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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 13

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 238▼ 49 vs year ago 183 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 31▼ 16 vs year ago 40 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%

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 heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers market lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 $179.62/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$179.62

59 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$27.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	191.87	768	27
Medium and Large 2	444	176.74	785	12thin
Medium and Large 3	433	164.82	714	20

One grade step is worth $27.05/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 sale59 hd

179.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,341 hd

158.83

+20.80

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	1,614	87.10	1,406	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	67.73	932	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	66.86	751	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	52.32	473	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	152.72/cwt	150.00–156.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	161.48/cwt	159.00–164.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	143.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	160.21/cwt	154.00–164.00	673	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	153.62/cwt	151.00–158.00	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	135.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	753	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	471	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	203.38/cwt	202.00–206.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	204.77/cwt	199.00–208.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	180.18/cwt	178.00–182.00	593	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	198.36/cwt	197.00–200.00	740	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	194.98/cwt	194.00–196.00	809	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	185.33/cwt	183.00–187.00	773	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	174.02/cwt	172.00–176.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	179.99/cwt	179.00–181.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	161.00/cwt	159.00–164.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	173.52/cwt	171.00–176.00	902	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	816	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	84.17/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,476	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	52.32/cwt	50.00–54.00	473	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	62.76/cwt	61.00–65.00	629	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	70.95/cwt	69.00–73.00	882	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	67.73/cwt	66.00–71.00	932	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 238Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	179.00–181.00	179.99
6	—	520	171.00–176.00	173.52
1	—	220	214.00	214.00
1	—	555	166.00	166.00
4	—	415	194.00–196.00	194.98
6	—	373	197.00–200.00	198.36
4	—	321	199.00–208.00	204.77
3	—	270	202.00–206.00	203.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	188.00	188.00
4	—	515	160.00–166.00	162.97
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
2	—	478	173.00–174.00	173.50
3	—	417	183.00–187.00	185.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	159.00–164.00	161.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
2	—	430	172.00–176.00	174.02
2	—	515	150.00–154.00	151.96
8	—	329	178.00–182.00	180.18
2	—	628	128.00–132.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
6	—	518	134.00–138.00	135.66
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	582	125.00–127.00	126.33
6	—	419	141.00–145.00	143.47
3	—	462	139.00–140.00	139.67
2	—	375	143.00–144.00	143.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
3	—	375	150.00–156.00	152.72
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
8	—	531	140.00–143.00	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	159.00–164.00	161.48
6	—	420	154.00–164.00	160.21
2	—	265	162.00	162.00
8	—	465	151.00–158.00	153.62

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	—	—	750.00	750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	83.00–85.00	84.17
2	—	1,640	89.00–91.00	90.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	61.00–65.00	62.76
3	—	1,243	69.00–73.00	70.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	66.00–71.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	50.00–54.00	52.32

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.