Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-04-29

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 29
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 189▼ 44 vs year ago 135 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 25▲ 38 vs year ago 15 · +253.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▼ 26 vs year ago 43 · −60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $274.34/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −93.68 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$274.34
3 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.38
vs AL average
−55.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2580280.001,6241thin
Medium and Large 3583271.511,5832thin
One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $41 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 sale3 hd
274.34
—
AL average12 barns · 418 hd
312.72
−38.38
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−55.00
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−93.68
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
Bulls—High1,549166.562,5805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,405141.861,9927thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179138.171,62922
CowsLean 85-90%Average959119.621,1476thin

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)—$2,2132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,04510

Every lot

51 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220415.00/cwt415.00–415.009132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1061
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290379.33/cwt378.00–380.001,1003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313377.08/cwt375.00–380.001,1805
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372363.99/cwt362.00–365.001,3545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3671
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413354.31/cwt353.00–355.001,4633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437349.36/cwt348.00–350.001,5273
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468336.48/cwt333.00–340.001,5752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583271.51/cwt270.00–273.001,5832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009791
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310396.03/cwt395.00–398.001,2283
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3703
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370406.52/cwt405.00–408.001,5044
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380394.87/cwt390.00–400.001,5012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418384.01/cwt383.00–385.001,6052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477331.71/cwt330.00–335.001,5823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513334.98/cwt330.00–340.001,7182
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538321.97/cwt320.00–328.001,7324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578348.98/cwt348.00–350.002,0172
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9682
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393157.46/cwt157.00–158.002,1932
Bulls——1,510169.93/cwt169.00–171.002,5662
Bulls——1,940178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%902115.97/cwt115.00–117.001,0463
Cows—Lean 85-90%980130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033119.90/cwt119.00–121.001,2392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097132.91/cwt131.00–135.001,4587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179139.50/cwt137.00–142.001,64511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321143.70/cwt143.00–145.001,8984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408141.00/cwt140.00–142.001,9854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,9731
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,212.50/head2,075.00–2,350.002,2132
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,262.50/head1,175.00–1,350.001,2632

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.