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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 2

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 197▼ 55 vs year ago 137 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 56▲ 13 vs year ago 39 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 35▼ 18 vs year ago 41 · −43.9%

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 steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.42/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$209.42

34 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$32.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

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	222.83	1,012	11thin
Medium and Large 2	398	214.76	856	12thin
Medium and Large 3	507	190.18	964	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.65/cwt here — about $49 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 sale34 hd

209.42

—

AL average11 barns · 518 hd

202.98

+6.43

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	—	Low	1,374	109.31	1,502	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	87.46	1,205	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,054	85.70	903	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	75.55	695	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,092	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$958	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$988	4thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,098	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	219.34/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,119	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	222.97/cwt	220.00–226.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	209.52/cwt	208.00–210.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	204.98/cwt	204.00–206.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	213.07/cwt	208.00–218.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	208.93/cwt	206.00–212.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	997	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	160.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,099	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	255	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	267.01/cwt	266.00–268.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	393	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	224.02/cwt	222.00–226.00	945	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	210.06/cwt	208.00–212.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	188.70/cwt	188.00–190.00	977	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	723	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,126	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,392	110.41/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,537	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	77.48/cwt	76.00–81.00	702	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	72.51/cwt	71.00–73.00	683	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	84.12/cwt	80.00–85.00	863	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	87.50/cwt	86.00–90.00	950	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	89.67/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,204	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	84.15/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,203	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,275	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	987.50/head	925.00–1,050.00	988	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091.67/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,092	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958.33/head	875.00–1,100.00	958	3

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 197Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 56Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
3	—	422	222.00–226.00	224.02
1	—	370	232.00	232.00
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
2	—	283	266.00–268.00	267.01
2	—	630	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	228.00	228.00
1	—	385	226.00	226.00
3	—	518	188.00–190.00	188.70
1	—	475	195.00	195.00
2	—	288	240.00–246.00	242.97
2	—	423	208.00–212.00	210.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	210.00–212.00	210.99
1	—	255	236.00	236.00
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
4	—	723	155.00–156.00	155.75
1	—	230	238.00	238.00
1	—	510	185.00	185.00
1	—	475	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
1	—	590	192.00	192.00
1	—	490	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	218.00–221.00	219.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	208.00–210.00	209.52
2	—	683	157.00–165.00	160.96
2	—	363	204.00–206.00	204.98
3	—	290	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	159.00	159.00
1	—	415	186.00	186.00
1	—	535	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	208.00–218.00	213.07
2	—	425	206.00–212.00	208.93
1	—	310	222.00	222.00
2	—	283	220.00–226.00	222.97
1	—	545	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	987.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,091.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	958.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,392	109.00–112.00	110.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	80.00–85.00	84.12
7	—	1,086	86.00–90.00	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	82.00–86.00	84.15
3	—	1,343	89.00–91.00	89.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	906	76.00–81.00	77.48
7	—	942	71.00–73.00	72.51

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.