Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 258▲ 22 vs year ago 174 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 44▲ 14 vs year ago 14 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 23▼ 27 vs year ago 32 · −84.4%
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 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.79/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$122.79
61 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.62
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528124.7965838
Medium and Large 2454120.2654620
Medium and Large 3430114.314923thin
One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $167 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 sale61 hd
122.79
—
AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd
138.41
−15.62
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—Low1,44886.451,2525thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14572.0382512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39370.699853thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01761.506269thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$5001thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2—459119.89/cwt114.00–125.005508
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482127.46/cwt125.00–132.006147
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660109.49/cwt109.00–110.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425133.75/cwt132.00–137.005683
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—497137.00/cwt137.00–137.006817
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372147.05/cwt145.00–150.005473
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430114.31/cwt114.00–115.004923
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523121.62/cwt120.00–125.006366
SteersMedium and Large 3—505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
SteersMedium and Large 2—515128.00/cwt128.00–128.006591
SteersMedium and Large 1—700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1—560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
SteersMedium and Large 1—523145.51/cwt145.00–146.007612
SteersMedium and Large 1—450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
SteersMedium and Large 1—419172.58/cwt170.00–177.007237
SteersMedium and Large 1—613136.43/cwt133.00–140.008362
SteersMedium and Large 2—685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2—645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
SteersMedium and Large 2—466144.11/cwt140.00–150.006724
BullsMedium and Large 1—618123.33/cwt122.00–125.007623
BullsMedium and Large 1—362165.77/cwt160.00–170.006006
BullsMedium and Large 1—473141.74/cwt140.00–147.006704
BullsMedium and Large 1—528141.01/cwt140.00–142.007453
BullsMedium and Large 1—415162.00/cwt160.00–165.006723
BullsMedium and Large 1—595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2—517124.36/cwt120.00–129.006435
BullsMedium and Large 2—650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
BullsMedium and Large 3—340137.00/cwt137.00–137.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530114.70/cwt112.00–117.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424122.45/cwt119.00–126.005199
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710102.66/cwt100.00–106.007293
BullsMedium and Large 2—473133.46/cwt131.00–136.006312
BullsMedium and Large 2—335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
BullsMedium and Large 2—600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
BullsMedium and Large 2—412145.90/cwt140.00–151.006013
BullsMedium and Large 2—358154.59/cwt150.00–162.005536
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571114.46/cwt110.00–119.006546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——560.00/head550.00–570.005602
Bulls——1,29879.45/cwt78.00–80.001,0313
Bulls——1,67396.95/cwt96.00–98.001,6222
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1701
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02561.79/cwt60.00–64.506337
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17473.39/cwt70.50–76.008629
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31568.29/cwt68.00–68.508982
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02067.00/cwt67.00–67.006831
CowsLean 85-90%—96054.00/cwt54.00–54.005181
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05767.94/cwt66.00–69.507183

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.