Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-02-28

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 28
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 192▲ 121 vs year ago 53 · +228.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 19▲ 25 vs year ago 7 · +357.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 10 vs year ago 3 · +333.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.21/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$183.21
64 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433188.8881831
Medium and Large 2440179.4079021
Medium and Large 3408175.2171512thin
One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $104 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 sale64 hd
183.21
—
AL average16 barns · 1,753 hd
177.68
+5.53
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—Average1,805104.501,8862thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39392.441,2882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14587.721,00411
CowsLean 85-90%Low99773.637347thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1754thin

Every lot

59 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1435226.00/cwt226.00–226.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1535204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0911
Steers—Medium and Large 1575188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 2615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 2740157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 2835146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275194.04/cwt192.00–196.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372194.29/cwt190.00–200.0072310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373185.06/cwt182.00–188.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378177.71/cwt174.00–180.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415184.00/cwt180.00–186.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420192.06/cwt190.00–194.008079
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463184.83/cwt182.00–192.008566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470177.32/cwt176.00–178.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530176.67/cwt176.00–178.009363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573165.33/cwt164.00–166.009473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620162.53/cwt159.00–166.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228212.95/cwt208.00–218.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268230.99/cwt230.00–232.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324222.93/cwt220.00–228.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328234.77/cwt232.00–238.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377229.19/cwt226.00–236.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387202.62/cwt200.00–208.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390212.00/cwt212.00–212.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415194.00/cwt194.00–194.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428214.99/cwt214.00–216.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430202.90/cwt200.00–206.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465178.00/cwt178.00–178.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469185.49/cwt184.00–190.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480206.00/cwt206.00–206.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523181.36/cwt180.00–183.009496
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527165.34/cwt165.00–166.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535175.50/cwt175.00–176.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578160.49/cwt160.00–161.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660162.98/cwt160.00–165.001,0764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7291
Bulls——1,915107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,0491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94565.00/cwt65.00–65.006141
Cows—Lean 85-90%99973.86/cwt73.00–75.007384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01877.50/cwt77.00–78.007892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06990.15/cwt88.00–93.009645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20894.92/cwt94.00–96.001,1472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20881.08/cwt80.00–84.009794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39392.44/cwt90.00–95.001,2882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—712.50/head650.00–775.007132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1754

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.