Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-07-25

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 25
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 273▼ 34 vs year ago 165 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $210.88/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$210.88
36 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$0.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530210.991,1188thin
Medium and Large 2482210.881,01719thin
Medium and Large 3354210.807469thin
One grade step is worth $0.19/cwt here — about $372 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 sale36 hd
210.88
—
AL average15 barns · 1,935 hd
220.91
−10.02
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—Low1,788124.242,2214thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450102.001,4791thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10199.491,0959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08988.959684thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,40510

Every lot

54 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 3325246.00/cwt246.00–246.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 2475248.99/cwt248.00–250.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1485256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 3530227.94/cwt226.00–230.001,2082
Steers—Medium and Large 1555242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3431
Steers—Medium and Large 2645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3672
Steers—Medium and Large 2670207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1745202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5058
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283216.98/cwt215.00–218.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330212.08/cwt208.00–216.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340224.00/cwt224.00–224.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365212.00/cwt212.00–212.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380215.97/cwt214.00–218.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405208.00/cwt208.00–208.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415222.00/cwt222.00–222.009211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445214.00/cwt214.00–214.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475218.98/cwt218.00–220.001,0402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480213.84/cwt210.00–216.001,0269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526206.56/cwt202.00–210.001,0874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565210.98/cwt210.00–212.001,1922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245254.00/cwt254.00–254.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265248.00/cwt248.00–248.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313256.11/cwt250.00–260.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385224.99/cwt224.00–226.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415228.00/cwt228.00–228.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486227.02/cwt224.00–228.001,1034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518212.99/cwt212.00–214.001,1032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532223.95/cwt222.00–228.001,1915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538199.50/cwt199.00–200.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560209.03/cwt206.00–212.001,1712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578218.94/cwt214.00–224.001,2652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583196.05/cwt192.00–200.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8071
Bulls——1,830129.47/cwt129.00–130.002,3692
Bulls——1,905124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92593.00/cwt93.00–93.008601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06391.26/cwt90.00–94.009703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06698.23/cwt97.00–100.001,0476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16582.00/cwt82.00–82.009551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293106.50/cwt106.00–107.001,3772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,125.00–1,475.001,3002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,408.33/head1,275.00–1,525.001,4086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 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.