Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-06-02

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
8 vs last sale 92 6 vs year ago 78 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
3 vs last sale 1 15 vs year ago 19 · 78.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
5 vs last sale 27 11 vs year ago 11 · +100.0%
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 steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.00/cwt on 2 head, down $8.22 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.70 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.
Average price
$384.00
8.22 vs prior sale
2 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.85
vs AL average
20.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2510398.002,0301thin
Medium and Large 3525370.001,9431thin
One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $87 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

14 sales
436394353312median 382.3012/1602/1004/2107/0708/04
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.63, low $325.83, median $382.30 across 14 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 sale2 hd
384.00
AL average15 barns · 334 hd
388.85
−4.85
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−20.76
This barn, trailing median14 sales
382.30
+1.70
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
BullsLow1,590202.123,2143thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,420173.002,4571thin

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)$2,9336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,1754thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$2,3758

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,410196.18/cwt192.00–200.002,7662
Bulls1,950214.00/cwt214.00–214.004,1731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,4571
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7921
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0961
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9431
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450418412.03/cwt410.00–413.001,7223
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550535378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,0221
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0011
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0902
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463426.73/cwt425.00–430.001,9763
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3141
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0912
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8232
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9742
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370451.00/cwt450.00–455.001,66910
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500486404.21/cwt403.00–405.001,9645
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,9411
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5052
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371526.01/cwt525.00–530.001,95110
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,175.00/head2,900.00–3,450.003,1754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,933.33/head2,700.00–3,250.002,9336
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,375.00/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3758

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.