Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-06-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 10
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 78▼ 38 vs year ago 103 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 11▲ 16 vs year ago 25 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −28.97 against this barn's trailing median of $368.97.
Average price
$340.00
7 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−12.47
vs AL average
−41.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520340.001,7687thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
340.00
—
AL average13 barns · 228 hd
352.47
−12.47
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−41.01
This barn, trailing median3 sales
368.97
−28.97
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

3 sales
384370355341median 368.9708/0408/0409/2210/2710/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $370.22, low $354.76, median $368.97 across 3 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—Low1,745179.003,1241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,458158.162,3065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,163157.781,8348thin

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)—$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,94626
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3003thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7687
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0807
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465307.03/cwt305.00–310.001,4284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522308.66/cwt308.00–310.001,6113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,6421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480316.30/cwt313.00–318.001,5183
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529312.26/cwt310.00–315.001,6524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530305.38/cwt300.00–308.001,6193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568311.00/cwt310.00–312.001,7662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6522
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608281.00/cwt280.00–282.001,7082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,745179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,1241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,018151.52/cwt150.00–153.001,5422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198159.04/cwt157.00–160.001,9055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363161.35/cwt161.00–162.002,1993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600153.38/cwt151.00–156.002,4542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,750.00/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,400.00/head3,300.00–3,450.003,4006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,975.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,97512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,562.50/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5638
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,3003

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.