Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-10-08

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 176▼ 202 vs year ago 337 · −59.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 24▼ 25 vs year ago 44 · −56.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 22▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply 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 $213.07/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −154.95 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$213.07
16 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,161
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.79
vs AL average
−39.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527229.191,2085thin
Medium and Large 2544212.021,1535thin
Medium and Large 3561200.511,1256thin
One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd
213.07
—
AL average14 barns · 578 hd
225.86
−12.79
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−39.61
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−154.95
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—Average1,730141.002,4391thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,405114.991,6163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,141113.181,2927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07392.499924thin

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)—$1,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,73010

Every lot

52 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326270.40/cwt268.00–272.008825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355242.00/cwt242.00–242.008591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364253.20/cwt248.00–255.009224
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376265.69/cwt260.00–270.009996
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483225.84/cwt223.00–228.001,0915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1183
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527229.19/cwt223.00–233.001,2085
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1073
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580207.54/cwt205.00–210.001,2042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3582196.02/cwt193.00–200.001,1413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213344.82/cwt340.00–350.007342
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009283
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318302.52/cwt300.00–305.009622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345285.00/cwt285.00–285.009832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1064
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437247.97/cwt242.00–252.001,0843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478239.97/cwt237.00–245.001,1474
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620193.98/cwt193.00–195.001,2032
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,730141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,4391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06788.32/cwt87.00–89.009423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133110.56/cwt109.00–113.001,2534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152116.67/cwt114.00–119.001,3443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413116.49/cwt116.00–117.001,6462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502

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.