Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-09-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 194▲ 3 vs year ago 270 · +1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 62▲ 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%
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 sold 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $128.84/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$128.84
84 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.07
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510136.7069721
Medium and Large 2523127.8666942
Medium and Large 3475122.9658421
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $113 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 sale84 hd
128.84
—
AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd
141.92
−13.07
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—Low1,65798.361,6294thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26580.001,0121thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09371.7278410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01351.005179thin

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)—$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9254thin

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 3—340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004424
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430131.01/cwt129.00–136.005636
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583134.48/cwt133.00–136.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522135.36/cwt132.00–139.0070711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610120.35/cwt117.00–124.007346
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530129.44/cwt125.00–131.0068614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471129.84/cwt127.00–132.006127
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471124.82/cwt123.00–126.005885
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383128.49/cwt128.00–129.004922
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
SteersMedium and Large 1—525153.00/cwt153.00–153.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420126.32/cwt125.00–128.005313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—576125.99/cwt124.00–128.007265
HeifersMedium and Large 2—730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 2—355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
SteersMedium and Large 1—578148.49/cwt147.00–150.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1—610149.00/cwt149.00–149.009091
SteersMedium and Large 2—505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007121
SteersMedium and Large 2—648132.00/cwt132.00–132.008554
BullsMedium and Large 2—575140.41/cwt138.00–144.0080712
BullsMedium and Large 2—667126.01/cwt123.00–127.008406
BullsMedium and Large 1—345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
BullsMedium and Large 2—460150.00/cwt148.00–152.006903
BullsMedium and Large 1—378178.97/cwt178.00–180.006772
BullsMedium and Large 2—305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005192
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08850.80/cwt50.00–53.005535
CowsLean 85-90%—92549.00/cwt49.00–49.004533
CowsLean 85-90%—90558.00/cwt58.00–58.005251
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,26580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0121
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06967.35/cwt65.00–70.007206
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12381.46/cwt80.00–83.009152
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13375.08/cwt74.00–76.008512
Bulls——1,69095.19/cwt94.00–96.001,6092
Bulls——1,623101.53/cwt101.00–102.001,6482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——925.00/head800.00–1,050.009254
BullsMedium and Large 2—715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
BullsMedium and Large 3—745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008491
BullsMedium and Large 3—670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
BullsMedium and Large 3—477142.80/cwt141.00–145.006817
BullsMedium and Large 3—525128.69/cwt128.00–130.006763
BullsMedium and Large 2—616136.56/cwt131.00–140.008415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474139.09/cwt136.00–142.006598
BullsMedium and Large 3—620126.52/cwt125.00–128.007842
BullsMedium and Large 3—433149.51/cwt149.00–150.006472
BullsMedium and Large 2—381167.20/cwt165.00–170.006374
BullsMedium and Large 2—527143.99/cwt141.00–146.007593
BullsMedium and Large 3—368160.55/cwt159.00–162.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—631113.41/cwt111.00–115.007165

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.