Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-04-21

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 21
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
133 vs last sale 0 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
19 vs last sale 0 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
46 vs last sale 0 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.79/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$113.79
44 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.22
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511115.5959024
Medium and Large 2461112.3451819thin
Medium and Large 348598.004751thin
One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $115 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 sale44 hd
113.79
AL average11 barns · 688 hd
116.00
−2.22
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
BullsHigh1,45583.511,2155thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44561.508891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03159.476137thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89845.754117thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsSmall 1-2305.00/cwt250.00–360.002
HeifersMedium and Large 1468118.83/cwt115.00–121.005566
HeifersMedium and Large 1416124.93/cwt120.00–132.005206
HeifersMedium and Large 1572107.95/cwt105.00–112.006175
HeifersMedium and Large 1528111.98/cwt111.00–113.005913
HeifersMedium and Large 175099.00/cwt99.00–99.007432
HeifersMedium and Large 1635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 1375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
BullsMedium and Large 3335123.54/cwt122.00–125.004142
BullsMedium and Large 268590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
BullsMedium and Large 2490111.00/cwt111.00–111.005441
BullsMedium and Large 2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
BullsMedium and Large 2300138.00/cwt138.00–138.004141
BullsMedium and Large 1467124.99/cwt121.00–129.005847
BullsMedium and Large 1423131.03/cwt130.00–133.005545
BullsMedium and Large 1383143.63/cwt142.00–145.005505
BullsMedium and Large 1514120.77/cwt118.00–124.006214
BullsMedium and Large 1315147.35/cwt145.00–149.004643
BullsMedium and Large 1730101.98/cwt101.00–103.007442
BullsMedium and Large 1583109.51/cwt109.00–110.006382
BullsMedium and Large 1630106.00/cwt106.00–106.006681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3550.00/cwt550.00–550.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2858.00/cwt800.00–910.005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775.00/cwt740.00–820.003
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2750.00/cwt610.00–850.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2933.13/cwt820.00–1,125.008
SteersMedium and Large 3420110.66/cwt109.00–112.004653
SteersMedium and Large 2607105.99/cwt105.00–107.006433
SteersMedium and Large 2663103.02/cwt101.00–105.006832
SteersMedium and Large 276598.00/cwt98.00–98.007501
SteersMedium and Large 2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
SteersMedium and Large 2465121.00/cwt121.00–121.005631
SteersMedium and Large 1532125.00/cwt125.00–125.006653
SteersMedium and Large 1625117.58/cwt115.00–120.007352
SteersMedium and Large 1575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
SteersMedium and Large 1445137.00/cwt137.00–137.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 348598.00/cwt98.00–98.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 2309124.15/cwt121.00–128.003845
HeifersMedium and Large 2433117.69/cwt116.00–120.005104
HeifersMedium and Large 2465108.56/cwt105.00–115.005053
HeifersMedium and Large 277079.10/cwt75.00–83.006092
HeifersMedium and Large 2370136.00/cwt136.00–136.005032
HeifersMedium and Large 266590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 262090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
CowsLean 85-90%91846.63/cwt42.00–50.004286
CowsLean 85-90%77540.50/cwt40.50–40.503141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44561.50/cwt61.50–61.508891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02658.80/cwt57.00–61.006036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06063.50/cwt63.50–63.506731
Bulls1,58890.48/cwt90.00–91.001,4372
Bulls1,25080.30/cwt80.00–80.501,0042
Bulls1,60076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2161
Bred CowsSmall 1-2593.33/cwt520.00–700.003
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800.00/cwt800.00–800.001
HeifersMedium and Large 2520107.00/cwt107.00–107.005561

How this sale compares

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.