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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 253▲ 257 vs year ago 130 · +197.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 39▲ 19 vs year ago 13 · +146.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 59▲ 38 vs year ago 23 · +165.2%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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 $108.80/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$108.80

135 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	112.02	580	90
Medium and Large 2	496	105.22	522	34
Medium and Large 3	531	93.54	496	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $84 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 sale135 hd

108.80

—

AL average11 barns · 1,125 hd

112.96

−4.16

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	1,397	82.59	1,154	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	56.49	650	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,231	55.77	687	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	46.61	473	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	162.03/cwt	161.00–163.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	155.98/cwt	150.00–162.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	135.10/cwt	133.00–140.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	132.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	124.97/cwt	119.00–130.00	767	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	107.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	118.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	115.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.48/cwt	107.00–114.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	132.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	134.95/cwt	134.00–136.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	111.27/cwt	110.00–113.00	474	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	103.48/cwt	103.00–105.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	115.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	497	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	106.12/cwt	105.00–108.00	503	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	113.13/cwt	108.00–117.00	538	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	109.44/cwt	106.00–112.00	573	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	101.82/cwt	100.00–103.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	107.55/cwt	103.00–111.00	627	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	96.36/cwt	95.00–98.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	102.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	642	81.99/cwt	81.00–84.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	101.02/cwt	98.00–104.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	140.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	505	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	160.13/cwt	156.00–163.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	398	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	122.58/cwt	121.00–130.00	522	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	146.91/cwt	144.00–156.00	642	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.08/cwt	126.00–140.00	620	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	116.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	568	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	97.32/cwt	96.00–100.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	116.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	107.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	614	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	104.57/cwt	103.00–107.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	97.56/cwt	94.00–103.00	604	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	104.32/cwt	103.00–107.00	692	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	703	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	875	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,039	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	84.38/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	927	52.17/cwt	51.50–52.50	484	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	46.61/cwt	43.00–49.00	473	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	57.41/cwt	54.50–61.50	688	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	55.77/cwt	55.00–58.50	687	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038.89/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	—	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993.75/cwt	920.00–1,075.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815.29/cwt	640.00–950.00	—	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649.17/cwt	560.00–730.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	586.00/cwt	550.00–630.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	453.75/cwt	395.00–510.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	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 Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 253Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 59Year ago 23

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	103.00–107.00	104.32
6	—	378	156.00–163.00	160.13
5	—	532	115.00–122.00	116.80
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
12	—	573	105.00–115.00	107.20
12	—	437	144.00–156.00	146.91
7	—	618	103.00–107.00	104.57
7	—	473	126.00–140.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	96.00–100.00	97.32
2	—	415	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	138.00–144.00	140.98
7	—	619	94.00–103.00	97.56
7	—	426	121.00–130.00	122.58
5	—	488	110.00–118.00	116.43
4	—	550	100.00–105.00	101.25
2	—	703	87.00–89.00	88.00
1	—	875	79.00	79.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	110.00–113.00	111.27
6	—	623	95.00–98.00	96.36
5	—	534	100.00–103.00	101.82
1	—	560	99.00	99.00
11	—	474	105.00–108.00	106.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	115.00	115.00
2	—	528	114.00–116.00	115.03
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	476	108.00–117.00	113.13
19	—	524	106.00–112.00	109.44
10	—	432	112.00–120.00	115.08
9	—	583	103.00–111.00	107.55
8	—	631	100.00–109.00	102.97
4	—	665	98.00–104.00	101.02
4	—	375	134.00–136.00	134.95
3	—	710	98.00	98.00
2	—	318	130.00–136.00	132.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	103.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	642	81.00–84.00	81.99
2	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	81.00	81.00
1	—	385	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	105.00–112.00	107.33
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	140.00–150.00	144.53
8	—	614	119.00–130.00	124.97
7	—	570	130.00–134.00	132.40
6	—	526	133.00–140.00	135.10
5	—	681	115.00–124.00	118.74
4	—	721	112.00–120.00	115.02
3	—	418	150.00–162.00	155.98
2	—	755	107.00–114.00	110.48
2	—	370	161.00–163.00	162.03
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
1	—	825	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	43.00–49.00	46.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	55.00–58.50	55.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,199	54.50–61.50	57.41
3	—	927	51.50–52.50	52.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	80.00–88.00	84.38
1	—	1,315	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	875.00–1,150.00	1,038.89

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–630.00	586.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	395.00–510.00	453.75

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)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00

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)	17	—	—	640.00–950.00	815.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	920.00–1,075.00	993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	560.00–730.00	649.17

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	2	—	—	750.00–900.00	825.00

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	3	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	983.33

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.