Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2020-02-18

Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 18

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 56▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 9▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 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: Too few last week to trend due to heavy rains.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.70/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$132.70

72 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	133.93	659	48
Medium and Large 2	423	131.96	558	17thin
Medium and Large 3	379	125.98	478	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $181 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 sale72 hd

132.70

—

AL average14 barns · 1,343 hd

133.33

−0.64

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	—	Low	1,482	74.48	1,104	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	54.67	628	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,180	47.25	558	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	46.97	441	7thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	159.20/cwt	156.00–160.00	683	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	156.75/cwt	155.00–159.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	745	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	136.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	767	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	142.13/cwt	137.00–148.00	441	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	132.72/cwt	131.00–134.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	146.99/cwt	144.00–149.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	137.31/cwt	134.00–144.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	128.67/cwt	123.00–133.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	135.03/cwt	130.00–137.00	637	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	129.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	353	143.45/cwt	136.00–151.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	153.78/cwt	150.00–156.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	147.74/cwt	145.00–151.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	146.17/cwt	141.00–149.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	72.22/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,292	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	42.83/cwt	41.00–44.00	391	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	50.07/cwt	47.50–51.50	480	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	553	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	54.67/cwt	54.00–55.00	628	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	561	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547.50/cwt	520.00–590.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	285.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	—	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 56Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Too few last week to trend due to heavy rains.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	134.00–144.00	137.31
17	—	472	130.00–137.00	135.03
16	—	574	125.00–130.00	128.84
7	—	356	144.00–149.00	146.99
4	—	514	128.00–132.00	129.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	126.00	126.00
4	—	316	131.00–134.00	132.72
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	123.00–133.00	128.67
5	—	520	120.00–128.00	125.56
4	—	310	137.00–148.00	142.13
2	—	380	137.00–138.00	137.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	136.00–151.00	143.45
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	141.00–149.00	146.17
4	—	420	145.00–151.00	147.74
4	—	383	150.00–156.00	153.78
3	—	332	155.00–157.00	156.02
2	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	578	130.00–136.00	132.91
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	136.00–139.00	136.76
3	—	527	140.00–144.00	141.34
1	—	405	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	150.00–155.00	151.83
6	—	429	156.00–160.00	159.20
5	—	469	155.00–159.00	156.75
4	—	360	169.50	169.50
2	—	555	142.00–144.00	142.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	47.50–51.50	50.07
3	—	913	41.00–44.00	42.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,140	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	54.00–55.00	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	70.50–74.00	72.22
1	—	1,635	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	275.00–290.00	285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

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)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	520.00–590.00	547.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	630.00	630.00

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.