Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-05-12

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 12
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
194 head
114 vs last sale 80 148 vs year ago 46 · +321.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
23 vs last sale 14 23 vs year ago 14 · +164.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
21 vs last sale 18 378 vs year ago 417 · 90.6%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.33/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$121.33
60 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.22
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462124.3857442
Medium and Large 2472114.8854217thin
Medium and Large 3390103.004021thin
One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $173 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 sale60 hd
121.33
AL average12 barns · 732 hd
121.55
−0.22
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
BullsAverage1,60485.951,3797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25060.2175310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37255.027559thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01249.054978thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
BullsMedium and Large 1368133.24/cwt130.00–138.0049010
BullsMedium and Large 1421127.14/cwt123.00–131.005357
BullsMedium and Large 1475121.95/cwt119.00–126.005795
BullsMedium and Large 1326138.92/cwt135.00–144.004535
BullsMedium and Large 1529119.55/cwt115.00–122.006324
BullsMedium and Large 167595.97/cwt94.00–100.006483
BullsMedium and Large 1623112.49/cwt110.00–115.007012
BullsMedium and Large 182585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
BullsMedium and Large 177585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
BullsMedium and Large 170096.00/cwt96.00–96.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
BullsMedium and Large 1275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
BullsMedium and Large 1210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
CowsLean 85-90%97552.97/cwt49.00–55.005164
CowsLean 85-90%93341.35/cwt40.00–43.003863
SteersMedium and Large 1728104.71/cwt102.00–110.007623
SteersMedium and Large 182399.98/cwt95.00–105.008232
SteersMedium and Large 1580124.51/cwt123.00–126.007222
SteersMedium and Large 1458129.98/cwt129.00–131.005952
SteersMedium and Large 1780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
SteersMedium and Large 1415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 356581.00/cwt81.00–81.004581
HeifersMedium and Large 2425110.98/cwt109.00–114.004723
HeifersMedium and Large 262886.47/cwt84.00–89.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 2478107.52/cwt104.00–111.005142
HeifersMedium and Large 2338119.99/cwt118.00–122.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 278581.00/cwt81.00–81.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 268085.00/cwt85.00–85.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement565115.00/cwt114.00–116.006504
HeifersMedium and Large 1522110.32/cwt106.00–116.005769
HeifersMedium and Large 1376123.19/cwt118.00–129.004638
HeifersMedium and Large 1482115.80/cwt114.00–119.005586
HeifersMedium and Large 1410116.83/cwt115.00–120.004795
HeifersMedium and Large 170595.50/cwt93.00–98.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 1663101.01/cwt100.00–102.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 1320126.62/cwt124.00–129.004052
HeifersMedium and Large 1630104.00/cwt104.00–104.006551
CowsLean 85-90%1,40056.50/cwt56.50–56.507911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35855.52/cwt52.50–58.007548
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48051.00/cwt51.00–51.007551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23359.08/cwt54.50–62.507288
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31864.75/cwt63.50–66.008532
Bulls1,59884.33/cwt79.50–87.001,3483
Bulls1,92398.30/cwt97.00–100.001,8902
Bulls1,29576.03/cwt75.00–77.009852
Bred CowsSmall 3283.33/cwt240.00–340.003
Bred CowsSmall 1-2610.00/cwt610.00–610.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2476.00/cwt420.00–560.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3660.00/cwt660.00–660.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2825.00/cwt810.00–830.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910.00/cwt910.00–910.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2610.00/cwt530.00–690.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2695.00/cwt600.00–760.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3730.00/cwt730.00–730.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2926.67/cwt880.00–1,000.003
SteersMedium and Large 3518102.49/cwt100.00–105.005312
SteersMedium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
SteersMedium and Large 2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
SteersMedium and Large 2455123.00/cwt123.00–123.005601
SteersMedium and Large 2360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added517132.00/cwt132.00–132.006825
SteersMedium and Large 1366144.24/cwt141.00–146.005285
HeifersMedium and Large 1570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
BullsMedium and Large 3390103.00/cwt103.00–103.004021
BullsMedium and Large 2509110.37/cwt110.00–112.005628
BullsMedium and Large 2477115.23/cwt110.00–119.005503
BullsMedium and Large 2320131.75/cwt129.00–133.004223
BullsMedium and Large 2615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
BullsMedium and Large 2565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561

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.