Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-09-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 13
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 160▼ 34 vs year ago 307 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 38▼ 15 vs year ago 41 · −36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.71/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$144.71
117 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428150.0264228
Medium and Large 2442143.5663582
Medium and Large 3458136.866277thin
One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $15 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 sale117 hd
144.71
—
AL average15 barns · 2,242 hd
148.61
−3.90
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—Average1,465107.001,5681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18383.149838thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96162.325999thin

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)—$8505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$6967
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$9252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6805

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1530171.00/cwt171.00–171.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 3645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324154.70/cwt154.00–159.005017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337148.50/cwt146.00–151.0050016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372147.61/cwt144.00–150.0054911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380154.94/cwt153.00–158.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419143.62/cwt142.00–148.0060217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445137.67/cwt136.00–141.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483142.92/cwt138.00–145.0069024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516144.43/cwt142.00–146.007457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531139.41/cwt138.00–141.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628132.03/cwt130.00–135.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665125.51/cwt125.00–126.008352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228198.57/cwt196.00–200.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290188.00/cwt188.00–188.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310182.41/cwt180.00–187.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326192.85/cwt190.00–200.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360180.03/cwt178.00–182.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365186.00/cwt186.00–186.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383172.98/cwt170.00–176.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408182.98/cwt180.00–186.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436165.69/cwt160.00–168.0072212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475163.98/cwt162.00–165.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476154.98/cwt152.00–159.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515156.50/cwt156.00–158.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525149.62/cwt149.00–152.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525144.65/cwt144.00–145.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572151.32/cwt150.00–152.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583145.67/cwt145.00–146.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583142.36/cwt141.00–143.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617140.62/cwt138.00–142.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1709137.71/cwt137.00–138.009767
Bulls—Medium and Large 2788121.50/cwt120.00–123.009572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,465107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89573.00/cwt73.00–73.006531
Cows—Lean 85-90%95464.55/cwt63.00–66.006164
Cows—Lean 85-90%98457.42/cwt55.00–60.005654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10583.52/cwt83.00–84.009232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20679.21/cwt78.00–80.009555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2441
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—680.00/head600.00–725.006805
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head800.00–950.008505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/head750.00–800.007752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—696.43/head650.00–750.006967
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—925.00/head925.00–925.009252

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.