Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2022-12-06

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 6
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
154 vs last sale 392 26 vs year ago 212 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
8 vs last sale 39 1 vs year ago 30 · +3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
46 vs last sale 52 63 vs year ago 69 · 91.3%
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 sharply higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.97/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$165.97
62 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.53
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435178.8377920
Medium and Large 2453166.6675518thin
Medium and Large 3476154.7373624
One grade step is worth $24.10/cwt here — about $42 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 sale62 hd
165.97
AL average12 barns · 920 hd
154.44
+11.53
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
BullsLow1,47079.001,1611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13671.378118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39366.709293thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92852.754896thin

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)$6632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$6501thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3623127.49/cwt125.00–130.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 2430146.82/cwt144.00–149.006316
HeifersMedium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2369185.99/cwt182.00–188.006864
BullsMedium and Large 2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1417156.58/cwt155.00–159.0065310
HeifersMedium and Large 1480153.01/cwt150.00–156.0073412
HeifersMedium and Large 2529133.18/cwt125.00–142.007057
SteersMedium and Large 2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
SteersMedium and Large 1355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
HeifersMedium and Large 2385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 2472146.03/cwt139.00–149.006897
HeifersMedium and Large 3463131.64/cwt130.00–134.006093
HeifersMedium and Large 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1518149.77/cwt146.00–156.007763
SteersMedium and Large 2380192.00/cwt192.00–192.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 3560119.00/cwt119.00–119.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 3310149.00/cwt149.00–149.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2475168.00/cwt168.00–168.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1628142.50/cwt142.00–143.008952
BullsMedium and Large 1325202.69/cwt198.00–208.006592
BullsMedium and Large 1425179.69/cwt178.00–181.007643
BullsMedium and Large 1507163.32/cwt160.00–165.008283
BullsMedium and Large 1469170.75/cwt170.00–172.008014
CowsLean 85-90%96848.75/cwt48.00–50.004723
CowsLean 85-90%88756.76/cwt55.00–58.005033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15372.79/cwt70.00–75.008396
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45064.00/cwt64.00–64.009281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36568.05/cwt67.00–69.009292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08567.12/cwt66.00–68.007282
Bulls1,47079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2662.50/head650.00–675.006632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2650.00/head650.00–650.006501
BullsMedium and Large 3324184.52/cwt182.00–186.005984
BullsMedium and Large 2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1375193.63/cwt192.00–198.007265
BullsMedium and Large 3375176.92/cwt174.00–180.006632
BullsMedium and Large 3710114.00/cwt114.00–114.008091
BullsMedium and Large 3562133.33/cwt132.00–134.007493
BullsMedium and Large 3425164.74/cwt164.00–166.007004
BullsMedium and Large 2577143.33/cwt143.00–144.008273
BullsMedium and Large 1255206.00/cwt206.00–206.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2225198.00/cwt198.00–198.004461
BullsMedium and Large 2265192.00/cwt192.00–192.005091
BullsMedium and Large 3525143.44/cwt142.00–145.007534
HeifersMedium and Large 2580128.44/cwt125.00–132.007452
BullsMedium and Large 2423171.02/cwt170.00–172.007232
BullsMedium and Large 2780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
BullsMedium and Large 3483154.99/cwt154.00–156.007494
BullsMedium and Large 2523150.97/cwt149.00–153.007902

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.