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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 17

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Mar 10Mar 17Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 134▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 237▲ 61 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-10.00 lower. 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 $127.47/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.47

37 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	130.41	615	20
Medium and Large 2	421	126.25	531	13thin
Medium and Large 3	379	116.74	442	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $172 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 sale37 hd

127.47

—

AL average14 barns · 907 hd

127.14

+0.33

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	1,278	71.93	919	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	65.50	848	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	958	54.72	524	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	46.71	459	3thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	121.40/cwt	119.00–124.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	115.02/cwt	112.00–117.00	366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	104.84/cwt	101.00–109.00	380	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	115.36/cwt	113.00–118.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	113.37/cwt	111.00–118.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	90.74/cwt	86.00–95.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	102.98/cwt	101.00–106.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	87.53/cwt	86.00–89.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	137.41/cwt	134.00–142.00	451	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	124.99/cwt	119.00–129.00	419	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	499	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	137.34/cwt	133.00–143.00	574	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	133.57/cwt	128.00–140.00	622	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	71.93/cwt	70.50–73.50	919	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	432	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	57.30/cwt	55.50–61.00	556	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	49.07/cwt	45.50–53.00	485	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	848	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792.00/cwt	710.00–940.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	663.00/cwt	580.00–750.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660.00/cwt	580.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598.57/cwt	510.00–660.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	540.00/cwt	500.00–580.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536.00/cwt	500.00–590.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	468.00/cwt	400.00–540.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	387.73/cwt	300.00–510.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	235.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	—	2

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 237Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-10.00 lower. 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	—	465	85.00	85.00
5	—	362	101.00–109.00	104.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	86.00–95.00	90.74
3	—	318	112.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	570	86.00–89.00	87.53
2	—	440	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	101.00–106.00	102.98
3	—	438	111.00–118.00	113.37
2	—	370	113.00–118.00	115.36
2	—	313	119.00–124.00	121.40
1	—	725	84.00	84.00
1	—	585	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	119.00–129.00	124.99
1	—	510	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	127.00–132.00	129.50
3	—	328	134.00–142.00	137.41
2	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	75.00	75.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	128.00–140.00	133.57
8	—	418	133.00–143.00	137.34
2	—	673	96.00–97.00	96.50
2	—	503	123.00–125.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	—	710.00–940.00	792.00

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	—	—	580.00–750.00	663.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	480.00	480.00

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)	5	—	—	500.00–590.00	536.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	580.00–750.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	510.00–660.00	598.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	300.00–510.00	387.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–580.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	400.00–540.00	468.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	220.00–250.00	235.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	250.00	250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	70.50–73.50	71.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	47.00	47.00
3	—	970	55.50–61.00	57.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	42.00	42.00
2	—	988	45.50–53.00	49.07

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.