Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-06-14

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 14
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
24 vs last sale 122 79 vs year ago 225 · 35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
9 vs last sale 48 0 vs year ago 39 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
21 vs last sale 18 11 vs year ago 50 · 22.0%
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 mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.16/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$140.16
57 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.45
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462145.1467127
Medium and Large 2437136.8659826
Medium and Large 3453127.995794thin
One grade step is worth $17.15/cwt here — about $91 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 sale57 hd
140.16
AL average12 barns · 883 hd
144.61
−4.45
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
BullsAverage1,445104.101,5044thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43381.981,1755thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23978.6397411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01961.3962512

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$78410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7403thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$4536
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$90918

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1363135.89/cwt133.00–138.004933
HeifersMedium and Large 1437132.14/cwt129.00–136.005777
BullsMedium and Large 2528128.40/cwt124.00–131.006783
BullsMedium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
BullsMedium and Large 1479140.82/cwt136.00–144.006757
HeifersMedium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 3328121.04/cwt119.00–125.003973
HeifersMedium and Large 2365129.01/cwt128.00–130.004714
HeifersMedium and Large 2473125.68/cwt125.00–126.005943
HeifersMedium and Large 1555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 1465131.26/cwt128.00–135.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 3500111.00/cwt111.00–111.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2526118.48/cwt114.00–121.006234
HeifersMedium and Large 1521127.53/cwt124.00–132.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement645134.00/cwt134.00–134.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
BullsMedium and Large 2379144.24/cwt138.00–149.005478
BullsMedium and Large 1585132.44/cwt129.00–136.007752
BullsMedium and Large 1417149.44/cwt144.00–156.006238
BullsMedium and Large 1302171.67/cwt168.00–175.005183
BullsMedium and Large 1655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
BullsMedium and Large 2464131.79/cwt129.00–135.006124
BullsMedium and Large 2345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
BullsMedium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
BullsMedium and Large 3442128.99/cwt127.00–130.005703
BullsMedium and Large 2419139.26/cwt136.00–142.005838
BullsMedium and Large 1533135.35/cwt132.00–140.007215
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2660.00/head570.00–750.006604
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,123.33/head1,100.00–1,170.001,1233
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2941.82/head820.00–1,080.0094211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2740.00/head720.00–780.007403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2813.89/head680.00–900.008149
Bred CowsSmall 1-2510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred CowsSmall 1-2396.00/head340.00–480.003965
Bulls1,53097.47/cwt96.00–99.001,4912
Bulls1,360110.72/cwt107.00–114.001,5062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18871.76/cwt71.50–72.008532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13675.74/cwt74.00–79.008604
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34283.68/cwt81.00–87.501,1235
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44383.67/cwt82.50–85.001,2073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41879.45/cwt79.00–80.001,1272
CowsLean 85-90%1,04363.29/cwt60.00–66.006606
CowsLean 85-90%1,03370.58/cwt70.00–71.007292
CowsLean 85-90%97553.95/cwt50.00–57.005264

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.