Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-11-14

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 14
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 274▲ 18 vs year ago 189 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 42▼ 26 vs year ago 48 · −54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 19 vs year ago 21 · −90.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacement cow market lightly tested

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $226.93/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$226.93
56 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440250.011,1009thin
Medium and Large 2487224.411,09429
Medium and Large 3462219.461,01418thin
One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $86 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 sale56 hd
226.93
—
AL average16 barns · 1,385 hd
219.87
+7.06
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—Average1,770102.961,8222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16294.191,0956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37492.621,2735thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13084.009491thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4002thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2360264.00/cwt264.00–264.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1375272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 3435246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 3471241.38/cwt240.00–242.001,1375
Steers—Medium and Large 2475252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1480258.97/cwt256.00–262.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 2530239.03/cwt236.00–242.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 3535230.98/cwt230.00–232.001,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 3565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2201
Steers—Medium and Large 2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2762
Steers—Medium and Large 1615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers—Medium and Large 3655208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320216.40/cwt215.00–218.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368207.32/cwt206.00–208.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415213.87/cwt212.00–218.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420202.00/cwt202.00–202.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440222.00/cwt222.00–222.009774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475207.03/cwt202.00–212.009834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479221.83/cwt218.00–224.001,0636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484196.41/cwt190.00–200.009515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518216.10/cwt212.00–220.001,1192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571194.50/cwt190.00–200.001,1114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615192.03/cwt190.00–194.001,1812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627186.36/cwt185.00–188.001,1683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315236.00/cwt236.00–236.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325252.00/cwt252.00–252.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360269.01/cwt268.00–270.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360233.48/cwt232.00–234.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383243.39/cwt240.00–250.009323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432247.34/cwt246.00–248.001,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432238.11/cwt235.00–240.001,0298
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473225.97/cwt224.00–228.001,0694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480244.68/cwt240.00–250.001,1743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523208.40/cwt204.00–214.001,0906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525219.28/cwt216.00–222.001,1516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572201.42/cwt200.00–205.001,1525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612201.34/cwt200.00–202.001,2323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,770102.96/cwt102.00–104.001,8222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%99088.00/cwt88.00–88.008711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13084.00/cwt84.00–84.009491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17394.04/cwt91.00–96.001,1034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41887.55/cwt86.00–89.001,2412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002

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.