Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-02-10

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 136 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 18 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 26 · −19.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.93/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +15.91 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$383.93
18 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,115
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.33
vs AL average
−40.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538403.692,1706thin
Medium and Large 2550385.672,1227thin
Medium and Large 3568357.792,0325thin
One grade step is worth $45.90/cwt here — about $138 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 sale18 hd
383.93
—
AL average16 barns · 527 hd
396.26
−12.33
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−40.02
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
+15.91
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—Low1,807191.953,4695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265170.002,1512thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,532168.332,5793thin

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)—$2,6173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5502thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1932
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3572371.97/cwt368.00–378.002,1286
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,1631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,6322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690321.55/cwt315.00–328.002,2192
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2695
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,5631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308492.56/cwt490.00–500.001,5174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333456.04/cwt455.00–460.001,5195
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374491.44/cwt485.00–495.001,83811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421455.80/cwt450.00–460.001,9197
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423434.76/cwt430.00–440.001,8395
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437423.36/cwt420.00–425.001,8503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466417.80/cwt413.00–420.001,9475
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478396.54/cwt395.00–398.001,8954
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,0731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524406.53/cwt400.00–410.002,1304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528391.42/cwt388.00–395.002,0674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,2492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568357.79/cwt355.00–362.002,0325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,1923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6741
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,7922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308634.96/cwt630.00–640.001,9562
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325575.08/cwt570.00–580.001,8692
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9173
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373560.20/cwt550.00–570.002,0904
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420494.94/cwt490.00–500.002,0794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430451.82/cwt445.00–455.001,9433
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0883
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464457.52/cwt450.00–460.002,1234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465474.89/cwt470.00–480.002,2084
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3487438.36/cwt435.00–440.002,1353
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514435.89/cwt430.00–445.002,2405
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515412.55/cwt410.00–415.002,1254
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573388.97/cwt388.00–390.002,2292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585366.47/cwt365.00–368.002,1444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,710186.29/cwt186.00–187.003,1863
Bulls——1,953200.44/cwt200.00–201.003,9152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433163.99/cwt160.00–168.002,3502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,0621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,616.67/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,175.00/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.