Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-05-02

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 2
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
115 vs last sale 197 55 vs year ago 137 · 40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
4 vs last sale 56 13 vs year ago 39 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
12 vs last sale 35 18 vs year ago 41 · 43.9%
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 heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $209.42/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$209.42
34 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.43
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454222.831,01211thin
Medium and Large 2398214.7685612thin
Medium and Large 3507190.1896411thin
One grade step is worth $32.65/cwt here — about $49 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 sale34 hd
209.42
AL average11 barns · 518 hd
202.98
+6.43
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
BullsLow1,374109.311,5024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37887.461,2055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,05485.7090315
CowsLean 85-90%Average92075.5569518

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)$1,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$9884thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1422224.02/cwt222.00–226.009453
BullsMedium and Large 2315228.00/cwt228.00–228.007183
BullsMedium and Large 1370232.00/cwt232.00–232.008581
BullsMedium and Large 2385226.00/cwt226.00–226.008701
BullsMedium and Large 1655184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2051
SteersMedium and Large 2540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 2321209.52/cwt208.00–210.006734
HeifersMedium and Large 3570159.00/cwt159.00–159.009063
HeifersMedium and Large 2683160.96/cwt157.00–165.001,0992
HeifersMedium and Large 2363204.98/cwt204.00–206.007442
SteersMedium and Large 2590192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2490224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 1370213.07/cwt208.00–218.007882
HeifersMedium and Large 1425208.93/cwt206.00–212.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1510219.34/cwt218.00–221.001,1193
SteersMedium and Large 3730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1683
HeifersMedium and Large 1310222.00/cwt222.00–222.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 2290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006093
HeifersMedium and Large 1283222.97/cwt220.00–226.006312
BullsMedium and Large 1565209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1811
BullsMedium and Large 3393210.99/cwt210.00–212.008292
BullsMedium and Large 3255236.00/cwt236.00–236.006021
HeifersMedium and Large 3415186.00/cwt186.00–186.007721
HeifersMedium and Large 3535172.00/cwt172.00–172.009201
BullsMedium and Large 1283267.01/cwt266.00–268.007562
BullsMedium and Large 3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1972
BullsMedium and Large 2518188.70/cwt188.00–190.009773
BullsMedium and Large 3723155.75/cwt155.00–156.001,1264
HeifersMedium and Large 1545183.00/cwt183.00–183.009971
BullsMedium and Large 2475195.00/cwt195.00–195.009261
BullsMedium and Large 3230238.00/cwt238.00–238.005471
BullsMedium and Large 3510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
BullsMedium and Large 2288242.97/cwt240.00–246.007002
BullsMedium and Large 2423210.06/cwt208.00–212.008892
BullsMedium and Large 3475188.00/cwt188.00–188.008931
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275.00/head1,225.00–1,350.001,2756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3987.50/head925.00–1,050.009884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,091.67/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2958.33/head875.00–1,100.009583
Bulls1,320106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3991
Bulls1,392110.41/cwt109.00–112.001,5373
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02684.12/cwt80.00–85.008638
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43084.15/cwt82.00–86.001,2032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08687.50/cwt86.00–90.009507
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34389.67/cwt89.00–91.001,2043
CowsLean 85-90%90677.48/cwt76.00–81.0070211
CowsLean 85-90%94272.51/cwt71.00–73.006837

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.