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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 184▲ 11 vs year ago 136 · +8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 49▲ 21 vs year ago 26 · +80.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%

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 sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.89/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −117.13 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

Average price

$250.89

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

−13.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	265.99	1,388	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	257.45	1,377	2thin
Medium and Large 3	558	239.21	1,335	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

250.89

—

AL average14 barns · 276 hd

244.99

+5.90

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−13.07

This barn, trailing median15 sales

368.02

−117.13

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,796	154.50	2,775	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	129.91	1,415	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	129.73	1,919	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	111.52	1,142	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,829	12

Every lot

54 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,340	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	304.96/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,610	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	283.90/cwt	280.00–298.00	903	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	969	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	273.56/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,034	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,237	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	275.36/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,190	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,339	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	245.52/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,252	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	265.99/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,388	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,377	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	845	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	321.55/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,196	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	312.18/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,189	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	311.19/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,313	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	303.46/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,299	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,314	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	264.38/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,383	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,404	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,559	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,551	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,518	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	191.44/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,403	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,613	3
Bulls	—	—	2,060	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	110.47/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,121	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	114.73/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,166	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	126.28/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,294	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	106.15/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,115	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,449	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	129.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,919	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,375.00/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,683.33/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Tue Apr 9, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 184Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 49Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	318.00–320.00	318.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	302.00–308.00	304.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	320.00–330.00	324.90
5	350–400	372	315.00–325.00	321.55
5	400–450	422	310.00–312.00	311.19
1	450–500	480	292.00	292.00
3	500–550	523	260.00–268.00	264.38
1	550–600	595	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	618	250.00–252.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	381	310.00–313.00	312.18
2	400–450	428	302.00–305.00	303.46
2	450–500	485	270.00–272.00	270.98
1	550–600	580	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	635	238.00–240.00	238.98
2	700–750	733	188.00–195.00	191.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	298.00	298.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	535	255.00–260.00	257.45
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	280.00–298.00	283.90
9	350–400	378	270.00–278.00	273.56
3	400–450	432	273.00–278.00	275.36
3	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	510	243.00–248.00	245.52
3	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	645	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	465	288.00	288.00
3	500–550	522	265.00–268.00	265.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	110.00–111.00	110.47
2	—	1,050	105.00–107.00	106.15
4	—	1,016	114.00–116.00	114.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	127.00–132.00	129.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	124.00–129.00	126.28
7	—	1,101	130.00–135.00	131.64
1	—	1,325	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,708	152.00–154.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.