Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-03-29

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 29
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
57 vs last sale 188 87 vs year ago 158 · +55.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
7 vs last sale 28 23 vs year ago 12 · +191.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
1 vs last sale 25 14 vs year ago 12 · +116.7%
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 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.32/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$142.32
79 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.04
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529145.7077142
Medium and Large 2425140.1259530
Medium and Large 3424131.405577thin
One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $215 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 sale79 hd
142.32
AL average15 barns · 1,370 hd
145.35
−3.04
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
BullsAverage1,498102.601,5372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08290.349789thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20388.261,0622thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91660.8855715

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 3490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
HeifersMedium and Large 1605132.99/cwt132.00–134.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1472152.38/cwt148.00–155.007195
HeifersMedium and Large 1384156.23/cwt153.00–160.006004
HeifersMedium and Large 2480136.08/cwt134.00–140.006539
HeifersMedium and Large 2660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 2530126.50/cwt123.00–130.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 3505119.00/cwt119.00–119.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 2418138.29/cwt132.00–142.005787
HeifersMedium and Large 3372136.96/cwt131.00–141.005095
HeifersMedium and Large 3600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
SteersMedium and Large 1528162.42/cwt160.00–165.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1324200.67/cwt198.00–204.006505
SteersMedium and Large 1568156.96/cwt154.00–160.008922
HeifersMedium and Large 2367148.17/cwt147.00–149.005445
HeifersMedium and Large 1514136.09/cwt131.00–140.007007
HeifersMedium and Large 1418156.28/cwt151.00–160.006539
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added651140.50/cwt140.50–140.5091515
SteersMedium and Large 1434188.88/cwt184.00–198.008204
SteersMedium and Large 1359192.98/cwt190.00–198.006934
SteersMedium and Large 1459179.91/cwt170.00–186.008266
SteersMedium and Large 2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1483163.54/cwt161.00–168.007906
BullsMedium and Large 1527159.60/cwt154.00–163.008415
BullsMedium and Large 2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007693
BullsMedium and Large 1690138.00/cwt138.00–138.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1637143.32/cwt140.00–145.009133
BullsMedium and Large 1403179.48/cwt172.00–183.007234
CowsLean 85-90%88864.44/cwt60.00–69.005728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198102.99/cwt97.00–108.001,2342
CowsBoner 80-85%98378.50/cwt72.00–84.007722
CowsLean 85-90%95254.27/cwt51.00–59.005176
CowsLean 85-90%92072.00/cwt72.00–72.006621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20388.26/cwt85.00–91.001,0622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07690.02/cwt86.00–96.009695
Bulls1,498102.60/cwt100.00–105.001,5372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2743.33/cwt640.00–850.003
Bred CowsSmall 1-2620.00/cwt500.00–740.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2718.57/cwt650.00–770.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3460.00/cwt460.00–460.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2636.67/cwt510.00–750.006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3585.00/cwt530.00–640.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3510.00/cwt510.00–510.001
BullsMedium and Large 2375165.58/cwt160.00–172.006213
BullsMedium and Large 3430151.00/cwt151.00–151.006491
BullsMedium and Large 3370151.00/cwt151.00–151.005591
BullsMedium and Large 1329197.19/cwt192.00–202.006499
BullsMedium and Large 2445162.00/cwt162.00–162.007212
BullsMedium and Large 2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2324149.19/cwt145.00–155.004836
BullsMedium and Large 2478152.92/cwt148.00–155.007317
BullsMedium and Large 1578149.47/cwt145.00–154.008644
BullsMedium and Large 2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
BullsMedium and Large 1380187.25/cwt182.00–192.0071211

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.