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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 21

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 307▼ 263 vs year ago 387 · −68.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 41▼ 16 vs year ago 32 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 16▼ 25 vs year ago 61 · −41.0%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-3.00 lower. 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 $117.14/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$117.14

40 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$30.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	126.07	715	20
Medium and Large 2	475	114.94	546	13thin
Medium and Large 3	442	95.69	423	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.38/cwt here — about $292 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 sale40 hd

117.14

—

AL average16 barns · 1,951 hd

126.97

−9.84

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	1,550	87.50	1,356	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,120	64.00	717	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	63.36	760	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	50.02	493	6thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	673	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	774	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	331	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	121.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	90.39/cwt	85.00–96.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	113.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	124.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	150.06/cwt	149.00–151.00	477	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	140.54/cwt	134.00–147.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	122.19/cwt	119.00–124.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	120.47/cwt	118.00–124.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	45.98/cwt	45.00–46.50	417	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	54.06/cwt	52.50–56.00	575	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	630	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	717	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	64.88/cwt	61.00–66.50	800	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	837	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156.43/cwt	1,085.00–1,250.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721.67/cwt	605.00–810.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	545.00/cwt	450.00–630.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	380.00/cwt	300.00–500.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	—	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 307Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 41Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 16Year ago 61

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	67.50	67.50
5	—	1,233	61.00–66.50	64.88
2	—	1,095	57.00–58.00	57.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	52.50–56.00	54.06
3	—	907	45.00–46.50	45.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	87.50	87.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,156.43

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	1	—	—	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	890.00	890.00

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)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	605.00–810.00	721.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	720.00	720.00

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)	4	—	—	450.00–630.00	545.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	300.00–500.00	380.00

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)	1	—	—	360.00	360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	270.00	270.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
3	—	430	120.00–121.00	120.67
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
4	—	460	120.00–124.00	122.04
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
4	—	318	149.00–151.00	150.06
5	—	536	119.00–124.00	122.19
4	—	570	118.00–124.00	120.47
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	480	134.00	134.00
2	—	443	134.00–147.00	140.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
4	—	488	124.00–129.00	126.46
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
5	—	524	118.00–128.00	124.69
2	—	605	121.00–125.00	123.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	110.00–118.00	113.54
2	—	628	104.00–108.00	106.02
4	—	366	120.00–127.00	121.77
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	100.00–104.00	101.35
1	—	555	101.00	101.00
2	—	388	85.00–96.00	90.39
1	—	780	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	120.00–122.00	121.34
3	—	512	140.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	570	133.00	133.00
8	—	464	140.00–150.00	145.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	105.00–108.00	106.50
4	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.01
2	—	470	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00

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.