Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-02-11

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 200▼ 100 vs year ago 236 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 30▲ 25 vs year ago 1 · +2,500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.27/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −104.60 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$267.27
11 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2554271.431,5047thin
Medium and Large 3560260.001,4564thin
One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $48 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 sale11 hd
267.27
—
AL average14 barns · 251 hd
276.19
−8.92
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−104.60
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
436392347302median 371.8803/0305/0508/0409/2911/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,818160.052,9102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,147132.781,5224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,455130.981,9063thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,075116.501,2522thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,51414
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,1004thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4492
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5492
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585264.01/cwt263.00–265.001,5442
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6701
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215330.00/cwt330.00–330.007101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268322.38/cwt320.00–325.008642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378295.13/cwt290.00–300.001,1163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427282.71/cwt280.00–285.001,2073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475262.73/cwt260.00–265.001,2483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520261.70/cwt260.00–265.001,3613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530253.20/cwt250.00–258.001,3424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558259.00/cwt258.00–260.001,4452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573246.63/cwt240.00–250.001,4133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318383.35/cwt380.00–385.001,2193
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1902
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380325.23/cwt320.00–330.001,2365
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393308.31/cwt305.00–315.001,2123
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417311.64/cwt305.00–315.001,3003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3429291.98/cwt290.00–300.001,2535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4563
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4182
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5374
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625239.31/cwt238.00–240.001,4963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685236.51/cwt235.00–238.001,6202
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,818160.05/cwt157.00–163.002,9102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158132.06/cwt131.00–133.001,5292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438132.47/cwt130.00–135.001,9052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9071
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,783.33/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,491.67/head2,400.00–2,650.002,4926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,100.00/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,837.50/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,587.50/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.