Sale reports / Alabama / Lineville Stockyards / 2026-09-15

Lineville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 15
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 120▼ 189 vs year ago 341 · −55.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 18 · −55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.75/cwt on 34 head, up $49.25 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −4.13 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.
Average price
$367.75
▲ 49.25 vs prior sale
34 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548376.912,06418thin
Medium and Large 2548364.371,99610thin
Medium and Large 3548345.881,8946thin
One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $171 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 sale34 hd
367.75
—
AL average14 barns · 368 hd
347.17
+20.58
This barn, trailing median19 sales
371.88
−4.13
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

19 sales
436392347302median 371.8803/0305/0508/0409/2911/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $422.29, low $315.98, median $371.88 across 19 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%Average1,530148.002,2641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310147.001,9261thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090138.001,5041thin

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)—$2,9173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,3006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,6504thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415432.47/cwt430.00–435.001,7952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487382.01/cwt380.00–383.001,8603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578377.49/cwt377.00–378.002,1822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580386.39/cwt380.00–393.002,2412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613343.35/cwt340.00–348.002,1053
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,2422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330406.12/cwt402.00–410.001,3402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372391.36/cwt390.00–392.001,4563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377372.36/cwt370.00–375.001,4043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460359.32/cwt358.00–360.001,6533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468370.05/cwt365.00–375.001,7324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521343.78/cwt340.00–345.001,7914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522325.82/cwt320.00–332.001,7013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,8678
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560308.99/cwt308.00–310.001,7302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578334.98/cwt330.00–340.001,9362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585324.32/cwt323.00–325.001,8973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628300.56/cwt295.00–305.001,8884
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636313.22/cwt310.00–318.001,9924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3643283.51/cwt280.00–287.001,8232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368471.33/cwt470.00–475.001,7344
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,6323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425433.79/cwt430.00–435.001,8444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482381.22/cwt380.00–382.001,8375
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515348.46/cwt345.00–355.001,7953
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527371.77/cwt365.00–378.001,9596
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536384.61/cwt380.00–390.002,06211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566364.82/cwt357.00–368.002,0657
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579353.26/cwt348.00–355.002,0454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580343.30/cwt340.00–345.001,9913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3638312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,9944
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640325.04/cwt320.00–330.002,0802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672289.34/cwt288.00–290.001,9443
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3790258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,2641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,300.00/head3,200.00–3,350.003,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,650.00/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,916.67/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9173

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.