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Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 156▼ 164 vs year ago 265 · −61.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 11▲ 9 vs year ago 25 · +36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $336.61/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −35.27 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$336.61
16 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558351.691,9623thin
Medium and Large 2547344.931,8856thin
Medium and Large 3545323.011,7597thin
One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $203 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 sale16 hd
336.61
—
AL average15 barns · 451 hd
344.19
−7.58
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−35.27
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—Average1,549179.712,7845thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,390158.002,1961thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,167152.951,7844thin

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)—$2,7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,3638
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7634thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483392.54/cwt390.00–395.001,8962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515390.77/cwt390.00–393.002,0124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528359.93/cwt358.00–362.001,9002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634324.76/cwt318.00–328.002,0595
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287363.37/cwt360.00–365.001,0433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3321343.89/cwt340.00–350.001,1044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372356.68/cwt350.00–365.001,3273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385340.06/cwt335.00–345.001,3092
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422342.30/cwt340.00–345.001,4453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428330.54/cwt328.00–333.001,4152
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460328.30/cwt325.00–330.001,5103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485338.96/cwt335.00–343.001,6442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517317.01/cwt315.00–318.001,6393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563317.50/cwt317.00–318.001,7882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275441.11/cwt435.00–445.001,2135
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293422.48/cwt420.00–425.001,2382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320417.46/cwt415.00–420.001,3364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,4311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377392.58/cwt388.00–395.001,4803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418357.46/cwt350.00–360.001,4944
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3507326.32/cwt323.00–328.001,6543
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520346.54/cwt340.00–350.001,8023
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558351.69/cwt350.00–355.001,9623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573343.31/cwt340.00–345.001,9673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573320.53/cwt318.00–323.001,8374
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622319.32/cwt318.00–320.001,9863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420175.73/cwt174.00–177.002,4953
Bulls——1,743185.68/cwt183.00–188.003,2362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113158.91/cwt158.00–160.001,7692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,775.00/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,916.67/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,362.50/head2,250.00–2,700.002,3638
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,762.50/head1,650.00–2,000.001,7634

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.