Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-05-27

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, May 27
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 131▲ 30 vs year ago 107 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago : Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $300.40/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −67.62 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$300.40
21 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.59
vs AL average
−32.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517307.411,58913thin
Medium and Large 2551292.391,6115thin
Medium and Large 3530283.401,5023thin
One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd
300.40
—
AL average9 barns · 271 hd
314.99
−14.59
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−32.29
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−67.62
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—Average1,768186.433,2962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,121147.891,6579thin
CowsLean 85-90%High833135.001,1242thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8384thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3427331.03/cwt330.00–333.001,4133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515300.71/cwt295.00–305.001,5498
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,70113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215380.00/cwt380.00–380.008172
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,0793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370324.86/cwt320.00–330.001,2024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428326.65/cwt325.00–330.001,3983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479313.53/cwt310.00–318.001,5029
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517307.41/cwt305.00–312.001,58913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525299.31/cwt298.00–300.001,5713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530283.40/cwt280.00–285.001,5023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615281.51/cwt280.00–283.001,7312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009792
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1622
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413329.12/cwt325.00–335.001,3595
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5274
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477316.24/cwt313.00–318.001,5085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572279.34/cwt278.00–280.001,5983
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590293.33/cwt290.00–300.001,7313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623287.49/cwt287.00–288.001,7912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,768186.43/cwt184.00–189.003,2962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Cows—Lean 85-90%890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040141.74/cwt140.00–143.001,4744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180151.27/cwt148.00–154.001,7854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,837.50/head2,750.00–2,925.002,8384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,033.33/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.