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Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
38 vs last sale 92 38 vs year ago 92 · 41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
21 vs last sale 6 19 vs year ago 8 · +237.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
2 vs last sale 31 8 vs year ago 37 · 21.6%
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 steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. 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 $367.61/cwt on 5 head, down $24.61 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits 14.70 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.
Average price
$367.61
24.61 vs prior sale
5 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.92
vs AL average
48.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515390.002,0091thin
Medium and Large 2537368.351,9783thin
Medium and Large 3590343.002,0241thin
One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about −$15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd
367.61
AL average16 barns · 434 hd
389.53
−21.92
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−48.22
This barn, trailing median14 sales
382.30
−14.70
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
BullsAverage2,055216.004,4391thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,409189.852,6746thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230179.492,2088thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,135158.751,8026thin

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)$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2884thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$5,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$4,5502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,5289

Every lot, as filed

42 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240179.13/cwt177.00–182.002,2215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,6971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125173.15/cwt170.00–176.001,9482
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,403191.78/cwt189.00–194.002,6914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,6412
CowsLean 85-90%1,200161.73/cwt158.00–165.001,9412
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485394.04/cwt390.00–398.001,9112
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400388461.61/cwt460.00–465.001,7913
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450428424.85/cwt420.00–430.001,8182
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9041
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573364.85/cwt360.00–370.002,0912
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,0171
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430445.08/cwt440.00–450.001,9143
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523374.02/cwt370.00–378.001,9562
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450437435.31/cwt430.00–438.001,9023
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470434.53/cwt430.00–440.002,0424
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430451.27/cwt445.00–458.001,9402
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425414.76/cwt410.00–420.001,7632
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625370.97/cwt367.00–375.002,3192
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410467.47/cwt465.00–470.001,9172
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240637.76/cwt625.00–650.001,5312
CowsLean 85-90%1,130170.47/cwt167.00–174.001,9262
CowsLean 85-90%1,075144.05/cwt143.00–145.001,5492
Bulls2,055216.00/cwt216.00–216.004,4391
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378451.55/cwt450.00–453.001,7072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 32,287.50/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,527.78/head2,300.00–3,050.002,5289
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5502

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.