Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-06-28

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 114▲ 44 vs year ago 143 · +30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 74▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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 4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.15/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$133.15
48 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.13
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510139.5371221
Medium and Large 3310134.004151thin
Medium and Large 2503127.9664426
One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $68 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 sale48 hd
133.15
—
AL average16 barns · 1,357 hd
148.28
−15.13
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—Average1,86095.331,7733thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26286.641,09428
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,07381.178712thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98973.4072611

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)—$5983thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$7501thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1—606139.64/cwt139.50–141.0084611
SteersMedium and Large 2—460143.47/cwt141.00–146.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630122.97/cwt121.00–125.007752
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321135.79/cwt133.00–139.004364
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365132.92/cwt131.00–135.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573121.48/cwt120.00–123.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379135.16/cwt133.00–138.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 1—300144.00/cwt144.00–144.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426125.93/cwt120.00–129.005366
HeifersMedium and Large 2—485123.45/cwt119.00–128.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—567112.68/cwt110.00–118.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
BullsMedium and Large 2—318157.92/cwt156.00–160.005022
BullsMedium and Large 2—613115.52/cwt110.00–121.007082
BullsMedium and Large 2—585119.98/cwt115.00–123.007024
BullsMedium and Large 2—522125.24/cwt120.00–127.006545
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475134.46/cwt131.00–139.006396
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524129.01/cwt126.00–130.006768
BullsMedium and Large 2—395143.00/cwt143.00–143.005651
BullsMedium and Large 2—770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007931
BullsMedium and Large 2—432130.34/cwt126.00–136.005633
BullsMedium and Large 3—310134.00/cwt134.00–134.004151
BullsMedium and Large 2—476129.62/cwt123.00–132.006178
BullsMedium and Large 1—325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——673.33/head665.00–690.006733
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——350.00/head300.00–400.003505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——462.50/head460.00–465.004632
Bulls——1,68092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5461
Bulls——2,150104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,2361
Bulls——1,75090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5751
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23386.66/cwt84.00–90.001,06912
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27392.31/cwt91.00–95.001,1758
BullsMedium and Large 1—410148.52/cwt147.00–150.006092
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29680.95/cwt78.00–82.001,0498
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,07381.17/cwt79.00–83.008712
CowsLean 85-90%—99873.57/cwt71.00–76.007346
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02378.00/cwt78.00–78.007982
CowsLean 85-90%—95070.00/cwt70.00–70.006653
SteersMedium and Large 2—420147.00/cwt141.00–149.006174
SteersMedium and Large 1—485155.00/cwt155.00–155.0075214
SteersMedium and Large 1—567143.64/cwt141.00–145.008143
SteersMedium and Large 1—690133.00/cwt133.00–133.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1—543155.50/cwt155.50–155.5084411
BullsMedium and Large 1—593132.67/cwt131.00–134.007873
BullsMedium and Large 1—515135.38/cwt132.00–138.006973
BullsMedium and Large 1—476138.64/cwt136.00–140.006605
BullsMedium and Large 1—365157.92/cwt156.00–160.005762
BullsMedium and Large 1—628127.99/cwt125.00–129.008045

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.