Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-01-13

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jan 13
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 229▼ 72 vs year ago 167 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, 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 $381.27/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +9.40 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$381.27
8 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,051
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544384.032,0896thin
Medium and Large 2520373.001,9402thin
One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd
381.27
—
AL average15 barns · 369 hd
394.14
−12.87
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
+9.40
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—Low1,805179.003,2311thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503157.042,3602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226149.601,8345thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low935132.001,2341thin

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)—$1,7673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9502thin

Every lot

45 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378479.67/cwt470.00–490.001,8134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483459.46/cwt455.00–463.002,2199
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,1681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,3654
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285524.82/cwt515.00–535.001,4962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325452.65/cwt450.00–455.001,4712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325420.08/cwt415.00–425.001,3652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374460.00/cwt455.00–465.001,7205
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527364.34/cwt363.00–365.001,9203
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528349.35/cwt348.00–350.001,8453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575363.36/cwt360.00–365.002,0893
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,2275
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,2921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320540.08/cwt535.00–545.001,7284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9803
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476421.34/cwt415.00–425.002,0068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483408.31/cwt405.00–410.001,9723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,9402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573373.06/cwt368.00–378.002,1383
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,3151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,805179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283146.00/cwt145.00–147.001,8733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503157.04/cwt155.00–159.002,3602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,812.50/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502

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.