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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▲ 203 vs last sale 189▲ 216 vs year ago 176 · +122.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 48▲ 16 vs year ago 23 · +69.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 21▲ 34 vs year ago 18 · +188.9%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly 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 $135.64/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$135.64

65 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$17.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	144.14	665	15thin
Medium and Large 2	481	135.81	654	35
Medium and Large 3	481	126.74	610	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.40/cwt here — about $54 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 sale65 hd

135.64

—

AL average11 barns · 1,134 hd

144.86

−9.22

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	—	Low	1,503	84.46	1,269	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	70.16	961	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	64.83	777	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	51.07	455	8thin

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)	—	$938	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$796	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$710	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,005	10

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	185.01/cwt	184.00–186.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.65/cwt	175.00–176.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	164.39/cwt	163.00–170.00	847	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	147.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	159.20/cwt	157.00–161.00	906	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	142.51/cwt	139.00–146.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	141.27/cwt	137.00–144.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	130.41/cwt	130.00–132.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	139.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	132.83/cwt	129.00–135.00	696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	129.02/cwt	126.00–133.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	255	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	190.05/cwt	188.00–194.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	190.62/cwt	188.00–198.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	180.92/cwt	176.00–186.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	172.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	188.64/cwt	186.00–190.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	175.14/cwt	170.00–178.00	725	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	434	164.78/cwt	164.00–166.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	486	160.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	512	133.20/cwt	132.00–134.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	147.33/cwt	146.00–148.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	760	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	847	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	84.46/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,269	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	52.43/cwt	51.00–56.00	463	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	46.97/cwt	46.00–48.00	430	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	67.07/cwt	65.00–70.00	800	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	62.14/cwt	59.00–64.00	749	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	69.19/cwt	68.00–70.00	948	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937.50/head	850.00–1,050.00	938	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887.50/head	800.00–1,025.00	888	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791.67/head	700.00–875.00	792	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/head	600.00–725.00	675	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	587.50/head	575.00–600.00	588	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068.75/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,069	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2

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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 189Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 21Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	134.00–136.00	135.01
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
3	—	517	124.00–125.00	124.67
5	—	469	130.00–132.00	130.41
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	130.00–134.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
10	—	524	129.00–135.00	132.83
8	—	364	139.00–146.00	142.51
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
4	—	576	126.00–133.00	129.02
5	—	476	137.00–142.00	139.18
4	—	421	137.00–144.00	141.27
1	—	705	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
6	—	553	137.00	137.00
2	—	478	149.00–151.00	149.99
3	—	367	148.00–152.00	150.01
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	293	152.00–154.00	153.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	175.00–176.00	175.65
1	—	405	184.00	184.00
10	—	515	163.00–170.00	164.39
2	—	388	184.00–186.00	185.01
9	—	569	157.00–161.00	159.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	465	143.00	143.00
2	—	525	138.00–140.00	139.04
1	—	435	166.00	166.00
2	—	635	130.00–131.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	176.00	176.00
1	—	770	131.00	131.00
9	—	560	145.00–155.00	147.95
3	—	455	158.00	158.00
2	—	385	176.00	176.00
1	—	630	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	146.00–148.00	147.33
5	—	414	170.00–178.00	175.14
2	—	578	129.00–130.00	129.49
5	—	334	188.00–194.00	190.05
1	—	255	196.00	196.00
4	—	376	176.00–186.00	180.92
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
5	—	486	160.00–162.00	160.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	186.00–190.00	188.64
2	—	505	152.00	152.00
6	—	368	188.00–198.00	190.62
2	—	323	198.00–200.00	198.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	156.00	156.00
2	—	378	170.00–174.00	172.07
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
5	—	512	132.00–134.00	133.20
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
3	—	583	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	760	111.00–112.00	111.50
5	—	434	164.00–166.00	164.78
1	—	330	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	65.00–70.00	67.07
5	—	1,205	59.00–64.00	62.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	46.00–48.00	46.97
6	—	883	51.00–56.00	52.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,370	68.00–70.00	69.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	84.00–85.00	84.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	700.00–875.00	791.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	937.50

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)	2	—	—	575.00–600.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–725.00	675.00

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	8	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,068.75

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	—	—	750.00	750.00

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.