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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 253▲ 206 vs year ago 97 · +212.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 19▲ 32 vs year ago 32 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 18 · −5.6%

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 heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.84/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$149.84

120 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	156.33	785	40
Medium and Large 2	489	148.73	728	48
Medium and Large 3	441	143.38	632	32

One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about $153 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 sale120 hd

149.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,893 hd

154.53

−4.69

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,915	92.95	1,780	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	76.21	1,077	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	72.09	845	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	61.74	577	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$632	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$650	2thin

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	183.52/cwt	183.00–184.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	182.32/cwt	180.00–184.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	176.00/cwt	174.00–179.00	984	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	149.22/cwt	148.00–150.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	156.80/cwt	155.00–158.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	163.00/cwt	158.00–165.00	694	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	147.70/cwt	146.00–149.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	152.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	663	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	156.39/cwt	154.00–159.00	726	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	141.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	673	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	151.14/cwt	148.00–153.00	722	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	152.46/cwt	151.00–154.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	146.50/cwt	142.00–148.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	149.63/cwt	147.00–154.00	857	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	140.75/cwt	139.00–142.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	132.50/cwt	128.00–134.00	762	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	844	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	262	201.35/cwt	200.00–202.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	194.86/cwt	192.00–198.00	522	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	201.14/cwt	196.00–206.00	638	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	184.86/cwt	182.00–188.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	178.00/cwt	176.00–180.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	178.90/cwt	176.00–182.00	678	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	181.51/cwt	180.00–183.00	764	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	172.63/cwt	168.00–178.00	737	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	436	164.29/cwt	164.00–166.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	170.76/cwt	166.00–176.00	816	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	162.01/cwt	161.00–164.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	164.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	852	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	155.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	824	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	160.32/cwt	157.00–164.00	906	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	89.43/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	2,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,370	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	602	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	58.59/cwt	58.00–59.00	520	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	62.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	590	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	67.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	770	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	73.99/cwt	72.00–77.00	887	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	80.02/cwt	79.00–81.00	979	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	79.21/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,099	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	72.46/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,047	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737.50/head	725.00–750.00	738	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637.50/head	625.00–650.00	638	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	590.00/head	575.00–600.00	590	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Tue Jan 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 253Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 19Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	180.00–184.00	182.32
3	—	593	168.00	168.00
2	—	380	188.00	188.00
2	—	670	155.00	155.00
2	—	430	183.00–184.00	183.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	174.00–179.00	176.00
4	—	520	176.00–180.00	177.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
15	—	427	168.00–178.00	172.63
10	—	478	166.00–176.00	170.76
6	—	529	150.00–158.00	155.70
4	—	268	192.00–198.00	194.86
11	—	379	176.00–182.00	178.90
4	—	325	182.00–188.00	184.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	180.00	180.00
10	—	518	160.00–170.00	164.51
3	—	565	157.00–164.00	160.32
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
1	—	355	186.00	186.00
6	—	421	180.00–183.00	181.51
9	—	317	196.00–206.00	201.14
3	—	262	200.00–202.00	201.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	164.00–166.00	164.29
6	—	340	176.00–180.00	178.00
3	—	523	146.00–147.00	146.67
4	—	480	161.00–164.00	162.01
4	—	378	170.00–174.00	171.99
2	—	565	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	139.00–142.00	140.75
2	—	680	131.00	131.00
13	—	478	148.00–153.00	151.14
5	—	365	155.00–158.00	156.80
6	—	539	142.00–148.00	146.50
14	—	434	150.00–156.00	152.88
4	—	618	135.00–138.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	146.00–149.00	147.70
5	—	334	148.00–150.00	149.22
4	—	575	128.00–134.00	132.50
11	—	475	140.00–146.00	141.64
3	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	158.00–160.00	158.98
5	—	530	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	158.00–165.00	163.00
7	—	464	154.00–159.00	156.39
6	—	573	147.00–154.00	149.63
2	—	380	162.00	162.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
4	—	533	151.00–154.00	152.46
3	—	605	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	68.00	68.00
3	—	887	58.00–59.00	58.59
12	—	951	60.00–65.00	62.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	72.00–74.00	72.46
5	—	1,387	78.00–80.00	79.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,133	65.00–70.00	67.99
3	—	1,223	79.00–81.00	80.02
9	—	1,199	72.00–77.00	73.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,688	89.00–90.00	89.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	575.00–600.00	590.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.