Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-02-28

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 28
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 192▲ 121 vs year ago 53 · +228.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 19▲ 25 vs year ago 7 · +357.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 10 vs year ago 3 · +333.3%
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 bulls sold sharply higher, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.21/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$183.21
64 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.53
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433188.8881831
Medium and Large 2440179.4079021
Medium and Large 3408175.2171512thin
One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $104 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 sale64 hd
183.21
—
AL average16 barns · 1,753 hd
177.68
+5.53
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,805104.501,8862thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39392.441,2882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14587.721,00411
CowsLean 85-90%Low99773.637347thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1754thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2—390212.00/cwt212.00–212.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415184.00/cwt180.00–186.007644
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573165.33/cwt164.00–166.009473
HeifersMedium and Large 2—535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372194.29/cwt190.00–200.0072310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275194.04/cwt192.00–196.005342
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008423
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463184.83/cwt182.00–192.008566
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373185.06/cwt182.00–188.006904
HeifersMedium and Large 1—690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420192.06/cwt190.00–194.008079
SteersMedium and Large 1—575188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0811
SteersMedium and Large 1—535204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 2—835146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2192
SteersMedium and Large 1—435226.00/cwt226.00–226.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620162.53/cwt159.00–166.001,0082
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470177.32/cwt176.00–178.008333
SteersMedium and Large 2—740157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378177.71/cwt174.00–180.006725
SteersMedium and Large 2—615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 2—660162.98/cwt160.00–165.001,0764
BullsMedium and Large 1—328234.77/cwt232.00–238.007703
BullsMedium and Large 1—523181.36/cwt180.00–183.009496
BullsMedium and Large 1—675168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1341
BullsMedium and Large 1—377229.19/cwt226.00–236.008643
BullsMedium and Large 1—480206.00/cwt206.00–206.009891
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20894.92/cwt94.00–96.001,1472
CowsLean 85-90%—94565.00/cwt65.00–65.006141
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01877.50/cwt77.00–78.007892
CowsLean 85-90%—99973.86/cwt73.00–75.007384
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39392.44/cwt90.00–95.001,2882
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20881.08/cwt80.00–84.009794
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06990.15/cwt88.00–93.009645
Bulls——1,695102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7291
Bulls——1,915107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,0491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——712.50/head650.00–775.007132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,175.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1754
BullsMedium and Large 2—268230.99/cwt230.00–232.006192
BullsMedium and Large 3—465178.00/cwt178.00–178.008282
BullsMedium and Large 3—527165.34/cwt165.00–166.008713
BullsMedium and Large 1—428214.99/cwt214.00–216.009202
BullsMedium and Large 2—469185.49/cwt184.00–190.008704
BullsMedium and Large 2—535175.50/cwt175.00–176.009392
BullsMedium and Large 2—324222.93/cwt220.00–228.007224
BullsMedium and Large 3—228212.95/cwt208.00–218.004862
BullsMedium and Large 1—565179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0112
BullsMedium and Large 3—387202.62/cwt200.00–208.007843
BullsMedium and Large 2—575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009891
BullsMedium and Large 3—578160.49/cwt160.00–161.009282
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530176.67/cwt176.00–178.009363
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
BullsMedium and Large 2—430202.90/cwt200.00–206.008722
BullsMedium and Large 3—415194.00/cwt194.00–194.008051

How this sale compares

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.