Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-10-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 20
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 96▲ 25 vs year ago 156 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 30 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.19/cwt on 6 head, down $20.47 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −79.10 against this barn's trailing median of $373.29.
Average price
$294.19
▼ 20.47 vs prior sale
6 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.34
vs AL average
−82.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540318.001,7171thin
Medium and Large 2523301.031,5742thin
Medium and Large 3583281.691,6423thin
One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $75 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
294.19
—
AL average15 barns · 624 hd
323.53
−29.34
National average186 barns · 22,034 hd
377.02
−82.83
This barn, trailing median16 sales
373.29
−79.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales
436384333282median 373.2902/2405/0507/2109/1510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.63, low $295.59, median $373.29 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,277130.321,6643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197129.351,5483thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060115.001,2191thin

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)—$2,2004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0502thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385452.47/cwt450.00–455.001,7422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430383.11/cwt380.00–390.001,6477
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435409.79/cwt405.00–412.001,7834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461394.43/cwt388.00–410.001,8184
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474367.89/cwt360.00–372.001,7444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485382.58/cwt376.00–387.001,8566
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,9335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618310.51/cwt308.00–313.001,9192
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3628301.46/cwt300.00–303.001,8932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370359.66/cwt355.00–365.001,33110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374393.88/cwt390.00–400.001,4738
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426350.50/cwt346.00–355.001,4938
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430339.02/cwt338.00–340.001,4584
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479318.54/cwt315.00–325.001,5267
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523301.03/cwt300.00–302.001,5742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,7171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583281.69/cwt280.00–285.001,6423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625301.03/cwt300.00–302.001,8812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,8351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283483.41/cwt480.00–485.001,3683
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5871
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370455.03/cwt450.00–460.001,6844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375437.60/cwt435.00–440.001,6412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473343.20/cwt340.00–345.001,6234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474360.95/cwt355.00–365.001,7115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525348.92/cwt345.00–353.001,8322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,7882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568292.42/cwt290.00–300.001,6615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,0341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643301.66/cwt300.00–305.001,9403
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3658278.49/cwt275.00–282.001,8322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,0231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185134.52/cwt134.00–135.001,5942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263132.48/cwt132.00–133.001,6732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,075.00/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502

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.