Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-08-20

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 20
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 140▲ 115 vs year ago 176 · +65.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 28▼ 12 vs year ago 45 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 48 vs year ago 54 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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 $226.22/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −141.80 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$226.22
28 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.37
vs AL average
−18.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515240.001,2361thin
Medium and Large 2536227.831,22223
Medium and Large 3559213.511,1934thin
One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $43 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 sale28 hd
226.22
—
AL average16 barns · 618 hd
227.59
−1.37
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−18.19
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−141.80
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—Average1,867171.333,1993thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505139.002,0921thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,152134.431,5499thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,096118.421,2987thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0252thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385309.01/cwt308.00–310.001,1902
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534247.90/cwt247.00–260.001,32414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4037
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610236.39/cwt236.00–236.501,44229
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308297.52/cwt295.00–300.009166
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435234.23/cwt228.00–238.001,01910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524229.49/cwt228.00–235.001,20316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564224.02/cwt218.00–225.001,2637
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565211.35/cwt210.00–212.001,1943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617217.65/cwt217.00–218.001,3433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3626202.57/cwt200.00–210.001,2684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220345.00/cwt345.00–345.007591
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009663
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315324.00/cwt320.00–328.001,0212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322312.50/cwt308.00–315.001,0063
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378307.42/cwt305.00–310.001,1622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522234.70/cwt232.00–237.001,2253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524242.51/cwt240.00–250.001,2717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565235.09/cwt230.00–240.001,3282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583226.99/cwt225.00–228.001,3233
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619224.96/cwt222.00–228.001,3935
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625215.69/cwt212.00–218.001,3484
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,3743
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,867171.33/cwt170.00–172.003,1993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097117.49/cwt115.00–120.001,2896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124131.73/cwt129.00–134.001,4815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188137.81/cwt135.00–140.001,6374
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,625.00/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,487.50/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252

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.