Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-12-01

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 1
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
226 vs last sale 0 86 vs year ago 140 · +61.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
24 vs last sale 0 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
16 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.13/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$111.13
98 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.29
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549111.7961362
Medium and Large 2447110.9749732
Medium and Large 3440102.254504thin
One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $163 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 sale98 hd
111.13
AL average9 barns · 1,205 hd
120.42
−9.29
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
BullsAverage1,33378.001,0402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11351.9757912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,18549.115822thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04146.264825thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09151.51/cwt50.00–55.0056211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36057.00/cwt57.00–57.007751
Bulls1,33378.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18549.11/cwt48.00–50.005822
CowsLean 85-90%1,04146.26/cwt42.50–49.504825
BullsMedium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1380157.42/cwt154.00–164.005983
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added554115.32/cwt115.00–116.0063919
BullsMedium and Large 1493143.51/cwt141.00–146.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 1573109.88/cwt105.00–112.0063018
SteersMedium and Large 1410166.00/cwt166.00–166.006812
BullsMedium and Large 171096.00/cwt96.00–96.006821
BullsMedium and Large 1670102.03/cwt101.00–103.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 1420123.11/cwt114.00–128.005173
BullsMedium and Large 1428149.10/cwt141.00–160.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 1623103.08/cwt100.00–109.006425
HeifersMedium and Large 1360128.00/cwt128.00–128.004611
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added584141.00/cwt141.00–141.008235
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2560107.04/cwt105.00–109.005992
SteersMedium and Large 1450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
BullsMedium and Large 2645101.00/cwt101.00–101.006511
BullsMedium and Large 2413132.45/cwt130.00–135.005472
SteersMedium and Large 1550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1520108.43/cwt105.00–112.0056410
SteersMedium and Large 2540126.49/cwt125.00–128.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 1486114.22/cwt112.00–118.005554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2713.33/cwt700.00–740.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2565.00/cwt550.00–580.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3525.00/cwt510.00–530.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975.00/cwt975.00–975.001
HeifersMedium and Large 355590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2420.00/cwt300.00–480.004
BullsMedium and Large 3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2372119.96/cwt115.00–129.0044610
SteersMedium and Large 3520111.00/cwt111.00–111.005771
SteersMedium and Large 1677120.00/cwt120.00–120.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 268580.00/cwt80.00–80.005481
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/cwt600.00–600.001
BullsMedium and Large 2481122.94/cwt120.00–126.005915
SteersMedium and Large 2620112.52/cwt111.00–114.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 3430102.00/cwt102.00–102.004392
HeifersMedium and Large 3345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 255898.99/cwt96.00–102.005526
BullsMedium and Large 3375116.00/cwt116.00–116.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 2275129.52/cwt129.00–130.003562
BullsMedium and Large 2374136.04/cwt116.00–144.005094
SteersMedium and Large 2410148.02/cwt142.00–152.006073
HeifersMedium and Large 2525107.00/cwt107.00–107.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 2300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
BullsMedium and Large 2530116.51/cwt116.00–117.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 2433109.46/cwt108.00–111.004742
HeifersMedium and Large 168595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
SteersMedium and Large 2328147.95/cwt146.00–150.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 2475107.08/cwt104.00–111.005098

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.