Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2025-11-11

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Nov 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 179 vs last sale 289▼ 52 vs year ago 162 · −32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▼ 20 vs year ago 39 · −51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 14▲ 12 vs year ago 30 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $343.24/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −28.64 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$343.24
10 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515367.771,8943thin
Medium and Large 2551335.771,8514thin
Medium and Large 3540328.671,7753thin
One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about $119 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 sale10 hd
343.24
—
AL average14 barns · 322 hd
341.15
+2.09
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−28.64
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204160.061,9275thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002134.521,3485thin

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)—$2,7105
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,30714
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9004thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,71913

Every lot

55 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 1415430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,8562
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518390.41/cwt388.00–395.002,0223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560346.49/cwt345.00–348.001,9402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,9861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322402.86/cwt400.00–408.001,2973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428346.52/cwt343.00–350.001,4832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475327.75/cwt325.00–333.001,5574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539313.77/cwt310.00–320.001,6914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,8252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0692
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316463.74/cwt460.00–465.001,4654
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360387.14/cwt383.00–390.001,3946
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427383.24/cwt380.00–385.001,6365
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,6041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478362.52/cwt358.00–368.001,7338
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,8261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515367.77/cwt365.00–373.001,8943
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,7412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565328.36/cwt325.00–330.001,8553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636297.05/cwt293.00–300.001,8894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720267.52/cwt265.00–270.001,9262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023127.54/cwt124.00–130.001,3053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180155.52/cwt153.00–158.001,8352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220163.08/cwt160.00–165.001,9903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,710.00/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,307.14/head3,000.00–3,550.003,30714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,719.23/head1,600.00–1,950.001,71913

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.