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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 196▼ 162 vs year ago 245 · −66.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 24▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 25 vs year ago 26 · −96.2%

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 cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, breaking cows sold up to 120cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

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 $176.02/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$176.02

21 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.82

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	185.00	840	7thin
Medium and Large 2	517	172.04	889	8thin
Medium and Large 3	462	170.85	789	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.15/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 sale21 hd

176.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,446 hd

189.84

−13.82

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	—	Average	1,411	109.50	1,545	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	98.96	1,037	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	98.77	1,393	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	70.00	616	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$775	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	187.12/cwt	184.00–190.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	155.55/cwt	154.00–157.00	891	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	165.53/cwt	164.00–167.00	968	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,002	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	234.98/cwt	234.00–236.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	214.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	822	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	990	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	188.46/cwt	187.00–190.00	976	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	66.30/cwt	66.00–67.00	532	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	75.54/cwt	74.00–77.00	752	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	91.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	929	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	105.79/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,106	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	99.54/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,080	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	96.27/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,354	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	101.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,433	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1

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 Mar 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 196Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 12Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	166.00	166.00
1	—	535	178.00	178.00
1	—	560	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	210.00–216.00	214.05
1	—	320	228.00	228.00
2	—	518	187.00–190.00	188.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	218.00	218.00
2	—	333	234.00–236.00	234.98
3	—	380	226.00	226.00
1	—	490	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	165.00	165.00
1	—	625	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	159.00	159.00
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
2	—	380	184.00–190.00	187.12
1	—	285	198.00	198.00
2	—	585	164.00–167.00	165.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	152.00	152.00
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
2	—	573	154.00–157.00	155.55
1	—	390	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	169.00–170.00	169.50
1	—	375	198.00	198.00
1	—	405	194.00	194.00
1	—	630	164.00	164.00
2	—	320	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,295	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,870	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	100.00–103.00	101.26
4	—	1,406	96.00–97.00	96.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	74.00–77.00	75.54
3	—	803	66.00–67.00	66.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	104.00–108.00	105.79
2	—	1,015	90.00–93.00	91.54
2	—	1,085	99.00–100.00	99.54

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.