Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-03-14

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
4 vs last sale 129 66 vs year ago 59 · +111.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
9 vs last sale 38 36 vs year ago 11 · +327.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
12 vs last sale 12 13 vs year ago 11 · +118.2%
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 steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $181.68/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$181.68
39 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.35
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411198.998188thin
Medium and Large 2487180.1687716thin
Medium and Large 3486174.0684515thin
One grade step is worth $24.93/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale39 hd
181.68
AL average14 barns · 1,301 hd
193.03
−11.35
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
BullsAverage1,584102.791,6285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17097.331,13911
CowsLean 85-90%Low96677.3374712

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,16510

Every lot, as filed

53 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3330191.31/cwt190.00–192.006313
HeifersMedium and Large 3505164.00/cwt164.00–164.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 3455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007962
SteersMedium and Large 2455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009563
HeifersMedium and Large 2385194.99/cwt194.00–196.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 1405198.00/cwt198.00–198.008021
HeifersMedium and Large 2435192.00/cwt192.00–192.008351
HeifersMedium and Large 2640163.51/cwt162.00–165.001,0462
HeifersMedium and Large 2320200.09/cwt198.00–202.006402
SteersMedium and Large 2388212.94/cwt210.00–216.008262
SteersMedium and Large 1440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1555202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 1335209.94/cwt206.00–214.007032
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added560232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2991
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added540232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2531
SteersMedium and Large 2320220.13/cwt216.00–224.007042
SteersMedium and Large 1473219.97/cwt218.00–222.001,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 2526175.56/cwt172.00–180.009234
SteersMedium and Large 1330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007922
SteersMedium and Large 3375206.00/cwt206.00–206.007731
BullsMedium and Large 2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007772
BullsMedium and Large 1468215.02/cwt212.00–218.001,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1335228.00/cwt228.00–228.007643
BullsMedium and Large 1525204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1385226.00/cwt226.00–226.008701
BullsMedium and Large 1278233.46/cwt230.00–238.006493
CowsLean 85-90%92071.98/cwt70.00–74.006623
CowsLean 85-90%98877.92/cwt75.00–80.007706
Bulls1,660100.01/cwt99.00–101.001,6603
CowsLean 85-90%96881.50/cwt81.00–83.007893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17192.06/cwt90.00–94.001,0784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232103.98/cwt102.00–108.001,2813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12397.60/cwt95.00–101.001,0964
Bulls1,470106.96/cwt106.00–108.001,5722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2825.00/head775.00–900.008255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2962.50/head925.00–1,000.009634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,150.00–1,375.001,3006
HeifersMedium and Large 1480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
BullsMedium and Large 2418201.32/cwt200.00–202.008423
BullsMedium and Large 3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
BullsMedium and Large 1415218.05/cwt214.00–222.009052
BullsMedium and Large 3520184.00/cwt184.00–184.009571
BullsMedium and Large 2585186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0882
HeifersMedium and Large 2680157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0681
HeifersMedium and Large 3585161.00/cwt161.00–161.009421
BullsMedium and Large 3570181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 3380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 1555176.00/cwt176.00–176.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 1393202.68/cwt200.00–204.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 3725149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0803
HeifersMedium and Large 3428185.50/cwt185.00–186.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 2469178.52/cwt177.00–182.008374

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.