Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-02-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 13
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 490▲ 141 vs year ago 95 · +148.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 52▼ 26 vs year ago 37 · −70.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $272.51/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$272.51
96 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461283.841,31057
Medium and Large 3439256.491,12517thin
Medium and Large 2506255.561,29422
One grade step is worth $28.28/cwt here — about $16 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 sale96 hd
272.51
—
AL average14 barns · 1,517 hd
253.29
+19.23
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—Average1,410117.541,6572thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,383108.001,4932thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193101.071,2063thin
CowsLean 85-90%High89094.008372thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8751thin

Every lot

62 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 2325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1053
Steers—Medium and Large 1365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 2380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 2417328.98/cwt325.00–330.001,3725
Steers—Medium and Large 1425346.71/cwt345.00–350.001,4743
Steers—Medium and Large 3470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4341
Steers—Medium and Large 2490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5194
Steers—Medium and Large 2515285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4682
Steers—Medium and Large 3525262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3761
Steers—Medium and Large 1536296.71/cwt295.00–302.001,5904
Steers—Medium and Large 3568251.00/cwt250.00–252.001,4262
Steers—Medium and Large 1577287.60/cwt282.00–292.001,6595
Steers—Medium and Large 2583262.45/cwt260.00–265.001,5302
Steers—Medium and Large 1625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Steers—Medium and Large 2635252.23/cwt252.00–255.001,60213
Steers—Medium and Large 2664243.68/cwt240.00–250.001,6185
Steers—Medium and Large 1672259.00/cwt255.00–265.001,7403
Steers—Medium and Large 3691227.46/cwt225.00–235.001,5724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290288.00/cwt288.00–288.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295320.00/cwt320.00–320.009448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318318.72/cwt315.00–320.001,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332275.06/cwt273.00–277.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366314.47/cwt305.00–315.001,15120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370264.05/cwt260.00–268.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380290.13/cwt285.00–295.001,1022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408272.45/cwt265.00–275.001,1124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425291.59/cwt290.00–295.001,2393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434255.52/cwt248.00–258.001,1094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466251.26/cwt250.00–255.001,1714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525266.54/cwt260.00–270.001,3993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526253.54/cwt248.00–258.001,3344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530244.99/cwt243.00–246.001,2984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573242.32/cwt240.00–245.001,3883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619233.41/cwt233.00–235.001,4455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643228.69/cwt222.00–230.001,4706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673232.14/cwt230.00–233.001,5627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5376
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275338.00/cwt338.00–338.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383319.18/cwt317.00–325.001,2225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423303.15/cwt298.00–308.001,2822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425314.93/cwt312.00–318.001,3382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468293.99/cwt293.00–295.001,3762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476305.72/cwt300.00–308.001,4554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510289.04/cwt285.00–293.001,4742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,4852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,410117.54/cwt117.00–118.001,6572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79091.00/cwt91.00–91.007191
Cows—Lean 85-90%99097.00/cwt97.00–97.009601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250104.10/cwt103.00–105.001,3012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.