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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 31

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 130▼ 22 vs year ago 121 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 31 · −29.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

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 mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

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 $131.16/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$131.16

26 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$21.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.40

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	132.61	691	13thin
Medium and Large 2	456	131.26	598	12thin
Medium and Large 3	485	111.00	538	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.61/cwt here — about $153 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 sale26 hd

131.16

—

AL average10 barns · 639 hd

143.56

−12.40

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	1,443	95.50	1,378	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	72.92	814	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	61.62	548	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$915	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$676	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$948	3thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	141.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	132.52/cwt	132.00–133.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	111.35/cwt	110.00–113.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	135.96/cwt	133.00–141.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	131.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	124.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	131.85/cwt	125.00–134.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	62.94/cwt	60.00–66.00	578	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	75.10/cwt	72.00–79.00	804	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	65.61/cwt	63.00–69.50	754	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,155	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708.75/head	560.00–770.00	709	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	415.00/head	415.00–415.00	415	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 May 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 130Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 15

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	133.00–141.00	135.96
3	—	517	129.00–133.00	131.63
5	—	572	125.00–134.00	131.85
1	—	680	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	126.00–131.00	129.02
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
3	—	517	120.00–126.00	124.06
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	138.00–145.00	141.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	150.00–155.00	152.51
1	—	670	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	132.00–133.00	132.52
2	—	515	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	528	128.00–134.00	130.98
3	—	472	130.00–135.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
3	—	528	110.00–113.00	111.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	820.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	560.00–770.00	708.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	415.00	415.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,290	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	82.50	82.50
4	—	1,149	63.00–69.50	65.61
9	—	1,071	72.00–79.00	75.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	55.00	55.00
5	—	919	60.00–66.00	62.94

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.