Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-07-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
37 vs last sale 143 6 vs year ago 174 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
8 vs last sale 17 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 12 75 vs year ago 81 · 92.6%
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 trends, sale closed last week for the 4th July holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.43/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$127.43
84 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.47
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549129.4771159
Medium and Large 2521123.8164522
Medium and Large 3500113.665683thin
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $142 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 sale84 hd
127.43
AL average11 barns · 1,269 hd
136.90
−9.47
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
BullsAverage1,35885.271,1584thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29574.009581thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08069.7075312
CowsLean 85-90%Average93954.995167thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2523121.96/cwt121.00–124.006383
BullsMedium and Large 2405127.00/cwt127.00–127.005141
BullsMedium and Large 181599.00/cwt99.00–99.008071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 1472129.63/cwt125.00–135.006127
HeifersMedium and Large 1572123.74/cwt121.00–128.007086
HeifersMedium and Large 2513110.65/cwt109.00–112.005686
SteersMedium and Large 2585128.98/cwt128.00–130.007552
SteersMedium and Large 1635134.00/cwt134.00–134.008512
SteersMedium and Large 1384168.52/cwt161.00–171.006474
BullsMedium and Large 1687118.56/cwt116.00–120.008157
HeifersMedium and Large 1360139.00/cwt139.00–139.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2577116.27/cwt115.00–119.006713
BullsMedium and Large 2315146.00/cwt146.00–146.004601
BullsMedium and Large 1795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
SteersMedium and Large 1417154.32/cwt154.00–155.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1618123.04/cwt118.00–126.007605
HeifersMedium and Large 1511124.59/cwt123.00–126.006375
BullsMedium and Large 1710113.74/cwt110.00–118.008084
BullsMedium and Large 1531129.14/cwt125.00–135.0068610
BullsMedium and Large 1421140.55/cwt138.00–145.005927
HeifersMedium and Large 1662115.99/cwt114.00–118.007683
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08069.70/cwt64.00–72.0075312
CowsLean 85-90%99253.82/cwt51.00–58.505343
CowsLean 85-90%90849.26/cwt49.00–49.504472
CowsLean 85-90%89062.49/cwt62.00–63.005562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29574.00/cwt74.00–74.009581
Bulls1,35885.27/cwt82.50–88.501,1584
SteersMedium and Large 2645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
BullsMedium and Large 2395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
BullsMedium and Large 1630116.43/cwt115.00–121.007344
BullsMedium and Large 1373153.71/cwt149.00–157.005733
Bred CowsSmall 1-2380.00/cwt380.00–380.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2680.00/cwt680.00–680.001
BullsMedium and Large 2255152.00/cwt152.00–152.003881
HeifersMedium and Large 2418119.42/cwt116.00–123.0049910
HeifersMedium and Large 3430107.61/cwt104.00–110.004633
BullsMedium and Large 3475119.49/cwt119.00–120.005682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2786.67/cwt720.00–870.003
BullsMedium and Large 1479137.61/cwt134.00–140.0065910
BullsMedium and Large 2617110.66/cwt110.00–111.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 2490113.00/cwt113.00–113.005542
HeifersMedium and Large 2376129.01/cwt126.00–132.004856
BullsMedium and Large 1302160.34/cwt158.00–162.004843
BullsMedium and Large 190096.00/cwt96.00–96.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1325145.32/cwt144.00–147.004723
HeifersMedium and Large 1429130.65/cwt129.00–134.005608
HeifersMedium and Large 2583112.59/cwt110.00–115.006565
HeifersMedium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004362
BullsMedium and Large 3550102.00/cwt102.00–102.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 278594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
SteersMedium and Large 1685123.00/cwt123.00–123.008431
BullsMedium and Large 1579124.11/cwt121.00–129.007198
BullsMedium and Large 2480129.72/cwt128.00–131.006236
BullsMedium and Large 2688109.63/cwt108.00–113.007543

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.