Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-09-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 20
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 273▲ 70 vs year ago 124 · +56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 26▲ 46 vs year ago 16 · +287.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. 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 $134.94/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$134.94
50 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.15
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497147.7973410thin
Medium and Large 2555132.6673723
Medium and Large 3500130.4765317thin
One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $81 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 sale50 hd
134.94
—
AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd
145.09
−10.15
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—Average1,78697.231,7375thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19878.3293832
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44476.451,1049thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97163.8061912

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)—$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$6705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$8758
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6882thin

Every lot

60 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 3355176.00/cwt176.00–176.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 2390186.00/cwt186.00–186.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 3415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1429194.00/cwt194.00–194.008325
Steers—Medium and Large 3465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007217
Steers—Medium and Large 3560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1628145.03/cwt144.00–146.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375144.69/cwt140.00–148.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393156.01/cwt154.00–158.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417134.29/cwt132.00–137.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430154.93/cwt152.00–158.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462138.68/cwt137.00–142.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474133.58/cwt129.00–136.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513137.33/cwt135.00–139.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520129.00/cwt129.00–129.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567132.67/cwt131.00–135.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570126.00/cwt126.00–126.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658134.65/cwt132.00–140.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675121.42/cwt120.00–125.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270188.00/cwt188.00–188.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386173.67/cwt171.00–178.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390182.00/cwt182.00–182.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415151.00/cwt151.00–151.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433172.91/cwt170.00–176.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455159.00/cwt159.00–159.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465148.67/cwt148.00–149.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505151.00/cwt151.00–151.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3512139.00/cwt138.00–140.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574136.00/cwt135.00–138.007815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590142.00/cwt142.00–142.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735127.00/cwt127.00–127.009331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6851
Bulls——1,72797.38/cwt96.00–98.001,6823
Bulls——2,13090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,9171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88356.17/cwt54.00–59.004963
Cows—Lean 85-90%96365.44/cwt63.00–67.006307
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13069.52/cwt68.00–71.007862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14373.69/cwt72.00–76.0084212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19385.96/cwt85.00–87.001,0262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23580.55/cwt78.00–83.0099518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40379.49/cwt77.00–82.001,1154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47774.01/cwt73.00–76.001,0935
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—687.50/head675.00–700.006882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,037.50/head975.00–1,100.001,0382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/head750.00–850.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—670.00/head600.00–700.006705
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—875.00/head850.00–925.008758

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.