Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-09-01

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 1
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 276▼ 104 vs year ago 284 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 58▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
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. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.83/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$121.83
79 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.47
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500124.3562241
Medium and Large 2477120.5757535
Medium and Large 3513102.315253thin
One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale79 hd
121.83
—
AL average14 barns · 1,374 hd
124.30
−2.47
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—Low1,64585.551,4074thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43062.008871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20961.077389thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90349.184442thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1—275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
BullsMedium and Large 1—76097.00/cwt97.00–97.007371
BullsMedium and Large 1—660105.50/cwt101.00–110.006962
BullsMedium and Large 1—615111.27/cwt110.00–113.006844
BullsMedium and Large 1—361140.06/cwt137.00–144.005065
BullsMedium and Large 1—431136.71/cwt133.00–141.005895
BullsMedium and Large 1—519120.50/cwt116.00–124.006257
BullsMedium and Large 1—550111.14/cwt107.00–116.006117
BullsMedium and Large 1—471131.09/cwt124.00–135.006179
BullsMedium and Large 2—645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
BullsMedium and Large 2—75592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
BullsMedium and Large 2—335133.65/cwt131.00–136.004483
BullsMedium and Large 2—519113.13/cwt112.00–115.005877
BullsMedium and Large 2—571110.45/cwt105.00–115.006317
BullsMedium and Large 2—366133.27/cwt130.00–137.004888
BullsMedium and Large 2—465119.83/cwt117.00–124.005578
BullsMedium and Large 3—513102.31/cwt101.00–103.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 1—79593.00/cwt93.00–93.007391
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613103.67/cwt101.00–105.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564109.07/cwt105.00–112.006157
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422113.67/cwt112.00–115.004809
HeifersMedium and Large 1—513110.35/cwt109.00–113.005669
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476109.31/cwt105.00–111.0052010
HeifersMedium and Large 2—68889.46/cwt86.00–93.006152
HeifersMedium and Large 2—57599.33/cwt98.00–100.005713
HeifersMedium and Large 2—481105.51/cwt104.00–106.005084
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526104.19/cwt101.00–106.005485
HeifersMedium and Large 2—386111.68/cwt110.00–115.004317
HeifersMedium and Large 2—407106.10/cwt105.00–110.0043211
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315118.00/cwt118.00–118.003721
HeifersMedium and Large 3—44095.00/cwt95.00–95.004181
SteersMedium and Large 1—555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
SteersMedium and Large 1—423147.09/cwt144.00–150.006222
SteersMedium and Large 1—453139.54/cwt133.00–146.006322
SteersMedium and Large 1—655115.02/cwt113.00–117.007532
SteersMedium and Large 2—415133.00/cwt133.00–133.005521
SteersMedium and Large 2—515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006231
SteersMedium and Large 2—785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,115.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.00—5
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——690.00/cwt690.00–690.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——771.25/cwt620.00–810.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,000.00/cwt850.00–1,150.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——862.50/cwt700.00–1,100.00—6
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——560.00/cwt560.00–560.00—1
Bulls——1,62576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2351
Bulls——1,65288.73/cwt85.00–93.501,4663
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40565.50/cwt65.50–65.509201
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18460.52/cwt57.00–63.507178
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43062.00/cwt62.00–62.008871
CowsLean 85-90%—90349.18/cwt45.50–52.504442

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.