Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-06-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 27
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 193▲ 101 vs year ago 187 · +54.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 64▲ 57 vs year ago 53 · +107.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 8▲ 34 vs year ago 18 · +188.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $207.78/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$207.78
61 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.59
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504215.021,08332
Medium and Large 2531202.941,07815thin
Medium and Large 3497196.4297614thin
One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $107 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 sale61 hd
207.78
—
AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd
216.37
−8.59
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—Average1,485109.281,6234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04993.6998322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47191.621,3488thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94383.2378535

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)—$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,05412
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9546
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,14024
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8083thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 3445238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1404
Steers—Medium and Large 3490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 2533223.64/cwt220.00–227.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 3538203.33/cwt202.00–204.001,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 2570216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2317
Steers—Medium and Large 3585196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 2615204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2551
Steers—Medium and Large 3625185.01/cwt184.00–186.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 1635217.75/cwt217.75–217.751,3837
Steers—Medium and Large 2673189.99/cwt188.00–192.001,2792
Steers—Medium and Large 3690181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2491
Steers—Medium and Large 2730185.99/cwt185.00–189.001,3584
Steers—Medium and Large 2790186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320234.00/cwt234.00–234.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377231.19/cwt230.00–232.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418230.66/cwt226.00–236.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421204.97/cwt204.00–208.008634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482212.71/cwt210.00–216.001,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484221.49/cwt220.00–224.001,0724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516196.79/cwt192.00–198.001,0155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536203.49/cwt200.00–206.001,0914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575193.00/cwt190.00–196.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587199.45/cwt199.00–204.001,17113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670182.02/cwt180.00–184.001,2203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3309233.51/cwt232.00–234.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345266.00/cwt266.00–266.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380252.00/cwt252.00–252.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380232.00/cwt232.00–232.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423212.49/cwt210.00–215.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520196.97/cwt194.00–200.001,0244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530183.03/cwt182.00–186.009704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577192.00/cwt190.00–194.001,1083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620184.05/cwt182.00–186.001,1412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663176.99/cwt176.00–178.001,1732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400108.37/cwt107.00–109.001,5173
Bulls——1,740112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89078.32/cwt75.00–80.0069713
Cows—Boner 80-85%91289.46/cwt87.00–92.008168
Cows—Lean 85-90%96789.25/cwt88.00–92.0086310
Cows—Lean 85-90%98183.52/cwt81.00–86.0081912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09595.14/cwt93.00–98.001,04212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325101.94/cwt101.00–103.001,3512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45095.45/cwt93.00–98.001,3842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47890.34/cwt89.00–92.001,3356
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—808.33/head700.00–900.008083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.33/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—954.17/head925.00–1,025.009546
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—875.00/head825.00–950.008755
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/head1,100.00–1,325.001,18816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,043.75/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0448

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.