Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-05-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
44 vs last sale 137 44 vs year ago 137 · +32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
4 vs last sale 39 16 vs year ago 19 · +84.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
14 vs last sale 41 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.84/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$143.84
60 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458145.9566949
Medium and Large 2434136.135919thin
Medium and Large 3363127.004602thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $208 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 sale60 hd
143.84
AL average16 barns · 1,243 hd
142.02
+1.83
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
BullsLow1,50795.341,4367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20281.8898410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60577.751,2482thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02062.0563315

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 1334157.94/cwt150.00–161.005284
BullsMedium and Large 1663130.58/cwt126.00–135.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 1375158.21/cwt151.00–161.0059310
HeifersMedium and Large 1521138.23/cwt134.00–142.007207
HeifersMedium and Large 1613126.49/cwt125.00–128.007754
HeifersMedium and Large 1421146.47/cwt144.00–151.006174
HeifersMedium and Large 1475144.01/cwt138.00–149.0068419
HeifersMedium and Large 2580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 2475132.02/cwt130.00–134.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 1555142.00/cwt142.00–142.007881
SteersMedium and Large 3325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
SteersMedium and Large 1566155.67/cwt150.00–163.008814
SteersMedium and Large 1523162.47/cwt160.00–165.008504
SteersMedium and Large 1410171.46/cwt168.00–175.007032
HeifersMedium and Large 2320150.50/cwt148.00–153.004822
HeifersMedium and Large 2378137.05/cwt132.00–145.005183
SteersMedium and Large 2375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
SteersMedium and Large 1620137.00/cwt137.00–137.008491
SteersMedium and Large 1310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005981
SteersMedium and Large 1460167.28/cwt165.00–172.007693
HeifersMedium and Large 3340126.00/cwt126.00–126.004281
SteersMedium and Large 1360179.00/cwt179.00–179.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2660107.00/cwt107.00–107.007061
BullsMedium and Large 1610135.49/cwt134.00–137.008262
BullsMedium and Large 1519149.07/cwt145.00–151.007748
BullsMedium and Large 1565146.00/cwt145.00–147.008252
BullsMedium and Large 1433161.94/cwt160.00–164.007012
BullsMedium and Large 1313179.07/cwt176.00–182.005602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,4111
CowsLean 85-90%1,02362.10/cwt60.00–68.0063513
CowsLean 85-90%98054.50/cwt54.50–54.505341
CowsLean 85-90%1,02569.00/cwt69.00–69.007071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22484.94/cwt84.00–86.501,0405
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18078.82/cwt76.00–83.509305
Bulls1,33083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1041
Bulls1,53697.40/cwt94.00–102.001,4966
Bred CowsSmall 3385.00/cwt300.00–470.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2912.00/cwt810.00–950.005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2433.33/cwt370.00–500.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2675.00/cwt650.00–700.002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2775.00/cwt650.00–900.005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2990.00/cwt950.00–1,050.005
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3630.00/cwt620.00–650.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.002
BullsMedium and Large 1373166.93/cwt162.00–172.006236
BullsMedium and Large 3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
BullsMedium and Large 2420154.00/cwt154.00–154.006471
BullsMedium and Large 3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
BullsMedium and Large 3420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005801
BullsMedium and Large 2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2334165.21/cwt160.00–168.005524
BullsMedium and Large 1462158.18/cwt151.00–160.0073113
BullsMedium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
BullsMedium and Large 2470140.30/cwt136.00–147.006594
BullsMedium and Large 2373154.70/cwt150.00–160.005772
BullsMedium and Large 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321

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.