Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-01-23

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 23
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 204▲ 158 vs year ago 100 · +158.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 62▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 22▼ 18 vs year ago 25 · −72.0%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.84/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$237.84
88 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.42
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407252.281,02728
Medium and Large 2451235.221,06137
Medium and Large 3460224.461,03223
One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale88 hd
237.84
—
AL average13 barns · 1,223 hd
229.42
+8.42
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—Average1,373118.841,6323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16299.171,15310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60594.001,5091thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90379.007132thin

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)—$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5002thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3—328241.02/cwt238.00–244.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—531214.55/cwt210.00–218.001,1398
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628209.03/cwt208.00–210.001,3132
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008883
SteersMedium and Large 1—310318.98/cwt318.00–320.009892
HeifersMedium and Large 3—431228.47/cwt226.00–230.009854
HeifersMedium and Large 1—318264.20/cwt258.00–268.008406
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376249.35/cwt246.00–252.0093813
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423250.67/cwt248.00–258.001,0609
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475227.03/cwt226.00–230.001,0784
SteersMedium and Large 2—515258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3291
HeifersMedium and Large 1—483245.96/cwt242.00–250.001,1883
SteersMedium and Large 3—560232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2991
SteersMedium and Large 2—265310.00/cwt310.00–310.008221
SteersMedium and Large 1—390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
SteersMedium and Large 1—262320.60/cwt318.00–322.008403
SteersMedium and Large 1—425304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578222.47/cwt220.00–225.001,2862
SteersMedium and Large 2—495266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3171
SteersMedium and Large 2—380291.97/cwt290.00–294.001,1092
SteersMedium and Large 2—345306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 2—565242.91/cwt238.00–248.001,3722
SteersMedium and Large 3—488257.01/cwt256.00–258.001,2542
SteersMedium and Large 2—440280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 3—735188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3821
BullsMedium and Large 2—571231.52/cwt228.00–236.001,3224
BullsMedium and Large 1—410303.06/cwt298.00–308.001,2432
BullsMedium and Large 1—265324.00/cwt324.00–324.008591
BullsMedium and Large 1—322311.38/cwt306.00–316.001,0033
BullsMedium and Large 1—463283.93/cwt278.00–286.001,3157
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,133106.91/cwt106.00–108.001,2112
CowsLean 85-90%—90379.00/cwt79.00–79.007132
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5091
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18899.75/cwt98.00–102.001,1854
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15194.72/cwt93.00–96.001,0904
Bulls——1,373118.84/cwt116.00–122.001,6323
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——937.50/head925.00–950.009382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
BullsMedium and Large 2—480264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2671
BullsMedium and Large 3—675190.00/cwt188.00–192.001,2833
BullsMedium and Large 3—383278.94/cwt276.00–282.001,0682
BullsMedium and Large 2—526240.45/cwt236.00–246.001,2658
BullsMedium and Large 3—433279.04/cwt272.00–282.001,2086
BullsMedium and Large 2—369293.95/cwt288.00–298.001,0856
BullsMedium and Large 3—472255.98/cwt250.00–258.001,2086
BullsMedium and Large 2—327300.81/cwt300.00–302.009845
BullsMedium and Large 3—537231.19/cwt228.00–232.001,2415
BullsMedium and Large 2—275302.00/cwt302.00–302.008311
BullsMedium and Large 2—426291.16/cwt286.00–295.001,2404
BullsMedium and Large 1—378303.43/cwt300.00–308.001,1473
BullsMedium and Large 2—635216.68/cwt214.00–220.001,3763
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328250.95/cwt250.00–252.008232
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473221.70/cwt220.00–224.001,0496
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378257.32/cwt254.00–264.009736
HeifersMedium and Large 1—535232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275264.00/cwt264.00–264.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573211.37/cwt206.00–215.001,2118
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426242.80/cwt236.00–246.001,0348

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.