Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2023-12-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 19
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 211▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 9▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $210.04/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$210.04
59 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.76
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522217.401,13431
Medium and Large 2441212.6893913thin
Medium and Large 3517192.5499615thin
One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $138 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 sale59 hd
210.04
—
AL average14 barns · 1,499 hd
215.80
−5.76
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—Low1,752108.881,9084thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17196.351,12814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50295.011,4277thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98777.597667thin

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)—$1,4132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,58840

Every lot

60 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 3415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 2473244.04/cwt238.00–252.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 2518227.04/cwt224.00–230.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1520239.01/cwt238.00–240.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 1568226.01/cwt224.00–228.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 2695209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4531
Steers—Medium and Large 2715206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285232.00/cwt232.00–232.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312234.00/cwt230.00–240.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320219.97/cwt218.00–222.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364229.24/cwt228.00–232.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425225.35/cwt224.00–226.009583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427216.34/cwt210.00–218.009246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471199.99/cwt198.00–202.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530190.02/cwt188.00–194.001,0076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575194.95/cwt192.00–198.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678205.22/cwt202.00–212.001,39115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205290.00/cwt290.00–290.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245264.00/cwt264.00–264.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275260.00/cwt260.00–260.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318261.32/cwt260.00–262.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320254.00/cwt254.00–254.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363265.67/cwt264.00–268.009646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374254.21/cwt250.00–256.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374246.42/cwt242.00–248.009225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425255.91/cwt252.00–260.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427238.05/cwt236.00–240.001,0163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435226.00/cwt226.00–226.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473242.98/cwt242.00–244.001,1492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474229.38/cwt228.00–234.001,0876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523226.96/cwt224.00–230.001,1872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573208.96/cwt206.00–212.001,1972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603107.50/cwt105.00–109.001,7233
Bulls——2,200113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92588.00/cwt88.00–88.008141
Cows—Lean 85-90%98373.05/cwt70.00–75.007183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01278.65/cwt78.00–80.007963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12889.69/cwt88.00–92.001,0126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13396.93/cwt96.00–98.001,0983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323105.00/cwt104.00–106.001,3892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46888.52/cwt88.00–89.001,2992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64592.68/cwt92.00–94.001,5253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,412.50/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,765.63/head1,650.00–1,925.001,76616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,468.75/head1,350.00–1,600.001,46924

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.