Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-06-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 20
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 193▲ 79 vs year ago 114 · +69.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 51▼ 10 vs year ago 74 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $206.50/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$206.50
59 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503219.151,10315thin
Medium and Large 2507207.151,05027
Medium and Large 3516194.301,00317thin
One grade step is worth $24.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale59 hd
206.50
—
AL average12 barns · 1,661 hd
214.81
−8.31
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—Low1,519111.671,6963thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35294.631,2794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08393.201,00926
CowsLean 85-90%Average94082.3077411

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9676

Every lot

57 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3445242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 2515243.01/cwt242.00–244.001,2522
Steers—Medium and Large 2555228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 3560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325218.00/cwt218.00–218.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345236.00/cwt236.00–236.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375204.53/cwt202.00–207.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385227.30/cwt226.00–230.008753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395242.00/cwt242.00–242.009562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418214.71/cwt210.00–218.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463222.44/cwt220.00–228.001,0305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470203.49/cwt200.00–206.009564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523214.99/cwt212.00–218.001,1242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523204.77/cwt200.00–206.001,0715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530193.06/cwt190.00–196.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563208.01/cwt206.00–210.001,1712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571195.17/cwt192.00–200.001,1147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571190.00/cwt188.00–191.001,0855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615177.98/cwt176.00–180.001,0952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617205.03/cwt202.00–209.001,2653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618190.98/cwt190.00–192.001,1802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670187.48/cwt185.00–190.001,2562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308253.02/cwt250.00–256.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333260.98/cwt260.00–262.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377257.58/cwt254.00–260.009715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385265.97/cwt264.00–268.001,0242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414253.50/cwt250.00–256.001,0494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430232.47/cwt230.00–235.001,0002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522205.34/cwt202.00–208.001,0723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523218.67/cwt218.00–219.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578199.37/cwt187.00–205.001,1524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665185.01/cwt184.00–186.001,2302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680181.00/cwt180.00–182.001,2312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383107.00/cwt105.00–109.001,4802
Bulls——1,790121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92484.91/cwt83.00–88.007857
Cows—Lean 85-90%96877.72/cwt76.00–79.007524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05791.00/cwt89.00–93.0096216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10996.25/cwt95.00–98.001,0679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23796.51/cwt94.00–98.001,1943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5091
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—966.67/head925.00–1,000.009676
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.