Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-04-11

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 11
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
37 vs last sale 99 75 vs year ago 211 · 35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
8 vs last sale 34 16 vs year ago 42 · 38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
33 vs last sale 42 29 vs year ago 38 · 76.3%
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 steers market lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $213.34/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$213.34
51 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.09
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1419228.6095816thin
Medium and Large 2444212.3794321
Medium and Large 3481197.3694914thin
One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about $8 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 sale51 hd
213.34
AL average12 barns · 671 hd
207.25
+6.09
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28199.071,2694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03888.749216thin
CowsLean 85-90%High90275.406805thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,3752thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1335254.89/cwt250.00–260.008544
BullsMedium and Large 1468210.99/cwt210.00–212.009872
BullsMedium and Large 2633171.38/cwt170.00–177.001,0855
BullsMedium and Large 1560191.98/cwt190.00–194.001,0752
BullsMedium and Large 1367241.35/cwt236.00–246.008863
BullsMedium and Large 1525204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0711
SteersMedium and Large 2760161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 3329191.44/cwt190.00–194.006304
HeifersMedium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 2570173.00/cwt173.00–173.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 2680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 2525179.00/cwt179.00–179.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 1515191.00/cwt191.00–191.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1338214.98/cwt214.00–218.007274
HeifersMedium and Large 2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008502
SteersMedium and Large 3535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
SteersMedium and Large 2715169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1414206.82/cwt202.00–210.008565
HeifersMedium and Large 3545169.00/cwt169.00–169.009211
HeifersMedium and Large 3280205.00/cwt205.00–205.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 2375203.32/cwt200.00–206.007626
HeifersMedium and Large 2315206.00/cwt206.00–206.006491
BullsMedium and Large 2420218.00/cwt218.00–218.009161
HeifersMedium and Large 1374214.26/cwt212.00–218.008017
HeifersMedium and Large 1465194.00/cwt194.00–194.009021
BullsMedium and Large 3535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
BullsMedium and Large 3645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 1286224.43/cwt220.00–228.006425
BullsMedium and Large 2455202.50/cwt200.00–205.009212
BullsMedium and Large 3465192.00/cwt192.00–192.008931
BullsMedium and Large 2523187.99/cwt185.00–191.009832
BullsMedium and Large 3270238.07/cwt236.00–240.006432
BullsMedium and Large 2335242.78/cwt240.00–248.008135
BullsMedium and Large 2368228.40/cwt226.00–230.008415
BullsMedium and Large 3660159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0491
BullsMedium and Large 3365222.00/cwt222.00–222.008102
BullsMedium and Large 3755148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1172
BullsMedium and Large 3335230.65/cwt230.00–232.007733
BullsMedium and Large 2265248.00/cwt248.00–248.006571
BullsMedium and Large 1420226.01/cwt224.00–230.009494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/head925.00–925.009251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18592.14/cwt91.00–93.001,0922
CowsBoner 80-85%96587.04/cwt85.00–89.008404
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26897.76/cwt95.00–100.001,2403
CowsLean 85-90%96383.44/cwt83.00–84.008042
CowsLean 85-90%80868.05/cwt67.00–69.005502
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3601
CowsLean 85-90%97074.00/cwt74.00–74.007181

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.