Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-09-09

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 187▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 20▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 13▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $364.64/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −3.38 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$364.64
32 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.97
vs AL average
−3.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536380.512,0409thin
Medium and Large 2557361.532,01215thin
Medium and Large 3538352.601,8978thin
One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $143 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 sale32 hd
364.64
—
AL average16 barns · 675 hd
354.66
+9.97
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−3.70
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−3.38
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—Low1,820192.493,5034thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,359168.332,2886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,187164.761,95619
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081150.511,6274thin

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)—$3,15010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,40424
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,65310

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417454.33/cwt453.00–455.001,8953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465419.89/cwt415.00–425.001,9524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465397.66/cwt395.00–400.001,8493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475435.63/cwt430.00–438.002,0695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515398.99/cwt398.00–400.002,0552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3517388.26/cwt385.00–390.002,0073
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518424.00/cwt423.00–425.002,1962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558389.34/cwt388.00–390.002,1733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583381.48/cwt380.00–383.002,2242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608376.49/cwt375.00–378.002,2892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628361.37/cwt358.00–368.002,2693
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3628354.03/cwt353.00–355.002,2232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,3141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,3321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,3692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3317403.32/cwt400.00–405.001,2793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357420.97/cwt415.00–425.001,5035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383393.51/cwt392.00–395.001,5072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425390.98/cwt390.00–392.001,6624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426407.39/cwt400.00–410.001,7354
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440426.74/cwt420.00–430.001,8783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476395.28/cwt392.00–405.001,8824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477385.79/cwt383.00–390.001,8407
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516364.19/cwt358.00–367.001,8794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518385.11/cwt380.00–393.001,9956
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531371.87/cwt368.00–375.001,9757
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560341.01/cwt340.00–342.001,9104
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572371.32/cwt368.00–373.002,1243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579352.49/cwt350.00–355.002,0418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625350.42/cwt345.00–353.002,1903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636337.99/cwt330.00–340.002,1505
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,2291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333492.41/cwt490.00–495.001,6402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374416.19/cwt415.00–420.001,5574
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424413.76/cwt410.00–415.001,7544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428437.46/cwt435.00–440.001,8724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438426.07/cwt422.00–430.001,8662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467389.65/cwt385.00–392.001,8203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478427.49/cwt425.00–430.002,0432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483414.06/cwt410.00–418.002,0002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515405.65/cwt402.00–410.002,0893
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522393.34/cwt385.00–398.002,0533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573351.53/cwt348.00–353.002,0144
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583340.99/cwt340.00–342.001,9882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610341.02/cwt338.00–348.002,0804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667323.33/cwt320.00–325.002,1573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,2981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,3321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665188.59/cwt188.00–189.003,1402
Bulls——1,975196.38/cwt195.00–198.003,8792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081150.51/cwt149.00–152.001,6274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134159.18/cwt156.00–162.001,8057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218168.02/cwt165.00–171.002,04612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359168.33/cwt165.00–171.002,2886
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,150.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,15010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,937.50/head2,750.00–3,125.002,9382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,466.67/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,875.00/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,444.44/head3,200.00–3,850.003,44418
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,925.00/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9254
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,652.50/head1,500.00–1,875.001,65310

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.