Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-11-08

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 85▲ 34 vs year ago 253 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 21 vs year ago 27 · +77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 50▼ 27 vs year ago 37 · −73.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.51/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$150.51
110 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473158.0574745
Medium and Large 2477150.9072043
Medium and Large 3531134.3271322
One grade step is worth $23.73/cwt here — about $33 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 sale110 hd
150.51
—
AL average14 barns · 1,257 hd
145.82
+4.69
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—Average1,08088.009501thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33869.539302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12264.8772822
CowsLean 85-90%Low96649.1247513

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)—$7888
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8002thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2425169.00/cwt169.00–169.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1488171.51/cwt171.00–172.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 2495168.00/cwt168.00–168.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1539168.57/cwt168.00–170.0090910
Steers—Medium and Large 1570163.22/cwt162.00–167.009304
Steers—Medium and Large 2570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 3573138.55/cwt137.00–140.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327146.96/cwt145.00–148.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370150.77/cwt147.00–153.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381144.40/cwt143.00–145.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383136.66/cwt136.00–137.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419128.74/cwt128.00–131.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423139.06/cwt135.00–143.005887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428147.77/cwt144.00–152.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470126.76/cwt123.00–129.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476144.42/cwt142.00–153.006877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479136.84/cwt133.00–141.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526141.28/cwt139.00–144.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530131.24/cwt128.00–135.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530116.99/cwt116.00–118.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570137.17/cwt135.00–141.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576127.68/cwt125.00–132.007357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628125.73/cwt121.00–129.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230178.00/cwt178.00–178.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290174.00/cwt174.00–174.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310164.00/cwt164.00–164.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330173.94/cwt172.00–176.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389167.28/cwt164.00–169.006517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393170.35/cwt170.00–174.0066911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416165.51/cwt164.00–166.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428151.03/cwt150.00–152.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430158.04/cwt155.00–162.006807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470163.24/cwt161.00–165.007678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488152.11/cwt150.00–157.007427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488140.49/cwt140.00–141.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511143.83/cwt140.00–146.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525137.68/cwt137.00–138.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530148.77/cwt147.00–151.0078814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573139.97/cwt137.00–142.008026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588132.67/cwt130.00–134.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590123.00/cwt123.00–123.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620121.01/cwt120.00–122.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626126.74/cwt126.00–129.007934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665124.34/cwt122.00–126.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678112.02/cwt111.00–113.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,08088.00/cwt88.00–88.009501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96351.46/cwt50.00–54.004966
Cows—Lean 85-90%96947.12/cwt45.00–48.004577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09961.72/cwt59.00–64.006789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13867.05/cwt65.00–70.0076313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33869.53/cwt69.00–70.009302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—837.50/head750.00–975.008386
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—637.50/head625.00–650.006382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008002

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.