Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 27
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
15 vs last sale 174 72 vs year ago 231 · 31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
10 vs last sale 14 1 vs year ago 25 · 4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
15 vs last sale 32 50 vs year ago 67 · 74.6%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.56/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$138.56
68 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475143.1367946
Medium and Large 2448129.4358020
Medium and Large 3410124.755112thin
One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $168 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 sale68 hd
138.56
AL average16 barns · 1,503 hd
136.46
+2.09
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
BullsAverage1,77390.571,6063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06167.4471613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25064.008001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low77352.124033thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1575125.50/cwt125.00–126.007224
HeifersMedium and Large 1370146.35/cwt143.00–151.005415
BullsMedium and Large 2369137.07/cwt132.00–140.005068
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500157.00/cwt157.00–157.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement665131.00/cwt131.00–131.008711
BullsMedium and Large 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25064.00/cwt64.00–64.008001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06060.00/cwt60.00–60.006361
BullsMedium and Large 3395124.50/cwt124.50–124.504921
BullsMedium and Large 3425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 3445111.00/cwt111.00–111.004941
Bulls1,62586.85/cwt86.00–88.001,4112
CowsLean 85-90%76048.43/cwt47.50–49.503682
CowsLean 85-90%80059.50/cwt59.50–59.504761
Bulls2,07098.00/cwt98.00–98.002,0291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04566.78/cwt64.00–70.0069810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14374.49/cwt74.00–75.008512
SteersMedium and Large 1441159.82/cwt157.00–165.007055
HeifersMedium and Large 1520130.19/cwt126.00–138.006774
BullsMedium and Large 1600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1675124.00/cwt124.00–124.008371
SteersMedium and Large 1685128.00/cwt128.00–128.008771
BullsMedium and Large 1208191.93/cwt190.00–194.003992
BullsMedium and Large 1377159.32/cwt157.00–161.006015
HeifersMedium and Large 1326152.07/cwt148.00–155.004964
SteersMedium and Large 1512147.41/cwt145.00–155.0075517
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008561
BullsMedium and Large 1468144.48/cwt138.00–147.006768
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
SteersMedium and Large 1478159.86/cwt157.00–163.007645
BullsMedium and Large 1587127.02/cwt125.00–129.007466
SteersMedium and Large 1568145.07/cwt140.00–150.008242
SteersMedium and Large 1633137.98/cwt136.00–140.008732
HeifersMedium and Large 1438141.98/cwt141.00–143.006222
SteersMedium and Large 1385161.51/cwt161.00–162.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 1630125.00/cwt122.00–128.007882
BullsMedium and Large 2655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
BullsMedium and Large 1428148.98/cwt144.00–157.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 2478116.01/cwt114.00–117.005555
HeifersMedium and Large 1460137.57/cwt134.00–141.0063313
HeifersMedium and Large 1730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008691
SteersMedium and Large 2740101.00/cwt101.00–101.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1520131.69/cwt128.00–135.0068511
BullsMedium and Large 2300151.00/cwt151.00–151.004532
HeifersMedium and Large 2410120.46/cwt119.00–122.004942
BullsMedium and Large 2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
BullsMedium and Large 2485123.20/cwt119.00–126.005985
SteersMedium and Large 2505139.00/cwt139.00–139.007022
BullsMedium and Large 2535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
HeifersMedium and Large 2375136.92/cwt132.00–141.005135
HeifersMedium and Large 3324123.67/cwt119.00–128.004014
SteersMedium and Large 2455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
HeifersMedium and Large 358093.00/cwt93.00–93.005391
SteersMedium and Large 2631133.43/cwt131.00–135.008425
BullsMedium and Large 2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
BullsMedium and Large 275090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
SteersMedium and Large 2423151.16/cwt148.00–154.006392
BullsMedium and Large 1275178.00/cwt178.00–178.004901
SteersMedium and Large 3535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3810.00/cwt810.00–810.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2738.33/cwt675.00–800.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2720.00/cwt710.00–730.002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2411.00/cwt325.00–530.005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2630.00/cwt630.00–630.001

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.