Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-08-03

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 3
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 159▲ 20 vs year ago 275 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 24▲ 25 vs year ago 9 · +277.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 17▼ 24 vs year ago 41 · −58.5%
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 mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.90/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$134.90
122 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.05
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493136.4367289
Medium and Large 2423130.7655333
One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about $120 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 sale122 hd
134.90
—
AL average15 barns · 1,811 hd
134.95
−0.05
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—High2,00596.171,9283thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16770.3682117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51566.331,0058thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09057.726292thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2—523119.98/cwt116.00–124.006275
BullsMedium and Large 2—400133.00/cwt133.00–133.005321
SteersMedium and Large 2—579125.43/cwt120.00–130.007264
SteersMedium and Large 2—530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49864.19/cwt63.00–66.009626
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433127.46/cwt125.00–130.005524
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321142.41/cwt136.00–147.004577
HeifersMedium and Large 2—550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006602
BullsMedium and Large 2—475132.90/cwt126.00–137.006315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478124.93/cwt120.00–129.005976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——795.00/cwt750.00–840.00—2
SteersMedium and Large 2—454147.81/cwt143.00–149.006715
BullsMedium and Large 3—410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
BullsMedium and Large 3—74090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
BullsMedium and Large 3—587104.33/cwt103.00–105.006123
SteersMedium and Large 3—690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——350.00/cwt350.00–350.00—2
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25563.50/cwt63.00–64.007972
BullsMedium and Large 1—655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1—715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376135.45/cwt130.00–138.005099
SteersMedium and Large 2—755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
BullsMedium and Large 2—381147.86/cwt143.00–152.005638
BullsMedium and Large 2—572120.75/cwt116.00–126.006916
BullsMedium and Large 2—307154.98/cwt154.00–157.004766
BullsMedium and Large 2—517126.45/cwt120.00–133.006549
BullsMedium and Large 2—715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2—650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670113.01/cwt112.00–114.007572
BullsMedium and Large 1—479141.70/cwt136.00–148.0067911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330151.16/cwt147.00–158.0049913
BullsMedium and Large 1—580129.10/cwt126.00–134.0074910
BullsMedium and Large 1—374159.15/cwt155.00–162.005959
BullsMedium and Large 1—639128.29/cwt125.00–130.008207
SteersMedium and Large 1—518147.42/cwt145.00–150.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1—920114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1—425153.22/cwt148.00–156.0065110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372143.49/cwt139.00–147.0053412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424139.50/cwt135.00–141.005918
SteersMedium and Large 1—300163.00/cwt163.00–163.004891
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1—484133.63/cwt130.00–139.0064713
SteersMedium and Large 1—385161.00/cwt161.00–161.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525130.99/cwt129.00–135.0068811
SteersMedium and Large 1—665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1—405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575128.56/cwt125.00–133.0073912
SteersMedium and Large 1—703130.01/cwt127.00–133.009142
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—679132.50/cwt132.50–132.509006
BullsMedium and Large 1—526133.12/cwt130.00–139.007007
BullsMedium and Large 1—765120.93/cwt116.00–126.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1—319159.29/cwt157.00–164.005085
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—628132.16/cwt131.00–134.0083011
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19274.28/cwt72.00–79.008858
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11467.83/cwt66.00–71.007567
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09057.72/cwt56.50–59.006292
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56572.76/cwt72.50–73.001,1392
Bulls——2,120100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1201
Bulls——1,94894.25/cwt94.00–94.501,8362
BullsMedium and Large 1—820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
SteersMedium and Large 2—380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——960.00/cwt960.00–960.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——910.00/cwt850.00–1,010.00—8
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3——400.00/cwt400.00–400.00—3

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.