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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 131▲ 12 vs year ago 95 · +12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 26▼ 33 vs year ago 44 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▼ 13 vs year ago 19 · −68.4%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.56/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −111.32 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.

Average price

$260.56

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$40.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.59

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	285.00	1,439	1thin
Medium and Large 2	557	264.18	1,471	11thin
Medium and Large 3	571	244.49	1,396	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.51/cwt here — about $43 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 sale16 hd

260.56

—

AL average8 barns · 80 hd

273.15

−12.59

This barn, trailing median19 sales

371.88

−111.32

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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $422.29, low $315.98, median $371.88 across 19 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	—	Average	1,520	153.00	2,326	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	138.39	1,868	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	131.50	1,654	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	113.02	1,146	4thin

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)	—	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	957	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	329.96/cwt	328.00–332.00	940	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	311.49/cwt	310.00–313.00	913	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	921	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	333.97/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,029	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	296.76/cwt	293.00–298.00	1,125	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,221	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,227	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,187	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	264.59/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,252	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,334	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	253.76/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,353	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	246.51/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,417	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,374	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,327	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,456	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,487	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	336.63/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,077	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	330.03/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,238	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,189	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	293.99/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,235	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	316.06/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,353	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,360	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	268.99/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,455	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	244.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,396	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	255.77/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,496	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	264.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,655	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,326	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	110.47/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,069	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	115.56/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,225	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,523	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	138.39/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,868	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,772	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,662.50/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 131Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 19

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	320	332.00–340.00	336.63
2	350–400	375	328.00–332.00	330.03
5	400–450	428	313.00–323.00	316.06
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	264.84
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	313.00	313.00
2	400–450	420	293.00–295.00	293.99
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	571	240.00–250.00	244.49
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	285.00–290.00	287.46
7	500–550	541	265.00–272.00	268.99
4	550–600	585	253.00–260.00	255.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	348.00	348.00
2	300–350	308	330.00–338.00	333.97
1	350–400	390	313.00	313.00
1	450–500	480	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	310.00–313.00	311.49
1	300–350	305	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	460	258.00	258.00
1	500–550	540	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	575	238.00–240.00	238.98
2	600–650	610	215.00–220.00	217.52
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	328.00–332.00	329.96
4	350–400	379	293.00–298.00	296.76
2	400–450	435	282.00	282.00
5	450–500	473	262.00–268.00	264.59
4	500–550	533	250.00–258.00	253.76
2	550–600	575	245.00–248.00	246.51
1	600–650	625	233.00	233.00
1	650–700	670	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,395	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	136.00–141.00	138.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	110.00–111.00	110.47
2	—	1,060	115.00–116.00	115.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,662.50

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	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.