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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 21

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 90▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 14▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls to few last week. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.00/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$147.00

52 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	149.41	719	34
Medium and Large 2	449	146.11	656	16thin
Medium and Large 3	458	113.00	517	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $202 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 sale52 hd

147.00

—

AL average15 barns · 1,321 hd

142.99

+4.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,605	73.14	1,174	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	48.50	783	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	44.79	483	4thin

Every lot

44 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	163.18/cwt	158.00–166.00	690	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	156.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	146.16/cwt	143.00–149.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	142.67/cwt	141.00–144.00	792	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	125.48/cwt	121.00–128.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	99.99/cwt	96.00–104.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	184.02/cwt	182.00–186.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	342	168.81/cwt	168.00–170.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	170.58/cwt	166.00–176.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	156.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	657	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	148.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	153.94/cwt	146.00–158.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	142.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	124.22/cwt	123.00–126.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	73.14/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,174	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	44.79/cwt	40.00–48.00	483	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	783	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742.50/cwt	670.00–790.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	635.00/cwt	630.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Tue Jan 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls to few last week. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	111.00–117.00	114.00
8	—	423	126.00–132.00	129.00
8	—	515	121.00–128.00	125.48
10	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.15
4	—	550	121.00–123.00	122.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	335	134.00	134.00
4	—	373	129.00–132.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
2	—	708	96.00–104.00	99.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	143.00–149.00	146.16
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
9	—	423	158.00–166.00	163.18
3	—	555	141.00–144.00	142.67
3	—	465	154.00–160.00	156.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	127.00–132.00	129.99
5	—	527	140.00–144.00	142.18
4	—	629	123.00–126.00	124.22
3	—	453	146.00–158.00	153.94
2	—	308	182.00–186.00	184.02
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
8	—	419	155.00–164.00	156.75
6	—	383	166.00–176.00	170.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	595	120.00	120.00
5	—	342	168.00–170.00	168.81
6	—	430	147.00–152.00	148.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	670.00–790.00	742.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	580.00	580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	630.00–640.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	390.00	390.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–540.00	535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	40.00–48.00	44.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	70.50–75.00	73.14

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.