Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-07-07

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 7
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 231▲ 196 vs year ago 106 · +184.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 21▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%
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 cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.86/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$125.86
99 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452129.4858567
Medium and Large 2449118.9353430
Medium and Large 3400108.504342thin
One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $151 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 sale99 hd
125.86
—
AL average6 barns · 450 hd
121.99
+3.87
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—Average1,62588.501,4381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16357.516694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,05753.155623thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92246.034249thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—338123.26/cwt120.00–129.004174
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520104.28/cwt99.00–109.005423
HeifersMedium and Large 2—64085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—508119.00/cwt119.00–119.0060510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—489118.26/cwt112.00–120.005788
HeifersMedium and Large 2—56587.27/cwt85.00–92.004934
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420114.01/cwt110.00–116.004795
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480105.23/cwt100.00–108.0050510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445103.00/cwt103.00–103.004581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—51084.00/cwt84.00–84.004281
SteersMedium and Large 1—303165.00/cwt165.00–165.005002
SteersMedium and Large 1—500126.00/cwt123.00–129.006302
SteersMedium and Large 1—590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007492
SteersMedium and Large 1—475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006133
SteersMedium and Large 2—425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2—450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005451
SteersMedium and Large 2—608111.48/cwt110.00–113.006782
SteersMedium and Large 3—365121.00/cwt121.00–121.004421
SteersMedium and Large 3—475108.68/cwt106.00–111.005163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——859.09/cwt770.00–980.00—11
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——697.50/cwt600.00–740.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——666.67/cwt600.00–800.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——412.50/cwt300.00–500.00—4
Bulls——1,62588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,4381
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16357.51/cwt54.50–60.506694
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,05753.15/cwt52.50–54.505623
CowsLean 85-90%—87541.00/cwt41.00–41.003591
CowsLean 85-90%—92846.66/cwt44.00–50.004338
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521111.71/cwt109.00–115.005827
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315135.78/cwt131.00–140.004287
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368125.56/cwt123.00–131.004626
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433122.63/cwt120.00–125.005315
HeifersMedium and Large 1—67086.96/cwt81.00–96.005834
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623101.99/cwt100.00–104.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 1—580109.00/cwt106.00–112.006323
BullsMedium and Large 3—425102.00/cwt102.00–102.004341
BullsMedium and Large 3—375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
BullsMedium and Large 2—418121.42/cwt119.00–124.005088
BullsMedium and Large 2—264153.23/cwt146.00–158.004056
BullsMedium and Large 2—474111.46/cwt107.00–115.005285
BullsMedium and Large 2—62890.25/cwt90.00–91.005674
BullsMedium and Large 2—528104.27/cwt103.00–105.005514
BullsMedium and Large 2—390130.91/cwt124.00–138.005112
BullsMedium and Large 2—77080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1—515112.59/cwt109.00–115.0058010
BullsMedium and Large 1—431129.85/cwt126.00–135.005609
BullsMedium and Large 1—326157.52/cwt155.00–162.005149
BullsMedium and Large 1—574105.24/cwt102.00–108.006048
BullsMedium and Large 1—373149.86/cwt144.00–155.005598
BullsMedium and Large 1—471123.60/cwt117.00–127.005827
BullsMedium and Large 1—63897.40/cwt94.00–101.006215
BullsMedium and Large 1—289161.41/cwt160.00–165.004665
BullsMedium and Large 1—70889.68/cwt88.00–91.006353
BullsMedium and Large 1—230164.58/cwt160.00–168.003793

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.