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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 10

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 158▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 20▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 43▲ 237 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows 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 $126.91/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$126.91

54 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$26.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.26

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	133.73	647	23
Medium and Large 2	464	124.66	579	26
Medium and Large 3	546	107.21	585	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $62 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 sale54 hd

126.91

—

AL average15 barns · 1,146 hd

138.17

−11.26

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	1,658	86.08	1,427	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	59.58	916	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	57.28	715	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	47.50	466	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	132.71/cwt	131.00–134.00	411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	115.99/cwt	114.00–119.00	436	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	117.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	109.91/cwt	106.00–113.00	520	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	518	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	137.73/cwt	136.00–141.00	461	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	133.27/cwt	131.00–138.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	145.22/cwt	141.00–149.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	547	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	140.36/cwt	138.00–143.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	136.64/cwt	132.00–141.00	635	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	125.51/cwt	121.00–130.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	129.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	587	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	86.08/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,427	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	386	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	551	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	57.28/cwt	56.50–58.00	715	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	59.58/cwt	57.50–62.50	916	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041.00/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	—	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887.14/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	70
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740.00/cwt	600.00–860.00	—	40
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	635.00–815.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	688.75/cwt	580.00–725.00	—	20
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	541.67/cwt	400.00–625.00	—	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	—	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	974.50/cwt	815.00–1,050.00	—	10

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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 237Last week 43Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	56.50–58.00	57.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	57.50–62.50	59.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,040	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	83.00–88.00	86.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	121.00–122.00	121.52
2	—	465	114.00–115.00	114.49
4	—	310	131.00–134.00	132.71
6	—	425	116.00–120.00	117.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	134.00	134.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
1	—	700	74.00	74.00
2	—	505	107.00–110.00	108.50
6	—	376	114.00–119.00	115.99
9	—	473	106.00–113.00	109.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	93.00	93.00
2	—	355	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	640	97.00	97.00
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	121.00–130.00	125.51
5	—	415	130.00–134.00	131.78
4	—	335	136.00–141.00	137.73
3	—	587	110.00–112.00	111.34
3	—	360	131.00–138.00	133.27
2	—	628	106.00–109.00	107.49
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	126.00–135.00	129.63
6	—	465	132.00–141.00	136.64
5	—	393	141.00–149.00	145.22
3	—	417	138.00–143.00	140.36
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	20	—	—	580.00–725.00	688.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	635.00–815.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	400.00–625.00	541.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	—	600.00–860.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,041.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	887.14

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	30	—	—	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,206.67

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	10	—	—	815.00–1,050.00	974.50

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.