Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-06-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 20
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 193▲ 79 vs year ago 114 · +69.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 51▼ 10 vs year ago 74 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%
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 bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $206.50/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$206.50
59 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.31
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503219.151,10315thin
Medium and Large 2507207.151,05027
Medium and Large 3516194.301,00317thin
One grade step is worth $24.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale59 hd
206.50
—
AL average12 barns · 1,661 hd
214.81
−8.31
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—Low1,519111.671,6963thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35294.631,2794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08393.201,00926
CowsLean 85-90%Average94082.3077411

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)—$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9676

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—395242.00/cwt242.00–242.009562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618190.98/cwt190.00–192.001,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 3—571190.00/cwt188.00–191.001,0855
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385227.30/cwt226.00–230.008753
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345236.00/cwt236.00–236.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325218.00/cwt218.00–218.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418214.71/cwt210.00–218.008973
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523214.99/cwt212.00–218.001,1242
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463222.44/cwt220.00–228.001,0305
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617205.03/cwt202.00–209.001,2653
BullsMedium and Large 2—377257.58/cwt254.00–260.009715
BullsMedium and Large 1—385265.97/cwt264.00–268.001,0242
BullsMedium and Large 3—680181.00/cwt180.00–182.001,2312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—563208.01/cwt206.00–210.001,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375204.53/cwt202.00–207.007672
BullsMedium and Large 3—480218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1—555214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1—685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 2—665185.01/cwt184.00–186.001,2302
BullsMedium and Large 2—480232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 3—308253.02/cwt250.00–256.007792
BullsMedium and Large 2—605194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1741
BullsMedium and Large 3—430232.47/cwt230.00–235.001,0002
BullsMedium and Large 3—522205.34/cwt202.00–208.001,0723
BullsMedium and Large 2—333260.98/cwt260.00–262.008692
BullsMedium and Large 3—590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 3—645188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2131
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——966.67/head925.00–1,000.009676
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bulls——1,383107.00/cwt105.00–109.001,4802
Bulls——1,790121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,1661
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,265101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2781
CowsLean 85-90%—92484.91/cwt83.00–88.007857
CowsLean 85-90%—96877.72/cwt76.00–79.007524
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10996.25/cwt95.00–98.001,0679
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05791.00/cwt89.00–93.0096216
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5091
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,23796.51/cwt94.00–98.001,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615177.98/cwt176.00–180.001,0952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571195.17/cwt192.00–200.001,1147
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523204.77/cwt200.00–206.001,0715
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530193.06/cwt190.00–196.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 3—560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
SteersMedium and Large 3—445242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0771
SteersMedium and Large 2—515243.01/cwt242.00–244.001,2522
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470203.49/cwt200.00–206.009564
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670187.48/cwt185.00–190.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 2—555228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 2—530212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1241
BullsMedium and Large 2—578199.37/cwt187.00–205.001,1524
BullsMedium and Large 1—305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
BullsMedium and Large 1—523218.67/cwt218.00–219.001,1443
BullsMedium and Large 2—430244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0493
BullsMedium and Large 1—414253.50/cwt250.00–256.001,0494

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.