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Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 16
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 223▲ 228 vs year ago 113 · +201.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 47▼ 6 vs year ago 24 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 63▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $334.65/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −37.23 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$334.65
28 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.46
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2542351.651,9066thin
Medium and Large 3549330.011,81122
One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $95 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 sale28 hd
334.65
—
AL average14 barns · 455 hd
358.11
−23.46
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−37.23
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—Average1,805197.003,5561thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454159.422,3173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,082156.081,68912
CowsLean 85-90%Average958138.301,3253thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4836

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365467.08/cwt465.00–470.001,7055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7255
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3437392.63/cwt390.00–398.001,7166
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,0384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473387.63/cwt383.00–390.001,8336
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8546
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,2036
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570341.53/cwt340.00–343.001,9474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,1052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,2021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3629333.27/cwt330.00–338.002,0968
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,42922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680330.90/cwt328.00–332.002,2507
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3683322.66/cwt322.00–323.002,2043
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271458.68/cwt450.00–465.001,2437
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312448.32/cwt445.00–450.001,3993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373390.19/cwt382.00–395.001,4556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417407.66/cwt407.00–408.001,7003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420381.73/cwt378.00–385.001,6037
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514389.65/cwt388.00–390.002,0036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524350.51/cwt345.00–358.001,8377
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535333.88/cwt330.00–335.001,7866
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571320.90/cwt318.00–325.001,8328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635341.63/cwt338.00–343.002,1697
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638329.03/cwt325.00–332.002,0995
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656329.47/cwt328.00–332.002,16116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669318.42/cwt315.00–320.002,1307
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313478.96/cwt475.00–485.001,4995
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328442.60/cwt440.00–445.001,4524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371415.05/cwt410.00–420.001,54010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376387.78/cwt385.00–395.001,4587
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378426.56/cwt425.00–430.001,6126
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430406.97/cwt406.00–408.001,7504
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435387.11/cwt382.00–392.001,6844
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471359.97/cwt355.00–365.001,69512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479370.87/cwt368.00–373.001,7768
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532337.58/cwt332.00–342.001,79614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542351.65/cwt350.00–355.001,9066
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578316.76/cwt310.00–322.001,8318
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620322.23/cwt318.00–325.001,9987
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685317.48/cwt315.00–320.002,1754
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,805197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935136.95/cwt136.00–138.001,2802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,042158.22/cwt156.00–160.001,6497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139153.08/cwt150.00–154.001,7445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468163.63/cwt161.00–166.002,4022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,350.00/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,600.00/head1,550.00–1,650.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,483.33/head3,300.00–3,700.003,4836

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.