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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 29

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 188▲ 87 vs year ago 158 · +55.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 28▲ 23 vs year ago 12 · +191.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 14 vs year ago 12 · +116.7%

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 steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows 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 $142.32/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$142.32

79 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	145.70	771	42
Medium and Large 2	425	140.12	595	30
Medium and Large 3	424	131.40	557	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $215 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 sale79 hd

142.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,370 hd

145.35

−3.04

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	1,498	102.60	1,537	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	90.34	978	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,203	88.26	1,062	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	60.88	557	15

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	200.67/cwt	198.00–204.00	650	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	192.98/cwt	190.00–198.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	188.88/cwt	184.00–198.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	179.91/cwt	170.00–186.00	826	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	892	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	148.17/cwt	147.00–149.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	136.96/cwt	131.00–141.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	156.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	156.28/cwt	151.00–160.00	653	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	138.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	152.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	136.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	653	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	136.09/cwt	131.00–140.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	915	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	197.19/cwt	192.00–202.00	649	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.58/cwt	160.00–172.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	187.25/cwt	182.00–192.00	712	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	179.48/cwt	172.00–183.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	152.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	731	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	163.54/cwt	161.00–168.00	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	159.60/cwt	154.00–163.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	149.47/cwt	145.00–154.00	864	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	913	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	102.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,537	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	64.44/cwt	60.00–69.00	572	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	662	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	54.27/cwt	51.00–59.00	517	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	983	78.50/cwt	72.00–84.00	772	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	90.02/cwt	86.00–96.00	969	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	102.99/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,234	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	88.26/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,062	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	743.33/cwt	640.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	636.67/cwt	510.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	620.00/cwt	500.00–740.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	585.00/cwt	530.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	718.57/cwt	650.00–770.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 188Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	370	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	161.00–168.00	163.54
5	—	527	154.00–163.00	159.60
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
3	—	637	140.00–145.00	143.32
4	—	403	172.00–183.00	179.48
9	—	329	192.00–202.00	197.19
4	—	578	145.00–154.00	149.47
11	—	380	182.00–192.00	187.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	145.00	145.00
3	—	375	160.00–172.00	165.58
2	—	445	162.00	162.00
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
7	—	478	148.00–155.00	152.92
1	—	560	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	132.00–134.00	132.99
5	—	472	148.00–155.00	152.38
4	—	384	153.00–160.00	156.23
7	—	514	131.00–140.00	136.09
9	—	418	151.00–160.00	156.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	134.00–140.00	136.08
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
2	—	530	123.00–130.00	126.50
7	—	418	132.00–142.00	138.29
5	—	367	147.00–149.00	148.17
6	—	324	145.00–155.00	149.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
5	—	372	131.00–141.00	136.96
1	—	600	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	651	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	160.00–165.00	162.42
5	—	324	198.00–204.00	200.67
2	—	568	154.00–160.00	156.96
4	—	434	184.00–198.00	188.88
4	—	359	190.00–198.00	192.98
6	—	459	170.00–186.00	179.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	888	60.00–69.00	64.44
6	—	952	51.00–59.00	54.27
1	—	920	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	97.00–108.00	102.99
2	—	983	72.00–84.00	78.50
5	—	1,076	86.00–96.00	90.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	85.00–91.00	88.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	100.00–105.00	102.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	640.00–850.00	743.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–740.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	510.00–750.00	636.67

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	—	—	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–640.00	585.00

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	7	—	—	650.00–770.00	718.57

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	—	—	510.00	510.00

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.