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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 11

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 216▼ 103 vs year ago 214 · −48.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 34▼ 6 vs year ago 14 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 16 vs year ago 30 · −53.3%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and replacement cows market lightly tested.

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 $126.88/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$126.88

35 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	133.86	655	16thin
Medium and Large 3	443	122.00	541	3thin
Medium and Large 2	521	120.81	630	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about $25 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 sale35 hd

126.88

—

AL average15 barns · 1,235 hd

134.32

−7.44

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	63.81	700	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	62.50	883	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	59.00	625	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$611	9

Every lot

30 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	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	148.15/cwt	145.00–149.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.63/cwt	118.00–121.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	118.36/cwt	116.00–121.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	119.66/cwt	119.00–122.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	737	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	162.54/cwt	158.00–166.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	148.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	680	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	114.89/cwt	111.00–119.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	625	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	60.71/cwt	59.00–62.00	671	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	883	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611.11/head	550.00–650.00	611	9

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 216Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and replacement cows market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
2	—	560	131.00–134.00	132.51
3	—	320	158.00–166.00	162.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	111.00–119.00	114.89
4	—	545	122.00	122.00
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
2	—	420	139.00–140.00	139.52
1	—	485	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	147.00–150.00	148.59
7	—	519	129.00–133.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	120.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	525	118.00–121.00	119.63
3	—	573	116.00–121.00	118.36
2	—	638	115.00–116.00	115.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	145.00–149.00	148.15
6	—	626	119.00–122.00	119.66
2	—	418	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	520	128.00–129.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	147.00	147.00

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	2	—	—	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	550.00–650.00	611.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,105	59.00–62.00	60.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	62.00–63.00	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	59.00	59.00

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.