Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-09-06

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 6
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
44 vs last sale 204 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
7 vs last sale 31 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
52 vs last sale 66 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.38/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$140.38
54 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.09
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490148.0772516thin
Medium and Large 2466141.3565924
Medium and Large 3509129.9366114thin
One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $64 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 sale54 hd
140.38
AL average10 barns · 1,395 hd
153.47
−13.09
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
BullsAverage1,285100.001,2852thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40384.701,1884thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19376.7191513
CowsLean 85-90%High95457.435488thin

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)$1,0884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$8752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$6252thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
BullsMedium and Large 3485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
BullsMedium and Large 3364171.15/cwt170.00–172.006237
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy565152.00/cwt152.00–152.008591
BullsMedium and Large 2345184.00/cwt184.00–184.006351
BullsMedium and Large 2632133.40/cwt130.00–139.008433
BullsMedium and Large 3438159.02/cwt158.00–160.006972
BullsMedium and Large 2473164.02/cwt163.00–165.007762
BullsMedium and Large 2388177.52/cwt174.00–181.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 2293154.03/cwt150.00–158.004512
HeifersMedium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007264
HeifersMedium and Large 3425138.00/cwt138.00–138.005874
BullsMedium and Large 3320176.03/cwt175.00–178.005633
BullsMedium and Large 2410168.00/cwt168.00–168.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 1472148.01/cwt146.00–150.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1585138.00/cwt137.00–139.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008772
HeifersMedium and Large 1378155.52/cwt155.00–156.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
HeifersMedium and Large 2327149.02/cwt146.00–151.004873
SteersMedium and Large 1665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
HeifersMedium and Large 3380139.00/cwt139.00–139.005284
HeifersMedium and Large 2467142.51/cwt139.00–145.006666
HeifersMedium and Large 2668126.49/cwt125.00–128.008452
HeifersMedium and Large 1335155.04/cwt152.00–158.005192
HeifersMedium and Large 1522144.00/cwt143.00–145.007523
SteersMedium and Large 1305198.00/cwt198.00–198.006041
HeifersMedium and Large 3743115.50/cwt115.00–116.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 2523138.53/cwt135.00–141.007256
HeifersMedium and Large 2360147.00/cwt147.00–147.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 2420144.49/cwt144.00–145.006072
SteersMedium and Large 3435163.00/cwt163.00–163.007091
SteersMedium and Large 2530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221
SteersMedium and Large 2465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008141
SteersMedium and Large 1715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 2431178.72/cwt178.00–180.007704
HeifersMedium and Large 2573131.07/cwt128.00–134.007512
SteersMedium and Large 1420186.00/cwt186.00–186.007811
SteersMedium and Large 1465178.00/cwt178.00–178.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1640152.00/cwt152.00–152.009731
SteersMedium and Large 2380184.00/cwt184.00–184.006992
SteersMedium and Large 2705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
SteersMedium and Large 2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1620143.00/cwt143.00–143.008871
BullsMedium and Large 2579133.48/cwt130.00–135.007734
BullsMedium and Large 1573143.47/cwt142.00–145.008222
BullsMedium and Large 1358187.96/cwt184.00–190.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1342189.98/cwt186.00–192.006506
BullsMedium and Large 1518151.98/cwt150.00–155.007873
BullsMedium and Large 2526145.72/cwt144.00–147.007664
BullsMedium and Large 3630122.03/cwt120.00–126.007693
BullsMedium and Large 3520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
Bred CowsSmall 1-2775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,191.67/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2625.00/head575.00–675.006252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bulls1,285100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19785.76/cwt85.00–87.001,0273
CowsLean 85-90%99565.02/cwt64.00–66.006472
CowsLean 85-90%94056.85/cwt55.00–60.005344
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28976.61/cwt75.00–80.009885
CowsLean 85-90%94050.99/cwt50.00–52.004792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09471.38/cwt69.00–74.007815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42382.39/cwt81.00–84.001,1722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38387.00/cwt86.00–88.001,2032

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.