Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-03-21

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 21
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
71 vs last sale 125 8 vs year ago 188 · +4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
23 vs last sale 47 4 vs year ago 28 · 14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
12 vs last sale 24 13 vs year ago 25 · 52.0%
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 steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $175.49/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$175.49
65 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$18
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.25
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2466181.4984628
Medium and Large 1581172.721,00328
Medium and Large 3522165.458639thin
One grade step is worth $16.04/cwt here — about −$18 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
175.49
AL average15 barns · 1,551 hd
192.75
−17.25
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
BullsLow1,663109.501,8202thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,438100.501,4452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18790.041,0686thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98674.137317thin

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)$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9426

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
BullsMedium and Large 1469204.20/cwt200.00–210.009586
BullsMedium and Large 2585188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2285228.00/cwt228.00–228.006502
HeifersMedium and Large 2760148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1505182.00/cwt182.00–182.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 1675161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,09215
HeifersMedium and Large 1426190.50/cwt190.00–192.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 3325188.50/cwt186.00–191.006132
HeifersMedium and Large 3515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008503
SteersMedium and Large 3745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 3480175.00/cwt175.00–175.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 3723143.02/cwt141.00–145.001,0342
HeifersMedium and Large 2535176.00/cwt176.00–176.009423
HeifersMedium and Large 2340196.00/cwt196.00–196.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 1462189.66/cwt189.00–190.008763
HeifersMedium and Large 2366193.50/cwt192.00–196.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 2580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
HeifersMedium and Large 2419185.21/cwt182.00–188.007769
HeifersMedium and Large 2474183.98/cwt179.00–186.008727
SteersMedium and Large 1363230.01/cwt228.00–232.008352
SteersMedium and Large 1515204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 2560187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0471
HeifersMedium and Large 2605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009562
BullsMedium and Large 1405222.00/cwt222.00–222.008991
BullsMedium and Large 1516201.84/cwt198.00–208.001,0416
BullsMedium and Large 2433203.87/cwt200.00–206.008836
BullsMedium and Large 1320230.91/cwt228.00–234.007392
CowsLean 85-90%1,17580.04/cwt79.00–81.009402
CowsLean 85-90%96075.45/cwt74.00–77.007242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,405105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0581
CowsLean 85-90%87769.31/cwt68.00–70.006083
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15686.56/cwt84.00–89.001,0014
Bulls1,55099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5351
Bulls1,775120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1301
Bred CowsSmall 1-2725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2941.67/head900.00–1,000.009426
BullsMedium and Large 3475186.00/cwt186.00–186.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1280234.00/cwt234.00–234.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 3380199.30/cwt198.00–202.007573
BullsMedium and Large 3670164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0991
BullsMedium and Large 2478190.41/cwt183.00–198.009103
BullsMedium and Large 1372224.34/cwt224.00–225.008353
BullsMedium and Large 3620167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2318223.51/cwt220.00–226.007115
BullsMedium and Large 3570174.96/cwt171.00–179.009972
BullsMedium and Large 2365213.97/cwt212.00–216.007813
BullsMedium and Large 3320215.05/cwt212.00–218.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 3575156.00/cwt156.00–156.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1613163.01/cwt162.00–164.009992
HeifersMedium and Large 1378199.48/cwt199.00–200.007542
HeifersMedium and Large 1565172.00/cwt172.00–172.009721

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.