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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 22

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 157▲ 13 vs year ago 144 · +9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 23▲ 0 vs year ago 61 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 20 · +30.0%

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 cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.92/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −149.10 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

Average price

$218.92

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs AL average

−40.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	232.54	1,239	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	221.77	1,197	14thin
Medium and Large 3	539	209.34	1,128	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $111 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 sale23 hd

218.92

—

AL average14 barns · 598 hd

232.63

−13.71

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−40.71

This barn, trailing median15 sales

368.02

−149.10

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,880	165.39	3,109	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	119.82	1,741	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	115.21	1,336	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	100.14	1,015	3thin

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)	—	$1,406	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,021	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	251.22/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,186	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,171	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,373	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,499	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	756	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	278.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	759	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	837	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	240.44/cwt	238.00–245.00	909	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	253.54/cwt	248.00–258.00	971	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	926	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	226.71/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,047	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,142	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,239	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	224.56/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,197	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,133	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	190.52/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,210	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	331.46/cwt	328.00–335.00	739	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	303.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	995	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,045	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	294.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,104	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	316.61/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,213	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	258.55/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,057	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	242.62/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,165	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	241.32/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,231	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,220	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	235.48/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,352	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,228	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	165.39/cwt	163.00–168.00	3,109	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	97.21/cwt	95.00–100.00	948	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,155	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	109.31/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,247	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,454	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	116.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,370	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	119.82/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,741	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,020.83/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,021	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,575.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,575	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2

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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 157Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 23Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 14Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago; Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	300.00–305.00	303.25
4	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	294.49
5	400–450	409	253.00–260.00	258.55
3	500–550	510	240.00–242.00	241.32
1	600–650	620	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	280.00–285.00	282.47
3	450–500	480	238.00–245.00	242.62
2	500–550	535	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	690	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	328.00–335.00	331.46
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	383	310.00–320.00	316.61
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	574	233.00–243.00	235.48
1	650–700	670	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	250.00–252.00	251.22
2	550–600	565	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
8	450–500	480	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	285.00–290.00	287.52
6	300–350	308	270.00–275.00	271.70
4	350–400	383	248.00–258.00	253.54
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
7	450–500	462	225.00–228.00	226.71
12	500–550	533	220.00–228.00	224.56
2	550–600	580	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	275.00–280.00	278.04
3	350–400	378	238.00–245.00	240.44
2	400–450	423	218.00–220.00	219.02
6	500–550	533	210.00–215.00	212.56
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	635	188.00–193.00	190.52
2	650–700	675	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	233.00	233.00
2	500–550	533	230.00–235.00	232.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	106.00	106.00
2	—	975	95.00–100.00	97.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,171	114.00–119.00	116.98
8	—	1,141	107.00–112.00	109.31
2	—	1,150	124.00–129.00	126.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,453	117.00–121.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,880	163.00–168.00	165.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,020.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175.00

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)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533.33

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	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

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.