Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-09-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 194▲ 3 vs year ago 270 · +1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 62▲ 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $128.84/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$128.84
84 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510136.7069721
Medium and Large 2523127.8666942
Medium and Large 3475122.9658421
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $113 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 sale84 hd
128.84
—
AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd
141.92
−13.07
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—Low1,65798.361,6294thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26580.001,0121thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09371.7278410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01351.005179thin

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)—$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9254thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1525153.00/cwt153.00–153.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1578148.49/cwt147.00–150.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1610149.00/cwt149.00–149.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2648132.00/cwt132.00–132.008554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383128.49/cwt128.00–129.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420126.32/cwt125.00–128.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430131.01/cwt129.00–136.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471129.84/cwt127.00–132.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471124.82/cwt123.00–126.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474139.09/cwt136.00–142.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522135.36/cwt132.00–139.0070711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530129.44/cwt125.00–131.0068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576125.99/cwt124.00–128.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583134.48/cwt133.00–136.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.35/cwt117.00–124.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3631113.41/cwt111.00–115.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368160.55/cwt159.00–162.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378178.97/cwt178.00–180.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381167.20/cwt165.00–170.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433149.51/cwt149.00–150.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460150.00/cwt148.00–152.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477142.80/cwt141.00–145.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525128.69/cwt128.00–130.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527143.99/cwt141.00–146.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575140.41/cwt138.00–144.0080712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616136.56/cwt131.00–140.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620126.52/cwt125.00–128.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667126.01/cwt123.00–127.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623101.53/cwt101.00–102.001,6482
Bulls——1,69095.19/cwt94.00–96.001,6092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90558.00/cwt58.00–58.005251
Cows—Lean 85-90%92549.00/cwt49.00–49.004533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06967.35/cwt65.00–70.007206
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08850.80/cwt50.00–53.005535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12381.46/cwt80.00–83.009152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13375.08/cwt74.00–76.008512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head800.00–1,050.009254

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.