Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-11-14

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 14
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 274▲ 18 vs year ago 189 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 42▼ 26 vs year ago 48 · −54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 19 vs year ago 21 · −90.5%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacement cow market lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $226.93/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$226.93
56 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.06
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440250.011,1009thin
Medium and Large 2487224.411,09429
Medium and Large 3462219.461,01418thin
One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $86 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 sale56 hd
226.93
—
AL average16 barns · 1,385 hd
219.87
+7.06
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—Average1,770102.961,8222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16294.191,0956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37492.621,2735thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13084.009491thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4002thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3—585188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420202.00/cwt202.00–202.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320216.40/cwt215.00–218.006927
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415213.87/cwt212.00–218.008885
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368207.32/cwt206.00–208.007633
SteersMedium and Large 3—655208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3621
SteersMedium and Large 3—565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615192.03/cwt190.00–194.001,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 3—627186.36/cwt185.00–188.001,1683
SteersMedium and Large 1—615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
SteersMedium and Large 1—375272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 2—580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2762
SteersMedium and Large 3—435246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 3—471241.38/cwt240.00–242.001,1375
SteersMedium and Large 3—535230.98/cwt230.00–232.001,2362
SteersMedium and Large 2—475252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 2—530239.03/cwt236.00–242.001,2672
SteersMedium and Large 1—480258.97/cwt256.00–262.001,2432
SteersMedium and Large 2—360264.00/cwt264.00–264.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1—360269.01/cwt268.00–270.009682
BullsMedium and Large 3—360233.48/cwt232.00–234.008414
BullsMedium and Large 3—315236.00/cwt236.00–236.007432
BullsMedium and Large 2—572201.42/cwt200.00–205.001,1525
BullsMedium and Large 3—523208.40/cwt204.00–214.001,0906
BullsMedium and Large 3—635192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2191
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13084.00/cwt84.00–84.009491
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2913
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41887.55/cwt86.00–89.001,2412
CowsBoner 80-85%—99088.00/cwt88.00–88.008711
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,290101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3031
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17394.04/cwt91.00–96.001,1034
Bulls——1,770102.96/cwt102.00–104.001,8222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
BullsMedium and Large 3—473225.97/cwt224.00–228.001,0694
BullsMedium and Large 1—505236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1921
BullsMedium and Large 1—480244.68/cwt240.00–250.001,1743
BullsMedium and Large 2—432238.11/cwt235.00–240.001,0298
BullsMedium and Large 1—432247.34/cwt246.00–248.001,0693
BullsMedium and Large 2—612201.34/cwt200.00–202.001,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 3—484196.41/cwt190.00–200.009515
BullsMedium and Large 2—383243.39/cwt240.00–250.009323
BullsMedium and Large 2—325252.00/cwt252.00–252.008193
BullsMedium and Large 2—710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
BullsMedium and Large 2—525219.28/cwt216.00–222.001,1516
BullsMedium and Large 3—585198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1581
HeifersMedium and Large 3—695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479221.83/cwt218.00–224.001,0636
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571194.50/cwt190.00–200.001,1114
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475207.03/cwt202.00–212.009834
HeifersMedium and Large 1—440222.00/cwt222.00–222.009774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518216.10/cwt212.00–220.001,1192
HeifersMedium and Large 3—545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0363

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.