Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-08-05

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 115▲ 92 vs year ago 150 · +61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 27 vs year ago 45 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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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 sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $333.51/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 7 of 15 comparable sales and sits −34.51 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$333.51
46 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs AL average
−17.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548338.421,85534
Medium and Large 2534330.141,7636thin
Medium and Large 3549309.051,6956thin
One grade step is worth $29.37/cwt here — about $160 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 sale46 hd
333.51
—
AL average13 barns · 666 hd
332.63
+0.88
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−17.06
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−34.51
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—Low1,585191.503,0352thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424171.542,4435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,283167.622,1507thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,069149.971,6033thin

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)—$2,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7086

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,99520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638336.46/cwt333.00–340.002,1478
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205405.00/cwt405.00–405.008301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370366.58/cwt360.00–370.001,3563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383382.48/cwt380.00–385.001,4652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432353.32/cwt350.00–355.001,5263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432344.36/cwt343.00–345.001,4883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461337.60/cwt335.00–340.001,5567
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,4988
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525313.74/cwt308.00–318.001,6473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534330.14/cwt325.00–332.001,7636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542339.86/cwt335.00–345.001,84228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3572304.36/cwt300.00–308.001,7413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577331.71/cwt325.00–335.001,9146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639313.65/cwt308.00–315.002,0045
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658287.49/cwt285.00–290.001,8922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1742
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775273.49/cwt272.00–275.002,1202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4341
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370397.89/cwt390.00–400.001,4725
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385417.47/cwt415.00–420.001,6072
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418418.31/cwt415.00–420.001,7493
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435398.30/cwt395.00–400.001,7333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469342.18/cwt338.00–345.001,6058
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475352.49/cwt350.00–360.001,6746
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531306.54/cwt303.00–310.001,6287
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,7082
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579318.08/cwt315.00–320.001,8425
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620281.01/cwt275.00–285.001,7423
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9292
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,9591
Bulls——1,645189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,1091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058148.45/cwt146.00–151.001,5712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282166.46/cwt164.00–168.002,1345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285170.51/cwt170.00–171.002,1912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487168.57/cwt167.00–171.002,5073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,708.33/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7086
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002

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.