Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-08-06

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 6
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 213▼ 99 vs year ago 249 · −39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 0 vs year ago 45 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 21▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $222.66/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −145.36 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$222.66
9 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.55
vs AL average
−22.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2530228.321,2103thin
Medium and Large 3535219.821,1766thin
One grade step is worth $8.50/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd
222.66
—
AL average10 barns · 274 hd
231.21
−8.55
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−22.41
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−145.36
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,265141.001,7843thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130131.441,48515
CowsLean 85-90%Average931112.221,0447thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4105

Every lot

44 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380316.71/cwt310.00–320.001,2033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383294.08/cwt290.00–298.001,1262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3491
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517244.32/cwt243.00–245.001,2633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2308294.32/cwt293.00–295.009073
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418260.92/cwt258.00–265.001,0913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458247.38/cwt245.00–248.001,13310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478238.95/cwt238.00–242.001,1424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530228.32/cwt227.00–230.001,2103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530221.39/cwt218.00–223.001,1735
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4103
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,1752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373292.38/cwt290.00–295.001,0912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424290.50/cwt290.00–292.001,2324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560220.64/cwt219.00–223.001,23611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3165
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585237.46/cwt235.00–240.001,3892
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633225.94/cwt223.00–230.001,4303
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4503
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%919110.57/cwt110.00–112.001,0165
Cows—Lean 85-90%960116.33/cwt114.00–119.001,1172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106128.55/cwt126.00–130.001,4229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126134.19/cwt131.00–136.001,5114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228139.50/cwt139.00–140.001,7132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245138.98/cwt138.00–140.001,7302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,633.33/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,075.00/head950.00–1,200.001,0752

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.