Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-06-09

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 9
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 84▲ 84 vs year ago 65 · +129.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.29/cwt on 7 head, down $25.93 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −1.73 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$366.29
▼ 25.93 vs prior sale
7 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.87
vs AL average
−34.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2533371.011,9793thin
Medium and Large 3541362.761,9634thin
One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $15 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 sale7 hd
366.29
—
AL average16 barns · 447 hd
383.16
−16.87
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−34.23
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−1.73
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,320176.002,3231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010159.001,6061thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,6004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,7504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9005

Every lot

40 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438421.29/cwt415.00–425.001,8454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,1812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376424.96/cwt420.00–435.001,5986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433442.27/cwt440.00–445.001,9157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443432.67/cwt432.00–433.001,9173
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472374.01/cwt370.00–380.001,7656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520371.51/cwt370.00–373.001,9322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525365.34/cwt363.00–368.001,9183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620362.46/cwt360.00–365.002,2472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633340.10/cwt335.00–345.002,1532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220596.36/cwt590.00–600.001,3123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325527.46/cwt525.00–530.001,7144
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382453.41/cwt450.00–455.001,7323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421438.64/cwt435.00–443.001,8478
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,0771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,9652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527376.03/cwt370.00–378.001,9825
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3572355.59/cwt352.00–360.002,0343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768302.51/cwt300.00–305.002,3232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,600.00/head3,200.00–4,000.003,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,750.00/head2,550.00–2,950.002,7504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,750.00–2,050.001,9005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,150.00/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1502

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.