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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 17

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 298▼ 3 vs year ago 211 · −1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 44▼ 9 vs year ago 35 · −25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 44▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%

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 steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. 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 $279.78/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −92.09 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.

Average price

$279.78

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$44.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	306.27	1,556	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	277.97	1,533	10thin
Medium and Large 3	555	262.23	1,456	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.04/cwt here — about $100 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 sale19 hd

279.78

—

AL average14 barns · 332 hd

278.94

+0.84

This barn, trailing median19 sales

371.88

−92.09

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	—	Average	2,115	148.00	3,130	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	114.95	1,425	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	113.52	1,761	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	103.75	1,110	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)	—	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	341.72/cwt	340.00–345.00	762	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	311.31/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,024	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	304.87/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,134	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	318.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,206	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	298.99/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,151	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	311.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,306	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,303	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	288.46/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,327	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	260.43/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,219	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	242.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,277	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	236.49/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,268	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	233.36/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,451	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	225.29/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,404	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	215.47/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,450	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,383	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	830	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	840	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	342.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	918	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	367.36/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,187	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	352.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,177	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	340.30/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,290	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	330.61/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,398	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	318.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,391	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	305.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,437	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	291.24/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,383	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	319.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,533	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	306.27/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,556	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	290.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,542	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	281.57/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,492	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	249.33/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,426	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	258.50/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,510	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	225.48/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,432	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	221.53/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,495	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,115	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	104.69/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,199	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	113.73/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,377	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	118.62/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,572	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,565	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	114.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,801	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 298Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 44Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 44Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,579	112.00–116.00	114.03
1	—	1,410	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	104.00–106.00	104.69
1	—	770	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	112.00–116.00	113.73
2	—	1,325	117.00–120.00	118.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	329	305.00–315.00	311.31
6	350–400	372	303.00–308.00	304.87
1	400–450	430	303.00	303.00
3	500–550	527	240.00–245.00	242.29
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	623	223.00–228.00	225.29
4	650–700	673	213.00–218.00	215.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	298.00–300.00	298.99
2	450–500	468	258.00–263.00	260.43
4	500–550	536	232.00–238.00	236.49
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	687	200.00–202.00	201.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	340.00–345.00	341.72
2	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	379	315.00–325.00	318.23
5	400–450	420	305.00–315.00	311.03
2	450–500	460	285.00–292.00	288.46
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	622	232.00–235.00	233.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
8	300–350	333	350.00–355.00	352.59
4	350–400	365	320.00–325.00	322.47
5	400–450	436	315.00–325.00	318.94
9	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	305.75
6	500–550	530	285.00–295.00	290.95
4	550–600	584	255.00–263.00	258.50
2	600–650	635	223.00–228.00	225.48
2	650–700	675	220.00–223.00	221.53
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	340.00–345.00	342.38
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	475	290.00–293.00	291.24
2	500–550	530	278.00–285.00	281.57
3	550–600	572	248.00–250.00	249.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	323	365.00–370.00	367.36
4	350–400	379	335.00–343.00	340.30
6	400–450	423	328.00–335.00	330.61
7	450–500	480	315.00–325.00	319.35
4	500–550	508	305.00–310.00	306.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	660	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	440	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	2	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00

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.