Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-07-14

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Jul 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 173▲ 184 vs year ago 109 · +168.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 4▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 13▲ 18 vs year ago 18 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $383.09/cwt on 19 head, down $18.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +15.07 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$383.09
▼ 18.83 vs prior sale
19 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.14
vs AL average
−12.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575393.002,2601thin
Medium and Large 2517390.452,0189thin
Medium and Large 3547374.622,0499thin
One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $211 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 sale19 hd
383.09
—
AL average15 barns · 469 hd
384.23
−1.14
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−12.96
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
+15.07
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—Low1,718204.503,5122thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,530186.002,8461thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208176.822,13614

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,95812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,1004thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8508

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,1762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328627.93/cwt620.00–640.002,0605
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379592.57/cwt590.00–600.002,2464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465443.33/cwt440.00–445.002,0613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3477433.36/cwt430.00–435.002,0673
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568401.63/cwt400.00–405.002,2813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610385.04/cwt380.00–390.002,3492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637368.97/cwt360.00–375.002,3505
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,5471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added691389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,69147
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6651
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325477.85/cwt470.00–485.001,5534
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338500.22/cwt490.00–510.001,6914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420440.03/cwt435.00–445.001,8484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434427.97/cwt425.00–430.001,8575
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479406.32/cwt400.00–410.001,9466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506392.86/cwt392.00–398.001,9887
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532380.63/cwt380.00–382.002,0256
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577362.61/cwt358.00–365.002,0923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,41211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626359.70/cwt355.00–363.002,2524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700364.50/cwt364.50–364.502,55227
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,0012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325637.46/cwt635.00–640.002,0722
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339606.11/cwt600.00–615.002,0555
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,0531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368539.97/cwt535.00–545.001,9872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377574.96/cwt570.00–580.002,1683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385514.94/cwt510.00–520.001,9832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425470.18/cwt465.00–475.001,9984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1071
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472437.54/cwt430.00–440.002,0655
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477450.09/cwt445.00–455.002,1476
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527397.78/cwt396.00–400.002,09610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587369.27/cwt365.00–375.002,1686
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628365.45/cwt363.00–368.002,2954
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2471
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,0591
Bulls——1,890211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,9881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178174.81/cwt173.00–177.002,0598
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248179.49/cwt179.00–180.002,2406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,8461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,790.00/head3,600.00–3,950.003,79010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—3,100.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,962.50/head2,700.00–3,450.002,9634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,683.33/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6833
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,700.00–2,150.001,8508

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.