Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-09-15

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 132▲ 135 vs year ago 118 · +114.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 20▲ 21 vs year ago 18 · +116.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 33▲ 39 vs year ago 20 · +195.0%
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 steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.21/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$118.21
77 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.33
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490124.4561047
Medium and Large 2511110.3156423
Medium and Large 3443102.304537thin
One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $157 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 sale77 hd
118.21
—
AL average13 barns · 1,288 hd
123.54
−5.33
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—Low1,55186.681,3446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23461.5676010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39557.077963thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99049.4048910

Every lot, as filed

68 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
CowsLean 85-90%—96542.00/cwt42.00–42.004051
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39557.07/cwt52.00–62.007963
Bulls——1,14581.00/cwt81.00–81.009271
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—2
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——437.50/cwt300.00–550.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——602.50/cwt600.00–605.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——696.67/cwt680.00–710.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——760.00/cwt680.00–810.00—11
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——838.89/cwt780.00–970.00—9
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——597.27/cwt520.00–700.00—11
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——652.00/cwt610.00–740.00—5
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——725.00/cwt710.00–740.00—2
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,270.00/cwt1,270.00–1,270.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——997.08/cwt860.00–1,200.00—12
SteersMedium and Large 3—58084.00/cwt84.00–84.004872
SteersMedium and Large 2—567111.62/cwt109.00–116.006333
SteersMedium and Large 2—79588.00/cwt88.00–88.007002
SteersMedium and Large 2—480115.99/cwt115.00–117.005572
SteersMedium and Large 1—512134.22/cwt131.00–136.006875
SteersMedium and Large 1—419141.27/cwt137.00–144.005924
SteersMedium and Large 1—636124.00/cwt124.00–124.007893
SteersMedium and Large 1—475133.45/cwt132.00–135.006342
SteersMedium and Large 1—88090.00/cwt90.00–90.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1—680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 3—47096.85/cwt95.00–101.004556
HeifersMedium and Large 3—50590.00/cwt90.00–90.004552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—517104.79/cwt102.00–107.005428
HeifersMedium and Large 2—464104.22/cwt101.00–105.004848
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431104.89/cwt102.00–107.004528
HeifersMedium and Large 2—78383.01/cwt81.00–85.006502
HeifersMedium and Large 2—358112.94/cwt110.00–116.004042
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560101.00/cwt101.00–101.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 1—611103.18/cwt100.00–110.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468109.56/cwt108.00–113.005135
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14960.37/cwt57.00–62.506947
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43264.34/cwt64.00–64.509213
Bulls——1,62086.15/cwt82.00–92.001,3964
Bulls——1,68094.50/cwt94.50–94.501,5881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583109.02/cwt107.00–110.006363
HeifersMedium and Large 1—412115.94/cwt112.00–120.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380121.50/cwt121.00–122.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 1—310127.87/cwt124.00–132.003962
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655101.00/cwt101.00–101.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520107.00/cwt107.00–107.005561
BullsMedium and Large 3—378106.05/cwt105.00–107.004012
BullsMedium and Large 3—325113.00/cwt110.00–116.003672
BullsMedium and Large 3—70580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
BullsMedium and Large 3—53594.00/cwt94.00–94.005031
BullsMedium and Large 3—455104.00/cwt104.00–104.004731
BullsMedium and Large 2—377129.65/cwt129.00–132.004899
BullsMedium and Large 2—519102.54/cwt100.00–108.005324
BullsMedium and Large 2—65790.99/cwt90.00–92.005983
BullsMedium and Large 2—74588.00/cwt88.00–88.006562
BullsMedium and Large 2—560101.47/cwt100.00–103.005682
BullsMedium and Large 2—465114.06/cwt111.00–117.005302
BullsMedium and Large 2—77080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007512
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
BullsMedium and Large 1—562108.60/cwt104.00–112.006108
BullsMedium and Large 1—471128.46/cwt124.00–133.006058
BullsMedium and Large 1—423134.11/cwt130.00–139.005676
BullsMedium and Large 1—377141.44/cwt138.00–145.005336
BullsMedium and Large 1—305146.62/cwt144.00–150.004476
BullsMedium and Large 1—536114.18/cwt111.00–117.006125
BullsMedium and Large 1—722102.65/cwt101.00–105.007413
BullsMedium and Large 1—623103.47/cwt101.00–106.006452
CowsLean 85-90%—98749.63/cwt47.00–52.504908
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04055.00/cwt55.00–55.005721

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.