Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-06-23

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 185▲ 153 vs year ago 78 · +196.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 39▲ 14 vs year ago 16 · +87.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 21▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%
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 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cow and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.01/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$124.01
76 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.42
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482126.1360851
Medium and Large 2455119.7454523
Medium and Large 3398119.004732thin
One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $135 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 sale76 hd
124.01
—
AL average12 barns · 1,063 hd
124.43
−0.42
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—Average1,74592.801,6204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14774.0084911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45372.911,0603thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98860.766006thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2—320147.27/cwt140.00–153.004713
BullsMedium and Large 2—71580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
BullsMedium and Large 2—580101.00/cwt101.00–101.005861
BullsMedium and Large 2—380132.00/cwt132.00–132.005021
BullsMedium and Large 1—416129.98/cwt127.00–135.005419
BullsMedium and Large 1—631109.37/cwt105.00–113.006908
BullsMedium and Large 1—518117.71/cwt116.00–121.006108
BullsMedium and Large 1—468124.10/cwt121.00–126.005818
BullsMedium and Large 1—570112.29/cwt110.00–116.006406
BullsMedium and Large 1—373143.59/cwt136.00–157.005366
BullsMedium and Large 1—318162.55/cwt158.00–167.005174
BullsMedium and Large 1—680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
BullsMedium and Large 1—275168.00/cwt168.00–168.004621
SteersMedium and Large 1—310163.63/cwt160.00–168.005074
SteersMedium and Large 1—575121.03/cwt120.00–123.006963
SteersMedium and Large 1—425135.54/cwt131.00–144.005763
SteersMedium and Large 1—378155.98/cwt154.00–160.005903
SteersMedium and Large 1—792106.00/cwt106.00–106.008402
SteersMedium and Large 1—480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1—86099.00/cwt99.00–99.008511
SteersMedium and Large 1—610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1—520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465101.87/cwt96.00–108.004742
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471107.57/cwt106.00–111.005076
HeifersMedium and Large 2—408118.02/cwt117.00–119.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383120.03/cwt118.00–121.004603
HeifersMedium and Large 2—56594.08/cwt91.00–97.005322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 2—310126.00/cwt126.00–126.003911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—543125.33/cwt125.00–126.006813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470120.19/cwt116.00–124.0056514
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529115.14/cwt112.00–118.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578111.99/cwt107.00–118.006473
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418124.65/cwt123.00–126.005213
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663104.03/cwt101.00–107.006902
CowsLean 85-90%—95559.35/cwt55.00–63.505673
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01567.00/cwt66.00–68.006802
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03052.50/cwt52.50–52.505411
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54570.86/cwt67.00–75.501,0952
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,27077.00/cwt77.00–77.009781
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12773.50/cwt70.00–77.5082810
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0631
Bulls——1,55893.10/cwt87.50–98.501,4502
Bulls——2,090102.50/cwt102.50–102.502,1421
Bulls——1,77582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,4641
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——523.33/cwt460.00–600.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——946.67/cwt840.00–1,100.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——708.33/cwt600.00–800.00—6
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——760.00/cwt760.00–760.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——795.00/cwt730.00–925.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,150.00—2
SteersMedium and Large 2—478117.59/cwt116.00–121.005623
SteersMedium and Large 2—377128.62/cwt128.00–130.004853
SteersMedium and Large 2—588112.97/cwt111.00–115.006642
SteersMedium and Large 2—440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—673120.00/cwt120.00–120.008088
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—567126.00/cwt126.00–126.007145
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—759115.00/cwt115.00–115.008733
SteersMedium and Large 1—685117.00/cwt111.00–120.008014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373127.52/cwt124.00–131.004762
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315133.81/cwt130.00–138.004222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
BullsMedium and Large 3—460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
BullsMedium and Large 3—335133.00/cwt133.00–133.004461
BullsMedium and Large 2—430121.11/cwt115.00–124.005219
BullsMedium and Large 2—526107.77/cwt106.00–110.005674
BullsMedium and Large 2—463119.54/cwt118.00–121.005534

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.