Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-01-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 310▲ 43 vs year ago 210 · +20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 12 · +58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 28▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.25/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$164.25
82 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527169.1689126
Medium and Large 2526162.8685639
Medium and Large 3492159.9478617thin
One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $105 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 sale82 hd
164.25
—
AL average16 barns · 1,257 hd
167.15
−2.90
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—High1,54393.331,4403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30376.409956thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94957.145424thin

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)—$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$6382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$6001thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373205.96/cwt204.00–208.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 3390186.00/cwt186.00–186.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1438192.48/cwt191.00–197.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 3455172.00/cwt172.00–172.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1465191.91/cwt188.00–196.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 2468182.99/cwt182.00–184.008564
Steers—Medium and Large 3505166.00/cwt166.00–166.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 1523187.00/cwt186.00–188.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 2540178.00/cwt178.00–178.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 3555156.00/cwt156.00–156.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 2565172.50/cwt172.00–173.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1583181.51/cwt176.00–185.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 3605146.00/cwt146.00–146.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
Steers—Medium and Large 1655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1716163.01/cwt161.00–169.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 1840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1855144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2312
Steers—Medium and Large 1935138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323163.53/cwt162.00–165.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365168.00/cwt168.00–168.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383158.98/cwt156.00–162.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415146.00/cwt146.00–146.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422163.92/cwt160.00–169.0069210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436153.23/cwt152.00–156.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482140.99/cwt140.00–143.006806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489152.79/cwt152.00–154.007475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515146.00/cwt146.00–146.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520133.40/cwt131.00–135.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537148.50/cwt148.00–151.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574150.74/cwt145.00–153.008658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588136.00/cwt135.00–137.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658135.99/cwt134.00–140.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665121.48/cwt120.00–123.008082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255186.00/cwt186.00–186.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295196.00/cwt196.00–196.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330184.00/cwt184.00–184.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340192.00/cwt192.00–192.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371195.14/cwt192.00–200.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376183.50/cwt182.00–184.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418193.93/cwt190.00–198.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425168.00/cwt168.00–168.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433180.46/cwt178.00–185.007816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484175.12/cwt172.00–179.008486
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488165.99/cwt165.00–167.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520158.70/cwt155.00–161.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523169.64/cwt168.00–174.008876
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565146.00/cwt146.00–146.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581150.49/cwt149.00–153.008744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617152.00/cwt152.00–152.0093812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631145.61/cwt142.00–149.009195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678136.48/cwt135.00–141.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735129.00/cwt129.00–129.009483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3682
Bulls——1,590100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88360.99/cwt60.00–62.005392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01553.28/cwt51.00–55.005412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28881.45/cwt80.00–83.001,0493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31871.35/cwt70.00–73.009403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—637.50/head625.00–650.006382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.