Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-08-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 27
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
39 vs last sale 291 85 vs year ago 167 · +50.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
21 vs last sale 33 12 vs year ago 42 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
14 vs last sale 6 44 vs year ago 64 · 68.8%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $218.52/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 183.53 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.
Average price
$218.52
46 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.74
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2544220.061,19839
Medium and Large 3556209.971,1677thin
One grade step is worth $10.09/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
439402364327median 402.0512/1602/2404/2107/0708/11
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $424.82, low $341.01, median $402.05 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
218.52
AL average14 barns · 364 hd
233.27
−14.74
This barn, trailing median15 sales
402.05
−183.53
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
BullsLow1,586161.522,5616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212136.221,65110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,348135.001,8192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,020110.751,13020

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)$1,3923thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,7605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,6252thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2550–600590218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520224.08/cwt220.00–228.001,1652
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480232.69/cwt230.00–235.001,1179
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009753
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580215.16/cwt214.00–220.001,24815
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628206.46/cwt205.00–208.001,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650612206.02/cwt205.00–208.001,2613
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328263.97/cwt260.00–268.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430222.59/cwt220.00–230.009574
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1912
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4403
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700668192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,2866
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580207.44/cwt200.00–210.001,2034
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460216.00/cwt216.00–216.009945
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550537211.66/cwt210.00–213.001,1373
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463260.48/cwt259.00–262.001,2062
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522223.12/cwt218.00–228.001,16524
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523213.34/cwt210.00–215.001,1163
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500468244.92/cwt240.00–250.001,1462
CowsLean 85-90%1,038111.64/cwt110.00–115.001,15911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,344143.74/cwt142.00–145.001,9324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120135.40/cwt133.00–138.001,5163
Bulls1,643158.68/cwt158.00–159.002,6073
Bulls1,528164.36/cwt162.00–167.002,5113
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,887.50/head1,750.00–2,025.001,8884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950.00/head950.00–950.009501
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350334283.30/cwt280.00–290.009468
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450436242.48/cwt235.00–245.001,0574
CowsLean 85-90%1,005104.60/cwt103.00–105.001,0516
CowsLean 85-90%983119.81/cwt118.00–121.001,1783
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,265140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,127127.01/cwt125.00–128.001,4313
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1742
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220330.00/cwt330.00–330.007262
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650630198.98/cwt198.00–200.001,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1972
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423278.97/cwt278.00–280.001,1806
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350343316.98/cwt315.00–320.001,0875
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0113
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410242.47/cwt240.00–245.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750728196.26/cwt195.00–200.001,4294

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.