Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-08-16

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 16
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 207▼ 37 vs year ago 188 · −19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −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 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.30/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$149.30
58 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.36
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513153.5278834
Medium and Large 2473144.6668422
Medium and Large 3508128.506522thin
One grade step is worth $25.02/cwt here — about $136 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 sale58 hd
149.30
—
AL average15 barns · 1,447 hd
157.66
−8.36
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—High1,545104.001,6071thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15378.729076thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96062.415993thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5402thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008362
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433135.47/cwt131.00–140.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 1—363154.03/cwt150.00–158.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 3—440124.00/cwt124.00–124.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1—378190.91/cwt186.00–194.007224
SteersMedium and Large 1—605161.00/cwt161.00–161.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530136.03/cwt134.00–140.007214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—477138.59/cwt137.00–139.006615
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620127.06/cwt125.00–129.007882
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573134.93/cwt132.00–138.007732
SteersMedium and Large 2—553148.51/cwt146.00–151.008212
SteersMedium and Large 2—463160.51/cwt160.00–161.007432
SteersMedium and Large 3—405141.00/cwt141.00–141.005711
SteersMedium and Large 2—412164.41/cwt163.00–167.006773
SteersMedium and Large 2—785133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1—530163.54/cwt162.00–165.008672
SteersMedium and Large 1—672150.31/cwt147.00–154.001,0103
SteersMedium and Large 1—715144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1—662137.93/cwt131.00–142.009133
BullsMedium and Large 1—529149.59/cwt148.00–153.007917
BullsMedium and Large 1—625141.90/cwt138.00–146.008872
BullsMedium and Large 1—915112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1—558144.41/cwt140.00–146.008065
BullsMedium and Large 1—370176.19/cwt173.00–184.006525
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 2—490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006622
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
BullsMedium and Large 2—479146.36/cwt137.00–149.007018
BullsMedium and Large 2—623131.66/cwt130.00–134.008203
BullsMedium and Large 3—520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417146.15/cwt142.00–151.006095
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—545146.00/cwt146.00–146.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
BullsMedium and Large 3—495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
BullsMedium and Large 2—433148.10/cwt143.00–151.006413
BullsMedium and Large 2—368154.28/cwt144.00–162.005685
BullsMedium and Large 1—459157.38/cwt152.00–164.007228
BullsMedium and Large 1—428167.01/cwt164.00–172.007153
BullsMedium and Large 2—522133.66/cwt133.00–134.006983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——920.00/head920.00–920.009202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bulls——1,545104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6071
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05979.08/cwt77.00–83.008374
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,42086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26070.00/cwt70.00–70.008821
CowsLean 85-90%—96559.62/cwt59.00–60.005752
CowsLean 85-90%—95068.00/cwt68.00–68.006461

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.