Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-09-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 13
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 160▼ 34 vs year ago 307 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 38▼ 15 vs year ago 41 · −36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%
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 steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.71/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$144.71
117 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.90
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428150.0264228
Medium and Large 2442143.5663582
Medium and Large 3458136.866277thin
One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $15 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 sale117 hd
144.71
—
AL average15 barns · 2,242 hd
148.61
−3.90
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—Average1,465107.001,5681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18383.149838thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96162.325999thin

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)—$8505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$6967
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$9252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6805

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—380154.94/cwt153.00–158.005896
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006305
BullsMedium and Large 2—617140.62/cwt138.00–142.008683
BullsMedium and Large 2—583145.67/cwt145.00–146.008493
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483142.92/cwt138.00–145.0069024
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445137.67/cwt136.00–141.006133
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 3—635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628132.03/cwt130.00–135.008293
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—337148.50/cwt146.00–151.0050016
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665125.51/cwt125.00–126.008352
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1—530171.00/cwt171.00–171.009061
SteersMedium and Large 3—645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419143.62/cwt142.00–148.0060217
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372147.61/cwt144.00–150.0054911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531139.41/cwt138.00–141.007407
BullsMedium and Large 1—572151.32/cwt150.00–152.008663
BullsMedium and Large 1—228198.57/cwt196.00–200.004533
BullsMedium and Large 1—408182.98/cwt180.00–186.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1—709137.71/cwt137.00–138.009767
BullsMedium and Large 1—515156.50/cwt156.00–158.008066
BullsMedium and Large 1—326192.85/cwt190.00–200.006295
CowsLean 85-90%—98457.42/cwt55.00–60.005654
CowsLean 85-90%—89573.00/cwt73.00–73.006531
CowsLean 85-90%—95464.55/cwt63.00–66.006164
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20679.21/cwt78.00–80.009555
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,220102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2441
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10583.52/cwt83.00–84.009232
Bulls——1,465107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5681
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——680.00/head600.00–725.006805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——775.00/head750.00–800.007752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——850.00/head800.00–950.008505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——696.43/head650.00–750.006967
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——925.00/head925.00–925.009252
BullsMedium and Large 3—436165.69/cwt160.00–168.0072212
BullsMedium and Large 3—476154.98/cwt152.00–159.007384
BullsMedium and Large 3—583142.36/cwt141.00–143.008303
BullsMedium and Large 2—360180.03/cwt178.00–182.006484
BullsMedium and Large 2—525149.62/cwt149.00–152.0078613
BullsMedium and Large 2—475163.98/cwt162.00–165.007793
BullsMedium and Large 1—365186.00/cwt186.00–186.006791
BullsMedium and Large 2—310182.41/cwt180.00–187.005653
BullsMedium and Large 2—788121.50/cwt120.00–123.009572
BullsMedium and Large 2—290188.00/cwt188.00–188.005451
BullsMedium and Large 3—525144.65/cwt144.00–145.007593
BullsMedium and Large 3—383172.98/cwt170.00–176.006632
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516144.43/cwt142.00–146.007457
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324154.70/cwt154.00–159.005017

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.