Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-06-23

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 92▼ 38 vs year ago 92 · −41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 8 · +237.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 31▼ 8 vs year ago 37 · −21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. 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 $367.61/cwt on 5 head, down $24.61 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −0.41 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$367.61
▼ 24.61 vs prior sale
5 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.92
vs AL average
−48.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515390.002,0091thin
Medium and Large 2537368.351,9783thin
Medium and Large 3590343.002,0241thin
One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale5 hd
367.61
—
AL average16 barns · 434 hd
389.53
−21.92
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−48.22
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−0.41
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—Average2,055216.004,4391thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,409189.852,6746thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230179.492,2088thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,135158.751,8026thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2884thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,5502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5289

Every lot

42 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378451.55/cwt450.00–453.001,7072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388461.61/cwt460.00–465.001,7913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425414.76/cwt410.00–420.001,7632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430451.27/cwt445.00–458.001,9402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437435.31/cwt430.00–438.001,9023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485394.04/cwt390.00–398.001,9112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523374.02/cwt370.00–378.001,9562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,0171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240637.76/cwt625.00–650.001,5312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410467.47/cwt465.00–470.001,9172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428424.85/cwt420.00–430.001,8182
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430445.08/cwt440.00–450.001,9143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470434.53/cwt430.00–440.002,0424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573364.85/cwt360.00–370.002,0912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625370.97/cwt367.00–375.002,3192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,055216.00/cwt216.00–216.004,4391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075144.05/cwt143.00–145.001,5492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125173.15/cwt170.00–176.001,9482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130170.47/cwt167.00–174.001,9262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200161.73/cwt158.00–165.001,9412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240179.13/cwt177.00–182.002,2215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,6971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403191.78/cwt189.00–194.002,6914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,6412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,287.50/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2884
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,527.78/head2,300.00–3,050.002,5289
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5502

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.