Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-03-24

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Mar 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 55▲ 21 vs year ago 95 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▼ 10 vs year ago 17 · −58.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 9 · +188.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.98/cwt on 6 head, up $10.46 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +23.97 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$391.98
▲ 10.46 vs prior sale
6 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.94
vs AL average
−33.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2543403.982,1934thin
Medium and Large 3558368.002,0522thin
One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about $141 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 sale6 hd
391.98
—
AL average16 barns · 358 hd
396.93
−4.94
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−33.21
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
+23.97
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—Average1,075204.002,1931thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350177.002,3902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,105170.001,8791thin

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)—$2,3138
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,1077

Every lot

48 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322517.93/cwt515.00–525.001,6685
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336541.34/cwt535.00–545.001,8194
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3339502.41/cwt500.00–510.001,7036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356501.19/cwt495.00–505.001,7844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363485.07/cwt480.00–490.001,7613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378467.35/cwt460.00–475.001,7672
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410467.41/cwt460.00–475.001,9162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438442.63/cwt435.00–450.001,9392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471440.93/cwt435.00–450.002,0775
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475426.04/cwt420.00–433.002,0243
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,9851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532411.97/cwt410.00–413.002,1923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1851
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,1121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,3061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,5301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6742
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325559.79/cwt550.00–570.001,8196
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3343541.70/cwt535.00–545.001,8583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374509.83/cwt500.00–520.001,9074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433489.31/cwt480.00–495.002,1196
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463495.49/cwt490.00–500.002,2944
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,1281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488470.08/cwt465.00–475.002,2942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520442.57/cwt440.00–445.002,3012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643344.00/cwt343.00–345.002,2122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,075204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4371
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,200.00–2,800.002,3756
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,125.00/head2,100.00–2,150.002,1252
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,075.00/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,107.14/head1,800.00–2,500.002,1077
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,350.00–3,650.003,5002

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.