Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-11-15

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 15
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 287▼ 87 vs year ago 276 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 48▲ 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $147.84/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$147.84
53 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411167.6568912thin
Medium and Large 2481145.3569927
Medium and Large 3493135.6466914thin
One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $20 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 sale53 hd
147.84
—
AL average13 barns · 1,101 hd
145.31
+2.53
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—Low1,56586.251,3504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14767.6777615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40465.449197thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89751.214607thin

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)—$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7509
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$7502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6083thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2410167.01/cwt166.00–168.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1428175.51/cwt175.00–176.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1475171.00/cwt171.00–171.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 1555161.00/cwt161.00–161.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 2665133.00/cwt133.00–133.008841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280148.00/cwt148.00–148.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335159.54/cwt158.00–160.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335134.00/cwt134.00–134.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365132.00/cwt132.00–132.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367155.64/cwt154.00–158.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410127.48/cwt126.00–129.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426153.68/cwt150.00–157.0065510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439144.04/cwt140.00–148.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487139.96/cwt139.00–144.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523118.78/cwt116.00–121.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558137.00/cwt136.00–138.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565129.00/cwt129.00–129.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567110.71/cwt109.00–114.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273165.19/cwt162.00–168.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335162.91/cwt160.00–166.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370154.05/cwt152.00–156.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380175.47/cwt173.00–178.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420164.73/cwt161.00–167.006928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427139.63/cwt137.00–142.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435151.40/cwt150.00–154.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467138.02/cwt135.00–140.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483147.67/cwt143.00–151.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517133.66/cwt131.00–135.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526139.48/cwt136.00–145.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570153.00/cwt153.00–153.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583134.34/cwt131.00–136.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633124.99/cwt124.00–126.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52591.47/cwt91.00–92.001,3952
Bulls——1,60581.03/cwt80.00–82.001,3012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81548.62/cwt48.00–50.003963
Cows—Lean 85-90%95953.16/cwt52.00–55.005104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07463.97/cwt62.00–67.006879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24576.88/cwt75.00–79.009572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26371.39/cwt68.00–74.009024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40465.44/cwt63.00–68.009197
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head950.00–1,200.001,0754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—608.33/head525.00–700.006083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—771.43/head700.00–900.007717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/head650.00–850.007502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—675.00/head650.00–700.006752

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.