Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-02-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 346▲ 43 vs year ago 174 · +24.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 48▼ 5 vs year ago 32 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 14▲ 17 vs year ago 13 · +130.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $258.14/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$258.14
61 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$223
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2450259.221,16833
Medium and Large 3412258.961,06721
Medium and Large 1555250.571,3917thin
One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale61 hd
258.14
—
AL average15 barns · 1,650 hd
253.06
+5.08
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—Average1,890125.532,3732thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,285108.681,3973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,084104.011,1285thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88884.247485thin

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)—$1,1254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,40018

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 2530276.04/cwt272.00–280.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 3545262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 2579253.99/cwt252.00–260.001,4714
Steers—Medium and Large 3630238.53/cwt235.00–242.001,5032
Steers—Medium and Large 1635268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7021
Steers—Medium and Large 1715227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225285.00/cwt285.00–285.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269272.16/cwt270.00–275.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285283.39/cwt280.00–285.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343268.99/cwt268.00–270.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389272.00/cwt270.00–277.001,0587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428271.28/cwt267.00–277.001,1616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428261.29/cwt255.00–265.001,1188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473266.51/cwt262.00–272.001,2614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481255.49/cwt250.00–260.001,2294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521243.69/cwt240.00–248.001,2704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573228.54/cwt225.00–235.001,3105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3638213.52/cwt212.00–215.001,3622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713209.49/cwt207.00–212.001,4942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282341.37/cwt335.00–345.009635
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290325.00/cwt325.00–325.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3336323.81/cwt320.00–325.001,0886
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375315.12/cwt312.00–318.001,1822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384322.98/cwt320.00–325.001,2407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433293.06/cwt290.00–295.001,2694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465283.58/cwt280.00–287.001,3192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479268.76/cwt267.00–272.001,2878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523260.96/cwt255.00–265.001,3656
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523252.49/cwt252.00–253.001,3212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,4682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578248.55/cwt245.00–252.001,4372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,3582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628241.35/cwt238.00–245.001,5163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,890125.53/cwt125.00–126.002,3732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81590.44/cwt90.00–91.007372
Cows—Lean 85-90%93780.10/cwt78.00–82.007513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05894.52/cwt94.00–95.001,0002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113112.51/cwt112.00–113.001,2522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285108.68/cwt106.00–111.001,3973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,464.29/head1,325.00–1,600.001,46414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,175.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,216.67/head1,100.00–1,275.001,2173
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.