Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-07-11

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
323 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 288▲ 65 vs year ago 258 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 110▲ 63 vs year ago 44 · +143.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 52▼ 8 vs year ago 23 · −34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $208.98/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$208.98
69 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$257
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2437213.1293223
Medium and Large 3400207.3082821
Medium and Large 1576206.591,18925
One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale69 hd
208.98
—
AL average11 barns · 1,544 hd
218.35
−9.37
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—Low1,705117.342,0016thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14398.811,13019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44698.591,42615
CowsLean 85-90%High98983.6782833

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)—$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,32512

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1495252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3233
Steers—Medium and Large 3575218.46/cwt216.00–221.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1580239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1624233.25/cwt231.00–234.001,4554
Steers—Medium and Large 2635219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3911
Steers—Medium and Large 1659212.86/cwt210.00–215.001,4037
Steers—Medium and Large 1715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Steers—Medium and Large 3775184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280228.00/cwt228.00–228.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290213.33/cwt212.00–216.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318219.49/cwt218.00–220.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3339209.18/cwt208.00–213.007094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383210.09/cwt206.00–212.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420226.00/cwt226.00–226.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427215.59/cwt212.00–220.009219
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433203.31/cwt200.00–210.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525208.89/cwt206.00–212.001,0974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528216.95/cwt215.00–219.001,1452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578205.66/cwt204.00–209.001,1896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy615214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615197.99/cwt195.00–201.001,21811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy685209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290236.00/cwt236.00–236.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325232.00/cwt232.00–232.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381239.51/cwt238.00–244.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381228.46/cwt224.00–232.008705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395249.00/cwt248.00–250.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425229.07/cwt226.00–232.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428247.63/cwt245.00–250.001,0603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434206.78/cwt202.00–212.008977
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480204.84/cwt200.00–210.009832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530201.05/cwt196.00–206.001,0662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588207.98/cwt204.00–212.001,2232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613199.01/cwt198.00–200.001,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620115.02/cwt114.00–116.001,8633
Bulls——1,720110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8921
Bulls——1,825124.48/cwt124.00–125.002,2722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98083.97/cwt81.00–86.0082315
Cows—Lean 85-90%98677.77/cwt75.00–80.007678
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00587.94/cwt87.00–90.0088410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11393.60/cwt92.00–97.001,0429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124106.94/cwt105.00–109.001,2024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202101.19/cwt100.00–104.001,2166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355104.49/cwt104.00–105.001,4162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39299.96/cwt97.00–102.001,3919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61492.54/cwt90.00–94.001,4944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,358.33/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,137.50/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.