Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-06-11

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 11
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 142▼ 90 vs year ago 193 · −46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 28 vs year ago 51 · −54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows 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 $237.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −130.52 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$237.50
2 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.51
vs AL average
−27.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2590240.001,4161thin
Medium and Large 3575235.001,3511thin
One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale2 hd
237.50
—
AL average14 barns · 378 hd
251.01
−13.51
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−27.87
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−130.52
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—Low1,613150.192,4224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,460135.431,9785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180134.631,58911
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070124.001,3271thin

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)—$1,5252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,16814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6634thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3341311.62/cwt310.00–312.001,0635
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,3202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,2941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457284.32/cwt283.00–292.001,2997
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470273.91/cwt270.00–278.001,2872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,4612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3465
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6444
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265332.00/cwt332.00–332.008802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275305.00/cwt305.00–305.008391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376268.52/cwt265.00–270.001,0107
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423268.97/cwt268.00–270.001,1382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,1011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457251.56/cwt248.00–252.001,15014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478262.29/cwt260.00–263.001,2544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373325.43/cwt320.00–328.001,2143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390307.00/cwt302.00–312.001,1972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423280.04/cwt278.00–282.001,1852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2752
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520248.68/cwt248.00–250.001,2933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3575
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603155.38/cwt153.00–158.002,4912
Bulls——1,623144.99/cwt144.00–146.002,3532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157131.50/cwt129.00–133.001,5216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228136.65/cwt134.00–139.001,6783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478136.54/cwt134.00–138.002,0184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,575.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,156.25/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1568
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,662.50/head1,525.00–1,800.001,6634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002

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.