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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 194▼ 45 vs year ago 207 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 46▲ 17 vs year ago 22 · +77.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 28 vs year ago 2 · +1,400.0%

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 sharply higher, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $227.78/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −144.10 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.

Average price

$227.78

15 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.15

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	235.75	1,299	5thin
Medium and Large 2	561	225.13	1,262	8thin
Medium and Large 3	563	218.50	1,229	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $70 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 sale15 hd

227.78

—

AL average14 barns · 341 hd

245.93

−18.15

This barn, trailing median19 sales

371.88

−144.10

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

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	1,876	145.13	2,723	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	117.25	1,608	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	110.23	1,220	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	91.00	908	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,320	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	4thin

Every lot

64 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	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	298.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	695	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	298.54/cwt	295.00–305.00	785	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	278.31/cwt	275.00–280.00	757	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	832	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	274.22/cwt	273.00–275.00	888	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	255.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	968	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,053	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	246.47/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,060	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	254.69/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,113	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,182	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	230.30/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,112	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	231.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,193	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	218.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,170	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	227.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,288	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	216.46/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,245	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	326.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,039	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	296.02/cwt	295.00–298.00	941	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	295.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,092	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	323.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,210	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	283.80/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,107	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	281.90/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,221	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,148	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,167	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	236.43/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,253	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	229.49/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,235	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	235.29/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,329	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	220.76/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,287	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	146.50/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,810	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	91.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	908	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	106.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,181	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	112.12/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,267	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,591	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,612	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,712.50/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,320.00/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,320	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	966.67/head	925.00–1,000.00	967	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	943.75/head	900.00–1,000.00	944	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 194Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 46Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 2

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	263	295.00–305.00	298.54
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	380	277.00	277.00
3	400–450	437	252.00–260.00	254.69
2	450–500	468	250.00–255.00	252.46
4	500–550	516	230.00–235.00	231.26
5	550–600	566	225.00–235.00	227.60
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	287.00	287.00
5	300–350	324	273.00–275.00	274.22
4	350–400	379	250.00–260.00	255.53
2	400–450	430	245.00–248.00	246.47
4	500–550	536	215.00–220.00	218.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	295.00–300.00	298.43
3	250–300	272	275.00–280.00	278.31
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	483	225.00–233.00	230.30
2	550–600	575	215.00–218.00	216.46
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
17	600–650	605	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	318	325.00–330.00	326.81
4	350–400	374	320.00–330.00	323.66
4	400–450	433	280.00–288.00	281.90
2	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	530	233.00–240.00	236.43
3	550–600	565	230.00–238.00	235.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	295.14
3	400–450	430	272.00	272.00
3	450–500	470	245.00–250.00	248.37
4	500–550	538	228.00–230.00	229.49
4	550–600	583	220.00–223.00	220.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	295.00–298.00	296.02
4	350–400	390	280.00–285.00	283.80
1	400–450	445	258.00	258.00
2	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	222.00	222.00
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,918	144.00–149.00	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	90.00–94.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,390	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,107	105.00–109.00	106.72
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,130	110.00–114.00	112.12

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	943.75

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)	5	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,320.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	966.67

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975.00

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.