Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-06-25

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 25
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 183▼ 102 vs year ago 288 · −35.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 23▼ 28 vs year ago 110 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 16▲ 30 vs year ago 52 · +57.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $236.61/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −131.40 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$236.61
22 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.71
vs AL average
−32.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517248.321,2843thin
Medium and Large 2541239.041,29412thin
Medium and Large 3557227.441,2677thin
One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale22 hd
236.61
—
AL average13 barns · 410 hd
248.33
−11.71
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−32.67
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−131.40
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—Average1,482165.172,4483thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,502140.732,1147thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,157136.421,57924
CowsLean 85-90%Low980120.161,17817

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)—$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,89452
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,39416

Every lot

73 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332347.69/cwt347.00–348.001,1543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415315.40/cwt310.00–318.001,3093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,2882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480271.45/cwt270.00–273.001,3032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563241.02/cwt240.00–245.001,3575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623232.01/cwt228.00–233.001,4455
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5391
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210335.00/cwt335.00–335.007042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318322.32/cwt318.00–327.001,0252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373288.81/cwt285.00–293.001,0774
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375266.70/cwt265.00–272.001,0006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415271.01/cwt270.00–272.001,1252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434266.04/cwt263.00–268.001,1555
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,2963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1993
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486263.47/cwt262.00–268.001,2804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517248.32/cwt245.00–250.001,2843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528240.67/cwt238.00–243.001,2718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533231.01/cwt230.00–232.001,2312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567226.01/cwt225.00–230.001,2815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568235.78/cwt235.00–238.001,3394
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290360.73/cwt358.00–368.001,0465
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315344.98/cwt342.00–348.001,0874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320362.21/cwt358.00–367.001,1594
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325355.49/cwt355.00–356.001,1552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378332.28/cwt330.00–335.001,2563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380321.04/cwt320.00–322.001,2202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420318.99/cwt315.00–322.001,3403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3883
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465268.98/cwt268.00–270.001,2512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475262.42/cwt260.00–265.001,2462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488250.99/cwt250.00–252.001,2252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520243.31/cwt240.00–250.001,2656
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,4642
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3586228.77/cwt225.00–230.001,3414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620231.51/cwt230.00–233.001,4352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645223.50/cwt222.00–225.001,4422
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,5092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,482165.17/cwt164.00–167.002,4483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950122.93/cwt121.00–125.001,1686
Cows—Lean 85-90%991115.69/cwt113.00–118.001,1469
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140131.25/cwt130.00–134.001,49611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158137.68/cwt135.00–140.001,5946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184143.48/cwt142.00–146.001,6997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429146.27/cwt146.00–147.002,0904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618131.02/cwt130.00–132.002,1202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,462.50/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,329.17/head2,100.00–2,600.002,32912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,763.75/head1,575.00–1,875.001,76440
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,393.75/head1,300.00–1,500.001,39416

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.