Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-02-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 20
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 236▲ 154 vs year ago 192 · +80.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 11▲ 29 vs year ago 19 · +152.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 1▼ 5 vs year ago 19 · −26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $256.21/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$256.21
78 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$166
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$13.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2483261.081,26231
Medium and Large 3443257.501,14126
Medium and Large 1577247.411,42721
One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale78 hd
256.21
—
AL average14 barns · 1,825 hd
252.54
+3.66
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—Average1,409121.971,7184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436111.101,5965thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,081106.181,14816
CowsLean 85-90%Low89489.968046thin

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)—$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1836

Every lot

65 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1338364.36/cwt363.00–365.001,2323
Steers—Medium and Large 1358348.99/cwt348.00–350.001,2492
Steers—Medium and Large 3375327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 2440328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4431
Steers—Medium and Large 3445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
Steers—Medium and Large 2466319.05/cwt318.00–323.001,4875
Steers—Medium and Large 3466286.78/cwt285.00–292.001,3367
Steers—Medium and Large 1515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5973
Steers—Medium and Large 2525292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5331
Steers—Medium and Large 3535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4716
Steers—Medium and Large 3575258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4848
Steers—Medium and Large 1615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5994
Steers—Medium and Large 3675228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280285.34/cwt282.00–288.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338305.07/cwt302.00–308.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,0892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372289.02/cwt285.00–292.001,0753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383273.34/cwt268.00–278.001,04711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421283.73/cwt282.00–285.001,1957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423291.64/cwt288.00–297.001,2343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440257.65/cwt255.00–260.001,1343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473247.51/cwt245.00–250.001,1712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478271.48/cwt270.00–273.001,2982
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537241.94/cwt240.00–248.001,29915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618232.97/cwt228.00–234.001,44012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3785192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205352.00/cwt352.00–352.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255345.00/cwt345.00–345.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321329.21/cwt328.00–330.001,0575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324335.72/cwt333.00–340.001,0885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378309.99/cwt308.00–312.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382326.53/cwt320.00–330.001,2479
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411287.12/cwt285.00–295.001,1805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438307.76/cwt303.00–310.001,3484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458319.32/cwt318.00–320.001,4623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469290.97/cwt288.00–293.001,3657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482297.99/cwt295.00–300.001,4365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528270.07/cwt265.00–275.001,4262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4921
Bulls——1,290130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6771
Bulls——1,535120.43/cwt119.00–122.001,8492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88795.71/cwt95.00–97.008493
Cows—Lean 85-90%90084.20/cwt82.00–86.007583
Cows—Boner 80-85%998112.57/cwt111.00–115.001,1233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,011102.45/cwt101.00–103.001,0365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156106.12/cwt104.00–109.001,2278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412113.53/cwt112.00–116.001,6033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473107.45/cwt106.00–109.001,5832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,183.33/head1,125.00–1,300.001,1836

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.