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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 7

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 135▲ 5 vs year ago 180 · +2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 34 · −2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 43▲ 24 vs year ago 8 · +300.0%

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 cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 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 $241.36/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −126.66 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

Average price

$241.36

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs AL average

−26.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	250.22	1,366	4thin
Medium and Large 1	560	248.00	1,389	1thin
Medium and Large 3	560	234.34	1,312	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.87/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 sale11 hd

241.36

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

246.71

−5.36

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−26.23

This barn, trailing median15 sales

368.02

−126.66

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	1,690	151.00	2,552	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	118.76	1,343	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,307	117.33	1,534	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	101.85	939	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,479	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,755	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	8

Every lot

57 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,025	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,216	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	307.37/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,457	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	738	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	934	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	310.01/cwt	308.00–312.00	973	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	299.99/cwt	298.00–302.00	990	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	292.26/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,067	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	281.03/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,062	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	298.91/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,133	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	289.36/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,181	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,194	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	271.49/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,189	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	276.26/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,274	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,313	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	247.03/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,309	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	254.29/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,355	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,389	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,392	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	237.49/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,503	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	894	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	344.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,121	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	336.18/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,109	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	324.08/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,209	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	336.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,257	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	316.03/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,201	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	309.99/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,308	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	299.97/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,299	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,386	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	279.51/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,344	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,250	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	227.54/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,440	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	222.50/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,491	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,475	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	104.75/cwt	103.00–106.00	934	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	95.91/cwt	94.00–99.00	911	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,399	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,306	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	121.01/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,373	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,534	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,529	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,755	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,375.00/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,375	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,479.17/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,479	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 135Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 43Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	298.00–302.00	299.99
4	350–400	365	292.00–293.00	292.26
2	400–450	430	275.00–280.00	277.56
1	450–500	490	268.00	268.00
3	500–550	533	250.00–258.00	254.29
1	550–600	585	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	328.00	328.00
2	250–300	290	322.00	322.00
4	300–350	314	308.00–312.00	310.01
6	350–400	379	295.00–302.00	298.91
3	400–450	408	288.00–292.00	289.36
4	450–500	461	275.00–280.00	276.26
1	550–600	560	248.00	248.00
2	600–650	633	237.00–238.00	237.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	378	280.00–282.00	281.03
4	400–450	438	270.00–272.00	271.49
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	530	246.00–248.00	247.03
4	550–600	575	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	344.82
6	350–400	374	330.00–340.00	336.05
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	645	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	332.00–338.00	336.18
6	350–400	373	320.00–328.00	324.08
3	400–450	422	308.00–312.00	309.99
2	450–500	478	285.00–295.00	289.97
3	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	243.00	243.00
4	600–650	633	222.00–232.00	227.54
2	650–700	670	222.00–223.00	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	330.00–332.00	331.02
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	380	315.00–318.00	316.03
2	400–450	433	298.00–302.00	299.97
4	450–500	481	278.00–280.00	279.51
2	500–550	523	238.00–240.00	239.00
1	700–750	730	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	307.00–310.00	307.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	325.00–330.00	327.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	363.00	363.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	111.00	111.00
3	—	892	103.00–106.00	104.75
3	—	950	94.00–99.00	95.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,278	118.00–122.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,135	119.00–124.00	121.01
4	—	1,133	114.00–117.00	115.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,585	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,375.00

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	10	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,755.00

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)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,479.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.