Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-01-09

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 9
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 154▼ 49 vs year ago 253 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 47▲ 43 vs year ago 19 · +226.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 60▲ 10 vs year ago 12 · +83.3%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holidays

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.82/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$219.82
87 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.54
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425234.6099724
Medium and Large 3444215.2195611thin
Medium and Large 2488213.981,04552
One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale87 hd
219.82
—
AL average11 barns · 1,351 hd
223.36
−3.54
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—Low1,529110.601,69110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41397.791,3816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15691.731,06111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03378.558117thin

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)—$1,0796
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4568

Every lot, as filed

61 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2—310278.22/cwt272.00–280.008625
BullsMedium and Large 2—373265.93/cwt260.00–270.009927
BullsMedium and Large 2—645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3671
BullsMedium and Large 2—568216.02/cwt212.00–220.001,2273
BullsMedium and Large 3—378253.03/cwt252.00–254.009562
BullsMedium and Large 1—430265.34/cwt262.00–268.001,1413
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——900.00/head875.00–925.009002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,456.25/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4568
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——925.00/head900.00–950.009254
Bulls——1,505104.70/cwt103.00–107.001,5763
Bulls——1,633116.99/cwt116.00–118.001,9102
Bulls——1,501111.59/cwt109.00–115.001,6755
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06389.08/cwt88.00–91.009477
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,440100.67/cwt100.00–101.001,4503
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09276.34/cwt76.00–77.008343
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25593.48/cwt92.00–95.001,1733
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,515105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5911
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38594.90/cwt92.00–97.001,3143
CowsLean 85-90%—98880.21/cwt78.00–83.007924
SteersMedium and Large 2—526247.48/cwt246.00–248.001,3024
SteersMedium and Large 2—468258.52/cwt254.00–260.001,2104
SteersMedium and Large 2—605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
SteersMedium and Large 3—638224.26/cwt222.00–226.001,4314
BullsMedium and Large 1—365278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 3—480226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0853
BullsMedium and Large 3—525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1241
BullsMedium and Large 1—520231.98/cwt230.00–234.001,2062
BullsMedium and Large 1—336287.57/cwt282.00–292.009665
BullsMedium and Large 1—280296.00/cwt296.00–296.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 1—405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4121
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470212.00/cwt212.00–212.009962
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1271
BullsMedium and Large 2—470241.97/cwt238.00–248.001,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2—523226.69/cwt226.00–228.001,1863
BullsMedium and Large 2—428255.21/cwt250.00–260.001,0923
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 1—563227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515207.84/cwt205.00–210.001,0707
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—319254.38/cwt250.00–260.008119
HeifersMedium and Large 1—626194.15/cwt190.00–198.001,2155
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418225.85/cwt224.00–229.009446
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471218.10/cwt215.00–224.001,02716
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2491
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285246.00/cwt246.00–246.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335237.98/cwt236.00–242.007975
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363231.02/cwt230.00–232.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290252.00/cwt252.00–252.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571202.05/cwt198.00–206.001,1549
SteersMedium and Large 3—545238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—436216.06/cwt212.00–220.009425
SteersMedium and Large 2—365272.00/cwt272.00–272.009931
SteersMedium and Large 2—568236.96/cwt234.00–240.001,3462
SteersMedium and Large 1—458270.68/cwt270.00–272.001,2403
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375242.04/cwt238.00–244.009084
HeifersMedium and Large 2—643184.79/cwt184.00–188.001,1885
HeifersMedium and Large 1—295262.00/cwt262.00–262.007733

How this sale compares

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.