Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2024-11-19

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
209 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 162▲ 209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 30▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $234.36/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −133.66 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$234.36
18 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs AL average
−32.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541238.141,28812thin
Medium and Large 2551227.181,2525thin
Medium and Large 3530225.001,1931thin
One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd
234.36
—
AL average16 barns · 484 hd
233.23
+1.13
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−32.69
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−133.66
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,337112.731,5078thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,099110.121,2109thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,030104.001,0712thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9752thin

Every lot

59 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377307.02/cwt305.00–308.001,1573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545252.60/cwt252.00–255.001,37710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3863
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5731
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311296.96/cwt295.00–300.009245
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322272.78/cwt270.00–275.008785
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341285.36/cwt280.00–290.009739
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369279.95/cwt278.00–282.001,0337
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383269.24/cwt267.00–272.001,0318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383264.32/cwt263.00–265.001,0123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428272.58/cwt270.00–278.001,1676
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435267.49/cwt267.00–268.001,1646
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470263.26/cwt260.00–265.001,2373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483249.49/cwt248.00–250.001,2054
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532230.63/cwt228.00–232.001,2273
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567235.27/cwt230.00–238.001,3346
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618224.15/cwt220.00–225.001,3856
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633196.46/cwt193.00–200.001,2442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009123
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318321.60/cwt315.00–325.001,0236
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325295.00/cwt295.00–295.009591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330308.76/cwt308.00–310.001,0195
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365292.37/cwt290.00–298.001,0677
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378314.14/cwt308.00–318.001,1876
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426299.70/cwt298.00–305.001,2774
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426288.56/cwt285.00–290.001,2295
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459284.49/cwt283.00–285.001,3064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1962
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485272.72/cwt270.00–278.001,3233
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523252.03/cwt250.00–258.001,3184
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575236.49/cwt235.00–238.001,3602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633224.96/cwt222.00–228.001,4242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,082107.03/cwt106.00–109.001,1585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120113.98/cwt113.00–115.001,2774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,337112.73/cwt112.00–115.001,5078
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752

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.