Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-06-06

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 6
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 95▲ 68 vs year ago 122 · +55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 44▼ 19 vs year ago 48 · −39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $210.74/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$210.74
44 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514226.301,16410thin
Medium and Large 2492217.891,07117thin
Medium and Large 3564194.421,09617thin
One grade step is worth $31.88/cwt here — about $68 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 sale44 hd
210.74
—
AL average9 barns · 724 hd
219.40
−8.66
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—High1,562124.361,9433thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,157104.351,20711
CowsLean 85-90%Low96985.378277thin

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)—$1,3205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1004thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 3415226.00/cwt226.00–226.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2419239.01/cwt236.00–240.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1485274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3292
Steers—Medium and Large 2580227.08/cwt224.00–230.001,3172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280236.00/cwt236.00–236.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330215.00/cwt215.00–215.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365244.00/cwt244.00–244.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380228.00/cwt228.00–228.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417232.05/cwt228.00–236.009687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435210.97/cwt208.00–214.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438220.98/cwt218.00–224.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468199.49/cwt198.00–200.009344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513210.03/cwt208.00–212.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538216.93/cwt214.00–222.001,1674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560197.98/cwt196.00–200.001,1092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580186.03/cwt182.00–190.001,0792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608197.99/cwt196.00–200.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635188.03/cwt186.00–190.001,1942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388240.49/cwt240.00–242.009334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410213.55/cwt212.00–218.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428238.30/cwt235.00–242.001,0204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433228.12/cwt224.00–232.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465235.91/cwt232.00–240.001,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470214.69/cwt210.00–220.001,0093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490206.02/cwt204.00–208.001,0092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518209.02/cwt208.00–210.001,0832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523199.97/cwt198.00–202.001,0463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625209.50/cwt208.00–214.001,3094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627183.65/cwt180.00–187.001,1513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630193.29/cwt190.00–198.001,2183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3734173.01/cwt170.00–174.001,2704
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473123.54/cwt123.00–124.001,8202
Bulls——1,740126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95091.66/cwt89.00–94.008712
Cows—Lean 85-90%95580.93/cwt80.00–82.007732
Cows—Lean 85-90%97185.93/cwt85.00–88.008344
Cows—Lean 85-90%99092.00/cwt92.00–92.009111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173103.33/cwt100.00–105.001,2123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218109.09/cwt107.00–112.001,3296
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,320.00/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head900.00–1,000.009502

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.