65/cwt169.00–179.0091234
Steers—Medium and Large 2533160.25/cwt155.00–163.008549
Steers—Medium and Large 1569168.85/cwt163.00–174.0096116
Steers—Medium and Large 2579152.38/cwt146.00–156.008827
Steers—Medium and Large 1622155.73/cwt151.00–159.009696
Steers—Medium and Large 2628147.66/cwt146.00–151.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 3665122.98/cwt122.00–124.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2668133.54/cwt130.00–137.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1680151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 2815128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314163.51/cwt163.00–164.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370154.00/cwt154.00–154.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380169.38/cwt161.00–173.006447
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410130.75/cwt125.00–133.0053611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426157.19/cwt151.00–161.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429143.03/cwt140.00–145.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463137.00/cwt133.00–140.0063418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469146.86/cwt141.00–151.0068922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517133.44/cwt130.00–136.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526145.08/cwt140.00–154.0076332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533120.51/cwt120.00–121.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574144.19/cwt137.00–148.008287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574130.42/cwt128.00–133.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606127.78/cwt126.00–129.007745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607132.71/cwt130.00–138.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673130.25/cwt130.00–131.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300204.00/cwt204.00–204.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376195.91/cwt188.00–204.007377
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377175.27/cwt174.00–178.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417167.35/cwt165.00–171.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426183.00/cwt178.00–185.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474151.84/cwt150.00–155.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480170.75/cwt158.00–175.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515147.01/cwt146.00–148.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528155.48/cwt150.00–160.008216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560147.00/cwt147.00–147.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745131.00/cwt131.00–131.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0801
Bulls——2,060113.67/cwt113.00–114.002,3423
Bulls——2,090106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90075.00/cwt75.00–75.006752
Cows—Lean 85-90%92756.35/cwt54.00–59.005223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10583.01/cwt79.00–85.009174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15097.17/cwt95.00–99.001,1172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23892.55/cwt90.00–95.001,1464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33492.12/cwt90.00–94.001,2294
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,172.50/head970.00–1,375.001,1732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—972.50/head960.00–985.009732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—765.00/head675.00–850.007655
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—417.50/head330.00–505.004182
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.