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Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 103▲ 130 vs year ago 81 · +160.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 22▲ 35 vs year ago 7 · +500.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 20▲ 18 vs year ago 20 · +90.0%

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 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 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 $139.42/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$139.42

55 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	143.78	633	40
Medium and Large 2	451	130.17	587	10thin
Medium and Large 3	393	123.02	484	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $149 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 sale55 hd

139.42

—

AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd

144.33

−4.91

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	1,345	100.69	1,354	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,231	87.53	1,077	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	78.73	857	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	57.68	577	10

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	165.58/cwt	163.00–172.00	773	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	159.78/cwt	159.00–162.00	823	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	148.69/cwt	142.00–154.00	543	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	140.85/cwt	139.00–145.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	136.55/cwt	132.00–145.00	629	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	135.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	122.44/cwt	119.00–128.00	648	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	253	204.97/cwt	202.00–208.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	171.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	184.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	178.93/cwt	175.00–182.00	664	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	150.67/cwt	149.00–152.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	163.75/cwt	159.00–172.00	688	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	147.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	709	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	129.05/cwt	126.00–131.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	134.61/cwt	133.00–136.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	100.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,354	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	948	66.02/cwt	61.00–72.00	626	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	64.42/cwt	63.00–66.00	644	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	55.99/cwt	48.00–59.00	560	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	78.16/cwt	74.00–82.50	832	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	87.32/cwt	83.50–93.00	1,050	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,246	89.79/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,119	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	810.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845.00/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	638.57/cwt	570.00–700.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	477.50/cwt	420.00–560.00	—	4

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 103Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 22Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 20Year ago 20

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	117.00–119.00	118.02
2	—	340	131.00–136.00	133.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
6	—	529	119.00–128.00	122.44
3	—	318	140.00–144.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	132.00–145.00	136.55
2	—	570	126.00–128.00	126.96
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
5	—	429	139.00–145.00	140.85
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
2	—	220	152.00–158.00	155.00
4	—	519	134.00–137.00	135.02
11	—	365	142.00–154.00	148.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	159.00–162.00	159.78
2	—	418	174.00–176.00	174.99
1	—	680	164.00	164.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
5	—	467	163.00–172.00	165.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	168.00	168.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	202.00–208.00	204.97
5	—	371	175.00–182.00	178.93
3	—	327	182.00–188.00	184.02
13	—	420	159.00–172.00	163.75
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
9	—	479	140.00–155.00	147.94
5	—	521	133.00–136.00	134.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	517	126.00–131.00	129.05
3	—	420	145.00–148.00	146.00
3	—	390	149.00–152.00	150.67
1	—	260	188.00	188.00
4	—	325	168.00–172.00	171.05
1	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	48.00–59.00	55.99
2	—	1,000	63.00–66.00	64.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,246	85.00–93.00	89.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	948	61.00–72.00	66.02
8	—	1,203	83.50–93.00	87.32
9	—	1,064	74.00–82.50	78.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	95.00–105.00	100.69

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	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,129.17

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	5	—	—	700.00–950.00	810.00

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)	7	—	—	570.00–700.00	638.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	420.00–560.00	477.50

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)	4	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	845.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00

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.