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Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 154▲ 78 vs year ago 98 · +79.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $213.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −158.63 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$213.24
26 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,161
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559221.181,2365thin
Medium and Large 2546215.051,17310thin
Medium and Large 3537207.991,11711thin
One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $119 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 sale26 hd
213.24
—
AL average16 barns · 303 hd
229.28
−16.04
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−158.63
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
436392347302median 371.8803/0305/0508/0409/2911/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,505130.001,9572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,157102.341,1847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62094.001,5231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05386.669133thin

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)—$1,4564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,82512

Every lot

68 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 3320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,1552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535236.51/cwt235.00–238.001,2652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560234.01/cwt233.00–235.001,3102
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310270.00/cwt270.00–270.008372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380248.00/cwt248.00–248.009421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383256.47/cwt255.00–258.009822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408239.78/cwt238.00–245.009784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420229.95/cwt228.00–232.009662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,0222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,0752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523221.48/cwt220.00–223.001,1582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530211.63/cwt210.00–213.001,1223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530202.57/cwt200.00–205.001,0746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565214.97/cwt212.00–218.001,2152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586205.96/cwt200.00–210.001,2076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634213.26/cwt210.00–218.001,3524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668208.98/cwt208.00–210.001,3962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680196.48/cwt195.00–198.001,3362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3361
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378292.11/cwt288.00–298.001,1043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405243.00/cwt243.00–243.009843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458252.52/cwt248.00–257.001,1572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,0742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481239.51/cwt238.00–240.001,1524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523210.99/cwt210.00–212.001,1038
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527219.10/cwt215.00–222.001,1555
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564211.00/cwt210.00–213.001,1905
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571219.48/cwt218.00–220.001,2534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615211.47/cwt208.00–215.001,3012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615200.98/cwt200.00–202.001,2362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677192.67/cwt192.00–193.001,3043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720196.47/cwt195.00–198.001,4152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,505130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05386.66/cwt84.00–90.009133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19999.40/cwt95.00–102.001,1926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,456.25/head1,200.00–1,600.001,4564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,258.33/head1,125.00–1,450.001,2583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,760.00/head1,600.00–1,975.001,76010

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.