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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 17

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 337▲ 133 vs year ago 71 · +187.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 44▲ 61 vs year ago 14 · +435.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.48/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$204.48

46 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	214.28	1,150	23
Medium and Large 2	540	199.19	1,076	9thin
Medium and Large 3	503	191.79	965	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $185 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 sale46 hd

204.48

—

AL average13 barns · 1,286 hd

209.16

−4.68

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,970	116.52	2,295	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	98.35	1,477	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	95.81	1,172	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	80.15	798	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	4thin

Every lot

53 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	279.04/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,032	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,011	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,139	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,099	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	242.01/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,169	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,166	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,225	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	240.28/cwt	238.00–240.50	1,307	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,361	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,361	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	891	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,648	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	204.75/cwt	200.00–208.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	221.98/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,039	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	193.98/cwt	192.00–196.00	912	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	206.62/cwt	202.00–210.00	981	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	188.16/cwt	186.00–193.00	995	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	203.89/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,081	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	217.21/cwt	216.50–222.00	1,171	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,147	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	173.52/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,102	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	393	223.02/cwt	220.00–226.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	212.54/cwt	210.00–214.00	899	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	201.48/cwt	200.00–202.00	933	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	193.66/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	203.65/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,202	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	193.31/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	77.84/cwt	77.00–79.00	750	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	880	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	89.64/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,054	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	95.06/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,120	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,299	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	88.17/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	100.10/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,506	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,517	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,000	4

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Tue Oct 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 337Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 44Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	192.00–196.00	193.98
2	—	635	172.00–175.00	173.52
5	—	529	186.00–193.00	188.16
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
3	—	433	200.00–208.00	204.75
1	—	585	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	216.00–226.00	221.98
12	—	539	216.50–222.00	217.21
3	—	705	185.00	185.00
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	185.00–188.00	186.52
1	—	440	216.00	216.00
2	—	530	200.00–208.00	203.89
1	—	705	176.00	176.00
3	—	475	202.00–210.00	206.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	244.00	244.00
1	—	490	238.00	238.00
3	—	705	193.00	193.00
1	—	675	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	268.00	268.00
2	—	370	276.00–282.00	279.04
1	—	460	256.00	256.00
11	—	544	238.00–240.50	240.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	229.00	229.00
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
3	—	483	240.00–243.00	242.01
1	—	645	211.00	211.00
3	—	891	185.00	185.00
1	—	395	256.00	256.00
2	—	438	250.00–252.00	251.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	201.00–205.00	203.65
3	—	625	190.00–196.00	193.31
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
4	—	423	210.00–214.00	212.54
4	—	393	220.00–226.00	223.02
1	—	595	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	190.00–197.00	193.66
1	—	610	182.00	182.00
4	—	463	200.00–202.00	201.48
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
3	—	385	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	100.00–103.00	101.03
7	—	1,176	88.00–92.00	89.64
5	—	1,178	93.00–98.00	95.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	96.00	96.00
13	—	1,504	98.00–102.00	100.10
2	—	1,450	86.00–90.00	88.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	77.00–79.00	77.84
3	—	1,048	83.00–85.00	84.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	115.00–118.00	116.52

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.