Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-04-02

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 105▲ 85 vs year ago 99 · +85.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 23▲ 15 vs year ago 34 · +44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 28 vs year ago 42 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $252.63/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −115.39 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$252.63
20 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.29
vs AL average
−17.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536268.201,4384thin
Medium and Large 2549252.751,3889thin
Medium and Large 3536243.581,3077thin
One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $132 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 sale20 hd
252.63
—
AL average13 barns · 324 hd
250.34
+2.29
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−17.96
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−115.39
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

15 sales
416371326282median 368.0203/0305/0507/2109/1510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.92, low $295.59, median $368.02 across 15 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
Bulls—High1,688150.542,5404thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,326133.361,7686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,179130.671,54112
CowsLean 85-90%Average915108.3699111

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,78510

Every lot

65 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,0791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435320.44/cwt318.00–323.001,3942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465311.02/cwt310.00–312.001,4462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3482293.15/cwt290.00–300.001,4135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,5421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278325.27/cwt320.00–328.009043
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280315.00/cwt315.00–315.008822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325316.44/cwt313.00–318.001,0283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377294.96/cwt292.00–298.001,1123
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382303.32/cwt300.00–308.001,1593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424294.63/cwt292.00–300.001,2497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428287.49/cwt282.00–290.001,2306
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468284.50/cwt278.00–288.001,3316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470291.85/cwt290.00–295.001,3728
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474273.04/cwt270.00–275.001,2945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523247.39/cwt245.00–248.001,2945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525270.93/cwt268.00–275.001,4223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535256.07/cwt252.00–260.001,3706
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570234.04/cwt230.00–238.001,3342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577246.11/cwt240.00–250.001,4203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607237.32/cwt232.00–240.001,4413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677210.99/cwt210.00–213.001,4283
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730210.98/cwt210.00–212.001,5402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,0022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333361.37/cwt358.00–365.001,2032
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,1812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,3051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414305.23/cwt302.00–310.001,2646
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433284.98/cwt282.00–288.001,2342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2491290.58/cwt288.00–292.001,4277
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530268.58/cwt265.00–270.001,4235
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573262.98/cwt258.00–268.001,5072
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577253.29/cwt250.00–255.001,4613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465148.51/cwt148.00–149.002,1762
Bulls——1,910152.57/cwt152.00–153.002,9142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%862104.36/cwt103.00–105.009006
Cows—Lean 85-90%968111.95/cwt111.00–113.001,0844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130121.49/cwt120.00–123.001,3732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204130.89/cwt129.00–132.001,5768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250129.44/cwt129.00–130.001,6182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370139.10/cwt137.00–142.001,9063
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,625.00/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6256

This sale against other markets

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.