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Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 31
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
64 vs last sale 144 123 vs year ago 85 · +144.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
10 vs last sale 61 36 vs year ago 35 · +102.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
1 vs last sale 20 31 vs year ago 50 · 62.0%
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 sold steady, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $216.82/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$216.82
42 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.82
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491224.191,10225
Medium and Large 2541208.621,1288thin
Medium and Large 3506203.621,0309thin
One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $72 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 sale42 hd
216.82
AL average13 barns · 782 hd
203.00
+13.82
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
BullsAverage1,675110.001,8431thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41092.511,3049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20990.781,09717
CowsLean 85-90%Low91778.687225thin

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)$1,0756
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8252thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2355194.00/cwt194.00–194.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 1622187.99/cwt186.00–190.001,1693
SteersMedium and Large 2783192.01/cwt191.00–193.001,5032
HeifersMedium and Large 2425189.00/cwt188.00–190.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 3332189.98/cwt186.00–192.006313
HeifersMedium and Large 3420181.80/cwt180.00–184.007645
HeifersMedium and Large 3477180.69/cwt180.00–182.008623
SteersMedium and Large 1633219.53/cwt218.00–221.001,3902
SteersMedium and Large 3725183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3271
HeifersMedium and Large 3370184.22/cwt182.00–187.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 2565183.65/cwt183.00–185.001,0383
HeifersMedium and Large 2725177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 3525179.50/cwt179.00–180.009422
SteersMedium and Large 2525244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 1465257.02/cwt256.00–259.001,1953
SteersMedium and Large 2425251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0671
SteersMedium and Large 3515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 1555242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3431
SteersMedium and Large 3580222.65/cwt220.00–225.001,2913
SteersMedium and Large 3425238.93/cwt236.00–242.001,0152
SteersMedium and Large 2475247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1731
SteersMedium and Large 1665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 1536204.00/cwt202.00–206.001,0938
BullsMedium and Large 1382258.42/cwt256.00–260.009875
BullsMedium and Large 1589200.96/cwt200.00–205.001,1847
BullsMedium and Large 1420256.99/cwt256.00–258.001,0792
BullsMedium and Large 1325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008452
BullsMedium and Large 1475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41795.42/cwt93.00–98.001,3523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23293.26/cwt91.00–96.001,1498
CowsLean 85-90%92375.89/cwt75.00–78.007003
CowsLean 85-90%90882.87/cwt82.00–84.007522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40588.26/cwt87.00–90.001,2405
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19387.28/cwt86.00–89.001,0418
Bulls1,675110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075.00/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3825.00/head800.00–850.008252
BullsMedium and Large 2420234.00/cwt234.00–234.009831
BullsMedium and Large 3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
BullsMedium and Large 3435220.98/cwt220.00–222.009612
BullsMedium and Large 2370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
BullsMedium and Large 2465224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0421
BullsMedium and Large 2668184.50/cwt184.00–185.001,2322
HeifersMedium and Large 3565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009892
HeifersMedium and Large 2525185.33/cwt184.00–186.009733
BullsMedium and Large 3605180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0891
BullsMedium and Large 2578197.33/cwt196.00–198.001,1413
BullsMedium and Large 3464212.66/cwt206.00–216.009874
BullsMedium and Large 3705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 1520252.33/cwt250.00–255.001,3123
HeifersMedium and Large 2471188.19/cwt186.00–191.008866
HeifersMedium and Large 1405206.00/cwt206.00–206.008341
HeifersMedium and Large 1485196.00/cwt196.00–196.009511

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.