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Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 10
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
13 vs last sale 78 38 vs year ago 103 · 36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
5 vs last sale 19 9 vs year ago 23 · 39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
30 vs last sale 11 16 vs year ago 25 · +64.0%
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 cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 64.51 against this barn's trailing median of $404.51.
Average price
$340.00
7 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
12.47
vs AL average
41.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520340.001,7687thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
431406380355median 404.5012/1612/1601/0608/0408/04
Steers 500–600 lb: high $417.38, low $368.97, median $404.51 across 3 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 sale7 hd
340.00
AL average13 barns · 228 hd
352.47
−12.47
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−41.01
This barn, trailing median3 sales
404.51
−64.51
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
BullsLow1,745179.003,1241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,458158.162,3065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,163157.781,8348thin

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)$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,0905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,94626
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,3003thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls1,745179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,1241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198159.04/cwt157.00–160.001,9055
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,018151.52/cwt150.00–153.001,5422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600153.38/cwt151.00–156.002,4542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,363161.35/cwt161.00–162.002,1993
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530305.38/cwt300.00–308.001,6193
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465307.03/cwt305.00–310.001,4284
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,6421
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0125
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568311.00/cwt310.00–312.001,7662
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7011
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650608281.00/cwt280.00–282.001,7082
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5701
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522308.66/cwt308.00–310.001,6113
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7142
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4472
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7687
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0807
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6522
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480316.30/cwt313.00–318.001,5183
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4412
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650645260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6771
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529312.26/cwt310.00–315.001,6524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,750.00/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,975.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,97512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy3,400.00/head3,300.00–3,450.003,4006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,200.00/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2004
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-22,562.50/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5638

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.