Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-06-24

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 24
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 117▼ 94 vs year ago 186 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 32▼ 74 vs year ago 82 · −90.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 22▼ 45 vs year ago 82 · −54.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $316.01/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −55.87 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$316.01
9 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580323.001,8732thin
Medium and Large 2545315.621,7215thin
Medium and Large 3545310.001,6902thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $184 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 sale9 hd
316.01
—
AL average13 barns · 305 hd
328.25
−12.24
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−55.87
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—Average1,710189.003,2321thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490165.502,4662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210162.951,9724thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,19314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,6176
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,56510

Every lot

50 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,0071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427329.14/cwt328.00–330.001,4057
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482322.17/cwt320.00–323.001,5536
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6433
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678257.49/cwt255.00–260.001,7462
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2763
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364390.60/cwt387.00–395.001,4225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373374.19/cwt370.00–378.001,3962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3461316.30/cwt315.00–320.001,4584
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487330.99/cwt330.00–333.001,6123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527318.35/cwt315.00–320.001,6783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573311.52/cwt308.00–315.001,7852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,8732
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,710189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,2321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135162.90/cwt161.00–165.001,8492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,6971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,725.00/head3,650.00–3,800.003,7254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,850.00–2,950.002,8758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,616.67/head2,450.00–2,750.002,6176
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,565.00/head1,450.00–1,800.001,56510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,625.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6252

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.