Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-09-22

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
← Sep 15Sep 22latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 152▼ 3 vs year ago 185 · −1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +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 bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.22/cwt on 33 head, up $1.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +0.63 against this barn's trailing median of $369.60.
Average price
$370.22
▲ 1.25 vs prior sale
33 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.62
vs AL average
−29.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577380.302,1946thin
Medium and Large 2552377.452,08412thin
Medium and Large 3558360.412,01015thin
One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $184 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale33 hd
370.22
—
AL average14 barns · 254 hd
373.84
−3.62
National average152 barns · 9,581 hd
399.46
−29.24
This barn, trailing median2 sales
369.60
+0.63
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—Average1,475174.002,5671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165147.001,7132thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440139.652,0116thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568371.69/cwt370.00–375.002,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450435358.99/cwt358.00–360.001,5624
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650624327.93/cwt325.00–330.002,0465
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600573358.42/cwt353.00–360.002,0549
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465387.42/cwt380.00–390.001,8024
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6902
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5971
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577380.30/cwt378.00–383.002,1946
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458433.38/cwt430.00–440.001,9853
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626348.11/cwt346.00–355.002,1796
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683332.30/cwt328.00–338.002,2706
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650633329.34/cwt328.00–330.002,0853
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,7062
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421462.04/cwt460.00–465.001,9455
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518381.01/cwt380.00–382.001,9742
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6532
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650612318.35/cwt315.00–320.001,9483
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430414.06/cwt410.00–420.001,7803
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7832
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710283.33/cwt282.00–285.002,0123
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8141
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500493388.99/cwt388.00–390.001,9184
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0661
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550522383.92/cwt375.00–388.002,0046
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620339.60/cwt338.00–342.002,1065
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363404.30/cwt403.00–405.001,4683
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement550–600590343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0241
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600582370.98/cwt365.00–375.002,1596
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350316384.11/cwt380.00–390.001,2145
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370386.08/cwt380.00–388.001,4284
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500459406.16/cwt395.00–410.001,8644
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428368.96/cwt368.00–370.001,5792
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320464.84/cwt460.00–470.001,4872
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3862
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400373417.45/cwt415.00–420.001,5572
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650640305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9521
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425393.69/cwt390.00–400.001,6734
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,9541
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531338.79/cwt338.00–340.001,7995
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3782
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400373368.16/cwt365.00–370.001,3736
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550535363.40/cwt360.00–365.001,9446
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475329.24/cwt325.00–338.001,5643
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550533369.91/cwt367.00–373.001,9729
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383436.70/cwt435.00–440.001,6733
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500471373.79/cwt365.00–380.001,7614
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700680280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450445412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,8331
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,398141.48/cwt141.00–142.001,9784
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,525136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0742
Bulls——1,475174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,5671
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,120154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7251
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,210140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6941

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.