Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-11-08

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
202 vs last sale 85 34 vs year ago 253 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
13 vs last sale 35 21 vs year ago 27 · +77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
40 vs last sale 50 27 vs year ago 37 · 73.0%
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 bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.51/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$150.51
110 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473158.0574745
Medium and Large 2477150.9072043
Medium and Large 3531134.3271322
One grade step is worth $23.73/cwt here — about $33 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 sale110 hd
150.51
AL average14 barns · 1,257 hd
145.82
+4.69
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
BullsAverage1,08088.009501thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33869.539302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12264.8772822
CowsLean 85-90%Low96649.1247513

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)$7888
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8002thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2381144.40/cwt143.00–145.005505
HeifersMedium and Large 3705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 3470126.76/cwt123.00–129.005964
HeifersMedium and Large 2327146.96/cwt145.00–148.004813
HeifersMedium and Large 3530116.99/cwt116.00–118.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 3419128.74/cwt128.00–131.005394
HeifersMedium and Large 1476144.42/cwt142.00–153.006877
HeifersMedium and Large 3635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 2479136.84/cwt133.00–141.006558
HeifersMedium and Large 2423139.06/cwt135.00–143.005887
HeifersMedium and Large 2628125.73/cwt121.00–129.007904
HeifersMedium and Large 2576127.68/cwt125.00–132.007357
SteersMedium and Large 1735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0511
HeifersMedium and Large 2530131.24/cwt128.00–135.006964
SteersMedium and Large 1570163.22/cwt162.00–167.009304
SteersMedium and Large 1488171.51/cwt171.00–172.008372
HeifersMedium and Large 1325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 1526141.28/cwt139.00–144.0074310
SteersMedium and Large 2570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1570137.17/cwt135.00–141.007825
SteersMedium and Large 2425169.00/cwt169.00–169.007181
SteersMedium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
SteersMedium and Large 2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
SteersMedium and Large 3573138.55/cwt137.00–140.007942
SteersMedium and Large 1539168.57/cwt168.00–170.0090910
SteersMedium and Large 2495168.00/cwt168.00–168.008322
BullsMedium and Large 1530148.77/cwt147.00–151.0078814
BullsMedium and Large 1393170.35/cwt170.00–174.0066911
BullsMedium and Large 1470163.24/cwt161.00–165.007678
BullsMedium and Large 1330173.94/cwt172.00–176.005742
BullsMedium and Large 1573139.97/cwt137.00–142.008026
BullsMedium and Large 1416165.51/cwt164.00–166.006894
CowsLean 85-90%96947.12/cwt45.00–48.004577
CowsLean 85-90%96351.46/cwt50.00–54.004966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33869.53/cwt69.00–70.009302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13867.05/cwt65.00–70.0076313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09961.72/cwt59.00–64.006789
Bulls1,08088.00/cwt88.00–88.009501
Bred CowsSmall 1-2637.50/head625.00–650.006382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2837.50/head750.00–975.008386
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2800.00/head800.00–800.008002
BullsMedium and Large 3525137.68/cwt137.00–138.007233
BullsMedium and Large 3678112.02/cwt111.00–113.007592
BullsMedium and Large 3365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005622
BullsMedium and Large 3488140.49/cwt140.00–141.006864
BullsMedium and Large 3310164.00/cwt164.00–164.005082
BullsMedium and Large 3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007983
BullsMedium and Large 2230178.00/cwt178.00–178.004091
BullsMedium and Large 3620121.01/cwt120.00–122.007502
BullsMedium and Large 2626126.74/cwt126.00–129.007934
BullsMedium and Large 2430158.04/cwt155.00–162.006807
BullsMedium and Large 2665124.34/cwt122.00–126.008273
BullsMedium and Large 2488152.11/cwt150.00–157.007427
BullsMedium and Large 3428151.03/cwt150.00–152.006462
BullsMedium and Large 2290174.00/cwt174.00–174.005051
BullsMedium and Large 3590123.00/cwt123.00–123.007262
BullsMedium and Large 2588132.67/cwt130.00–134.007803
BullsMedium and Large 2511143.83/cwt140.00–146.007357
BullsMedium and Large 2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005783
BullsMedium and Large 2389167.28/cwt164.00–169.006517
HeifersMedium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 3383136.66/cwt136.00–137.005233
HeifersMedium and Large 1370150.77/cwt147.00–153.005584
HeifersMedium and Large 1428147.77/cwt144.00–152.006327

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.