Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-01-30

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 30
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 258▲ 142 vs year ago 94 · +151.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 30 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 7▲ 13 vs year ago 24 · +54.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $249.28/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$249.28
72 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476256.671,22231
Medium and Large 2471244.141,14925
Medium and Large 3418242.981,01616thin
One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $207 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 sale72 hd
249.28
—
AL average16 barns · 2,027 hd
236.71
+12.56
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—Low1,561116.771,8234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,161101.421,1778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36597.001,3241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96586.0483012

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,28914

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1327331.38/cwt328.00–337.001,0849
Steers—Medium and Large 3330310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
Steers—Medium and Large 3376302.02/cwt300.00–308.001,1364
Steers—Medium and Large 2388314.37/cwt310.00–318.001,2203
Steers—Medium and Large 1423322.70/cwt320.00–328.001,36514
Steers—Medium and Large 3425292.44/cwt290.00–295.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 2431309.82/cwt305.00–315.001,3356
Steers—Medium and Large 1465312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 2475287.63/cwt285.00–290.001,3663
Steers—Medium and Large 3475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3304
Steers—Medium and Large 1525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 3525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Steers—Medium and Large 2542269.34/cwt268.00–270.001,4603
Steers—Medium and Large 1566272.52/cwt270.00–280.001,5424
Steers—Medium and Large 2573266.49/cwt265.00–268.001,5272
Steers—Medium and Large 1605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,51310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258286.49/cwt285.00–288.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273273.46/cwt272.00–275.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285262.00/cwt262.00–262.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328253.97/cwt250.00–258.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330270.78/cwt265.00–275.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375251.35/cwt250.00–252.009433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385260.35/cwt256.00–263.001,0023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425256.95/cwt254.00–262.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432274.05/cwt268.00–277.001,1846
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432242.27/cwt240.00–245.001,0473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470240.98/cwt238.00–243.001,1333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478250.66/cwt248.00–258.001,1986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488268.36/cwt260.00–270.001,3106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524245.70/cwt240.00–250.001,2876
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525220.98/cwt220.00–222.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528231.62/cwt228.00–235.001,2233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570217.67/cwt215.00–220.001,2413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638220.48/cwt220.00–222.001,4074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638212.47/cwt210.00–215.001,3562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225312.00/cwt312.00–312.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270328.00/cwt328.00–328.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317308.81/cwt308.00–310.009795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338332.51/cwt332.00–333.001,1242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375312.32/cwt310.00–315.001,1713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376299.51/cwt298.00–300.001,1264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423304.46/cwt302.00–312.001,2884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430274.76/cwt270.00–280.001,1815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437292.63/cwt290.00–298.001,2793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465272.10/cwt268.00–278.001,2653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472284.98/cwt280.00–288.001,3453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510241.01/cwt240.00–242.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4361
Bulls——1,465116.54/cwt116.00–117.001,7072
Bulls——1,985126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85580.56/cwt78.00–83.006892
Cows—Lean 85-90%98787.14/cwt84.00–89.0086010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03394.54/cwt92.00–96.009773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218108.37/cwt107.00–110.001,3202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250103.67/cwt101.00–106.001,2963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.33/head1,025.00–1,275.001,1333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,087.50/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—991.67/head975.00–1,000.009923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,387.50/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,137.50/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1388

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.