Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-08-04

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 4
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 120▼ 47 vs year ago 242 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 18 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 8▲ 23 vs year ago 10 · +230.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $325.83/cwt on 19 head, down $42.18 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −42.18 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.
Average price
$325.83
▼ 42.18 vs prior sale
19 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.05
vs AL average
−48.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2580341.781,9823thin
Medium and Large 3554322.841,78716thin
One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
325.83
—
AL average16 barns · 512 hd
354.89
−29.05
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−48.20
This barn, trailing median15 sales
368.02
−42.18
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—Low1,690199.003,3631thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,091163.231,7815thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097151.001,6563thin

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)—$4,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,3758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,5002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8754thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3481374.76/cwt360.00–380.001,8034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482387.03/cwt385.00–388.001,8653
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526384.08/cwt380.00–388.002,0207
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570345.57/cwt342.00–350.001,9705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577374.82/cwt365.00–377.002,16312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614365.61/cwt360.00–367.002,2455
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633347.55/cwt338.00–350.002,20013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,2141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381381.52/cwt375.00–385.001,4547
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422335.02/cwt330.00–340.001,4146
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481342.04/cwt340.00–345.001,6455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481325.46/cwt320.00–335.001,5658
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525324.81/cwt320.00–330.001,7054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563322.19/cwt315.00–328.001,81412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580341.78/cwt335.00–345.001,9823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,0799
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3643317.01/cwt315.00–318.002,0383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1881
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1503
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2591
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433386.92/cwt385.00–390.001,6755
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437377.02/cwt375.00–378.001,6483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472382.03/cwt378.00–385.001,8037
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490370.00/cwt365.00–375.001,8132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522365.99/cwt365.00–368.001,9103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530351.41/cwt345.00–358.001,8625
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572335.20/cwt330.00–340.001,91712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573321.97/cwt320.00–323.001,8453
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610345.04/cwt340.00–350.002,1052
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,2021
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,690199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,3631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091163.23/cwt161.00–167.001,7815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,000.00/head4,800.00–5,200.005,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,375.00/head4,100.00–4,500.004,3758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,450.00/head3,350.00–3,550.003,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,875.00/head1,750.00–2,050.001,8754

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.