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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 25

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Aug 4Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▲ 276 vs last sale 0▲ 132 vs year ago 144 · +91.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 33 · +75.8%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends, sale not reported last week.

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 $123.05/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$123.05

91 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	125.95	521	23
Medium and Large 1	505	122.26	617	66
Medium and Large 3	400	116.00	464	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $57 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 sale91 hd

123.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,468 hd

125.59

−2.54

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	1,635	87.57	1,432	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	63.73	709	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	62.30	825	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	47.57	469	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	131.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	124.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	681	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	698	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	866	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	848	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	121.20/cwt	121.00–122.00	382	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	127.98/cwt	126.00–131.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	114.02/cwt	111.00–116.00	418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	110.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	516	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	116.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	108.67/cwt	107.00–110.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	112.30/cwt	105.00–116.00	590	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	101.35/cwt	99.00–104.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	110.19/cwt	107.00–112.00	627	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.00	402	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	143.59/cwt	137.00–149.00	547	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	131.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	501	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	124.61/cwt	119.00–129.00	522	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	133.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	117.67/cwt	114.00–120.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	122.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	583	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	117.82/cwt	114.00–124.00	624	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	115.20/cwt	112.00–118.00	654	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	604	108.29/cwt	105.00–112.00	654	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	87.57/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,432	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	51.36/cwt	49.00–53.50	485	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	63.73/cwt	61.00–64.50	709	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	62.30/cwt	60.50–64.00	825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990.00/cwt	920.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941.00/cwt	710.00–1,110.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682.86/cwt	640.00–790.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	650.00/cwt	630.00–670.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	475.00/cwt	365.00–560.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091.67/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	762.22/cwt	650.00–875.00	—	9

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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 0Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 33

Compared to a week ago: No trends, sale not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	120.00–125.00	124.19
4	—	430	140.00–151.00	144.99
2	—	713	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	565	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	120.00–122.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	105.00	105.00
2	—	585	110.00–114.00	112.03
2	—	413	125.00–138.00	131.62
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	698	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	100.00–105.00	102.47
18	—	530	114.00–124.00	117.82
13	—	477	120.00–129.00	122.23
9	—	568	112.00–118.00	115.20
9	—	381	137.00–149.00	143.59
8	—	430	130.00–140.00	133.41
7	—	604	105.00–112.00	108.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	385	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	125.00–137.00	131.40
4	—	419	119.00–129.00	124.61
3	—	458	114.00–120.00	117.67
2	—	530	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	308	129.00–132.00	130.46
1	—	595	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	100.00–105.00	102.71
2	—	570	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	485	101.00	101.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	109.00–113.00	110.54
6	—	568	99.00–104.00	101.35
5	—	315	121.00–122.00	121.20
4	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.27
3	—	523	107.00–110.00	108.67
3	—	367	111.00–116.00	114.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	105.00–116.00	112.30
9	—	569	107.00–112.00	110.19
6	—	472	114.00–120.00	116.11
5	—	354	126.00–131.00	127.98
4	—	630	108.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	414	120.00–123.00	120.98
3	—	320	130.00–140.00	133.72
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	49.00–53.50	51.36
1	—	1,070	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	60.50–64.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	61.00–64.50	63.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	85.00–90.00	87.57

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	365.00–560.00	475.00

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	—	—	630.00–670.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	680.00	680.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	710.00–1,110.00	941.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	920.00–1,100.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	640.00–790.00	682.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	650.00–875.00	762.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,091.67

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.