Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-08-30

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 30
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
133 vs last sale 337 91 vs year ago 295 · 30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
6 vs last sale 25 12 vs year ago 43 · 27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
53 vs last sale 13 35 vs year ago 101 · 34.7%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.33/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$146.33
21 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.36
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479149.1571513thin
Medium and Large 2405144.675866thin
Medium and Large 3420133.005592thin
One grade step is worth $16.15/cwt here — about $156 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 sale21 hd
146.33
AL average14 barns · 1,773 hd
148.69
−2.36
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
BullsLow1,605103.001,6532thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47886.061,2726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22180.1197813
CowsLean 85-90%Average88568.006021thin

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)$1,06114
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9814thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$83515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$92324
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$7634thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48985.07/cwt84.00–88.001,2675
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13575.09/cwt72.00–77.008525
CowsLean 85-90%88568.00/cwt68.00–68.006021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27483.24/cwt82.00–86.001,0608
Bulls1,590100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5901
Bulls1,620106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7171
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975.00/head875.00–1,100.0097518
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2762.50/head700.00–800.007634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087.50/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0882
Bred CowsSmall 1-2843.75/head800.00–900.008444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,122.22/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1229
Bred CowsSmall 1-2875.00/head800.00–950.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2835.00/head750.00–975.0083515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2766.67/head750.00–775.007676
HeifersMedium and Large 1380156.00/cwt156.00–156.005931
BullsMedium and Large 2590141.00/cwt141.00–141.008321
BullsMedium and Large 3525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007142
HeifersMedium and Large 2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
HeifersMedium and Large 1434152.18/cwt151.00–153.006605
BullsMedium and Large 3375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3420133.00/cwt133.00–133.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1523143.99/cwt141.00–147.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 1572143.68/cwt141.00–145.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 1460151.51/cwt151.00–152.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004572
HeifersMedium and Large 2485139.00/cwt139.00–139.006742
BullsMedium and Large 1615141.36/cwt140.00–144.008693
BullsMedium and Large 1528159.51/cwt159.00–160.008422
BullsMedium and Large 1570151.00/cwt151.00–151.008611
BullsMedium and Large 2765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
BullsMedium and Large 2525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007932
BullsMedium and Large 1390196.00/cwt196.00–196.007641

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.