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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 27

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 291▲ 85 vs year ago 167 · +50.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 33▲ 12 vs year ago 42 · +28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 6▼ 44 vs year ago 64 · −68.8%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $218.52/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −153.35 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.

Average price

$218.52

46 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	220.06	1,198	39
Medium and Large 3	556	209.97	1,167	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.09/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

218.52

—

AL average14 barns · 364 hd

233.27

−14.74

This barn, trailing median19 sales

371.88

−153.35

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	—	Low	1,586	161.52	2,561	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	136.22	1,651	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	135.00	1,819	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	110.75	1,130	20

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)	—	$1,392	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,760	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,191	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	260.48/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,206	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,146	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,254	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	263.97/cwt	260.00–268.00	866	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	994	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	222.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	957	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	994	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,197	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	224.08/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,165	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	211.66/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,137	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	206.02/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,261	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,254	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	196.26/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,429	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	726	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	946	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	316.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,087	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	278.97/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,180	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	242.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,057	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	232.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,117	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	223.12/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,165	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	213.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,116	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	215.16/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,248	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	207.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,203	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	206.46/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,297	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,286	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	164.36/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	158.68/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,607	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	119.81/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,178	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	104.60/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,051	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,159	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	135.40/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,431	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	143.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,932	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,859	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1

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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 291Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 33Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	410	240.00–245.00	242.47
3	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	520	220.00–228.00	224.08
3	550–600	590	218.00	218.00
3	600–650	612	205.00–208.00	206.02
4	700–750	728	195.00–200.00	196.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–268.00	263.97
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	222.59
5	450–500	460	216.00	216.00
3	500–550	537	210.00–213.00	211.66
2	600–650	630	198.00–200.00	198.98
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	505	237.00	237.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	480	230.00–235.00	232.69
24	500–550	522	218.00–228.00	223.12
15	550–600	580	214.00–220.00	215.16
2	600–650	628	205.00–208.00	206.46
1	650–700	670	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	280.00–290.00	283.30
4	400–450	436	235.00–245.00	242.48
3	500–550	523	210.00–215.00	213.34
4	550–600	580	200.00–210.00	207.44
6	650–700	668	190.00–195.00	192.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	343	315.00–320.00	316.98
2	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	423	278.00–280.00	278.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	287.00	287.00
2	450–500	463	259.00–262.00	260.48
3	600–650	640	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	468	240.00–250.00	244.92
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	110.00–115.00	111.64
6	—	1,005	103.00–105.00	104.60
3	—	983	118.00–121.00	119.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	142.00–145.00	143.74
3	—	1,120	133.00–138.00	135.40
3	—	1,127	125.00–128.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	158.00–159.00	158.68
3	—	1,528	162.00–167.00	164.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,887.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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.