Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-10-03

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 3
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 339▼ 118 vs year ago 216 · −54.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 65▼ 14 vs year ago 34 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%
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 and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bull 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 $226.80/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$226.80
36 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,006
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.05
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402249.211,00112thin
Medium and Large 2471221.081,04014thin
Medium and Large 3457207.9095010thin
One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about $51 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 sale36 hd
226.80
—
AL average15 barns · 1,113 hd
207.74
+19.05
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%Low1,41788.621,2563thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11788.209857thin

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)—$1,1502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3634thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1—465238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1071
BullsMedium and Large 1—555209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1—335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009052
BullsMedium and Large 1—415246.02/cwt244.00–248.001,0213
BullsMedium and Large 1—377253.10/cwt250.00–258.009545
BullsMedium and Large 2—770183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4091
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355234.00/cwt234.00–234.008311
SteersMedium and Large 2—625223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3941
SteersMedium and Large 2—570224.03/cwt221.00–227.001,2772
SteersMedium and Large 3—520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 3—620212.51/cwt211.00–214.001,3182
SteersMedium and Large 2—440243.53/cwt241.00–246.001,0722
HeifersMedium and Large 2—283225.49/cwt225.00–226.006382
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620182.98/cwt180.00–186.001,1342
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 3—568184.97/cwt180.00–188.001,0513
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3043
HeifersMedium and Large 1—537216.00/cwt210.00–220.001,1603
HeifersMedium and Large 1—405218.00/cwt218.00–218.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390216.00/cwt216.00–216.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315221.69/cwt220.00–223.006983
SteersMedium and Large 3—565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2152
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628191.67/cwt190.00–194.001,2043
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 2—512207.75/cwt202.00–218.001,0643
BullsMedium and Large 3—473208.05/cwt205.00–211.009842
BullsMedium and Large 3—428211.47/cwt211.00–213.009054
BullsMedium and Large 2—535206.51/cwt206.00–207.001,1052
BullsMedium and Large 3—315242.00/cwt242.00–242.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2—480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 2—568195.98/cwt192.00–200.001,1132
BullsMedium and Large 2—427221.69/cwt219.00–226.009473
BullsMedium and Large 3—575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 3—510197.52/cwt195.00–200.001,0072
BullsMedium and Large 2—370244.40/cwt240.00–248.009045
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,150.00/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1502
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——750.00/head725.00–775.007502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,362.50/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3634
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47385.93/cwt85.00–87.001,2662
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,30594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2271
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12388.90/cwt87.00–92.009986
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08084.00/cwt84.00–84.009071

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.