Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-08-17

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
188 vs last sale 0 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
27 vs last sale 52 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
147 vs last sale 157 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago; All classes mostly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.73/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$138.73
90 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503142.2671558
Medium and Large 2458134.0361328
Medium and Large 3460120.505544thin
One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about $161 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 sale90 hd
138.73
AL average14 barns · 1,307 hd
136.04
+2.70
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
BullsHigh1,61987.041,40910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15769.678068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37068.589404thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96852.765113thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
SteersMedium and Large 2545139.00/cwt139.00–139.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 2562112.96/cwt108.00–118.0063510
BullsMedium and Large 2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2480123.00/cwt122.00–124.005904
HeifersMedium and Large 1376138.03/cwt135.00–141.0051912
SteersMedium and Large 1622134.31/cwt133.00–136.008353
BullsMedium and Large 2350158.00/cwt158.00–158.005533
BullsMedium and Large 2308153.51/cwt150.00–160.004733
BullsMedium and Large 2580109.00/cwt109.00–109.006321
SteersMedium and Large 1800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
SteersMedium and Large 1463157.43/cwt154.00–162.0072914
HeifersMedium and Large 1416135.23/cwt130.00–140.0056311
SteersMedium and Large 1518141.00/cwt140.00–142.007302
BullsMedium and Large 1686124.00/cwt122.00–128.008514
BullsMedium and Large 1817103.32/cwt101.00–107.008443
BullsMedium and Large 2480125.36/cwt121.00–130.006026
BullsMedium and Large 2255166.00/cwt166.00–166.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1418157.14/cwt149.00–165.0065712
HeifersMedium and Large 2425123.33/cwt120.00–129.005246
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810.00/cwt810.00–810.002
HeifersMedium and Large 2613109.98/cwt109.00–111.006744
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2992.50/cwt910.00–1,075.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2725.00/cwt700.00–750.002
BullsMedium and Large 2415144.50/cwt140.00–149.006004
HeifersMedium and Large 2313133.64/cwt132.00–136.004183
HeifersMedium and Large 3530102.00/cwt102.00–102.005411
BullsMedium and Large 3480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16767.80/cwt64.50–71.007916
Bulls1,805102.52/cwt101.00–104.001,8502
BullsMedium and Large 2514124.39/cwt121.00–126.006398
BullsMedium and Large 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 2374124.98/cwt120.00–129.004679
SteersMedium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 3385105.00/cwt105.00–105.004041
BullsMedium and Large 3440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005372
HeifersMedium and Large 1569126.01/cwt125.00–128.007175
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008391
BullsMedium and Large 1515132.43/cwt129.00–135.006827
HeifersMedium and Large 1720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 1507127.64/cwt126.00–131.006473
SteersMedium and Large 194595.00/cwt95.00–95.008981
SteersMedium and Large 1427165.95/cwt162.00–169.007093
BullsMedium and Large 1359167.63/cwt166.00–170.006025
SteersMedium and Large 1582139.05/cwt137.00–140.008093
BullsMedium and Large 1476140.63/cwt135.00–150.006697
BullsMedium and Large 1314165.04/cwt129.00–176.005188
SteersMedium and Large 1795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement520134.04/cwt133.00–136.006973
BullsMedium and Large 1623126.55/cwt124.00–131.007887
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement565146.00/cwt146.00–146.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1488132.49/cwt130.00–135.006474
CowsLean 85-90%68542.50/cwt42.50–42.502911
CowsLean 85-90%1,11057.89/cwt57.00–58.506432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38765.77/cwt65.50–66.509123
Bulls1,42386.03/cwt84.50–90.501,2245
Bulls1,82078.42/cwt75.00–80.001,4273
Bred CowsSmall 1-2400.00/cwt400.00–400.001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12875.27/cwt75.00–75.508492
BullsMedium and Large 1780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1578130.47/cwt129.00–132.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1705116.99/cwt116.00–118.008252

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.