Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2021-11-30

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 30
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 0▼ 50 vs year ago 226 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 24 · −4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, sale closed last week due Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.01/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$142.01
52 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461145.8067230
Medium and Large 2448137.4261621
Medium and Large 3445125.005561thin
One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $116 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 sale52 hd
142.01
—
AL average11 barns · 1,051 hd
139.79
+2.23
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—Average1,47581.201,1982thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13657.1765010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24655.366904thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91544.254052thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—333140.02/cwt138.00–143.004664
HeifersMedium and Large 1—81599.00/cwt99.00–99.008071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574124.24/cwt122.00–128.007134
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775101.99/cwt101.00–103.007902
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005753
HeifersMedium and Large 2—74096.00/cwt96.00–96.007101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470101.00/cwt101.00–101.004751
SteersMedium and Large 1—528145.31/cwt143.00–147.007673
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523125.46/cwt123.00–128.006569
HeifersMedium and Large 1—632122.96/cwt120.00–125.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328135.65/cwt135.00–136.004453
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365136.56/cwt134.00–138.004983
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705111.52/cwt109.00–114.007862
HeifersMedium and Large 1—667119.62/cwt115.00–124.007983
SteersMedium and Large 2—560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1—450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006802
SteersMedium and Large 1—574138.95/cwt137.00–143.007985
SteersMedium and Large 2—525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
SteersMedium and Large 1—410162.00/cwt162.00–162.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1—367161.59/cwt153.00–169.005935
BullsMedium and Large 1—329169.18/cwt164.00–178.005574
BullsMedium and Large 1—468145.45/cwt138.00–150.006813
BullsMedium and Large 1—668121.49/cwt120.00–123.008122
BullsMedium and Large 1—218182.99/cwt182.00–184.003992
BullsMedium and Large 1—423149.93/cwt144.00–153.006344
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,24655.36/cwt52.00–58.506904
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22063.00/cwt63.00–63.007691
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12756.52/cwt53.00–60.506379
CowsLean 85-90%—93040.00/cwt40.00–40.003721
Bulls——1,47581.20/cwt80.50–82.001,1982
CowsLean 85-90%—90048.50/cwt48.50–48.504371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——423.33/cwt390.00–440.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——480.00/cwt480.00–480.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——925.00/cwt875.00–975.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3——300.00/cwt300.00–300.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——600.00/cwt560.00–620.00—4
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——570.00/cwt540.00–600.00—5
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——560.00/cwt560.00–560.00—1
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415132.95/cwt131.00–135.005524
BullsMedium and Large 3—445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
BullsMedium and Large 2—375146.43/cwt140.00–150.005494
BullsMedium and Large 2—315158.73/cwt158.00–160.005003
BullsMedium and Large 1—533126.05/cwt123.00–133.006724
BullsMedium and Large 1—622121.59/cwt118.00–125.007565
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468114.99/cwt114.00–116.005382
BullsMedium and Large 2—275158.98/cwt158.00–160.004372
BullsMedium and Large 2—723106.00/cwt105.00–107.007663
BullsMedium and Large 2—434137.13/cwt130.00–143.005958
BullsMedium and Large 1—565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007461
BullsMedium and Large 2—77091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—558112.64/cwt102.00–119.006293
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361

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.