Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bull market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.67/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −128.64 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$253.67

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.65

vs AL average

−45.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	255.43	1,392	7thin
Medium and Large 3	558	247.50	1,380	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.63, low $325.83, median $382.30 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

253.67

—

AL average14 barns · 507 hd

273.31

−19.65

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−45.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−128.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	150.00	2,535	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	128.78	1,820	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	122.98	1,422	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	111.94	1,218	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,132	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,688	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	288.02/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	318.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	231.49/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	377.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	357.64/cwt	355.00–360.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	342.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	338.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	314.00/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	263.77/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	274.31/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	303.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	253.53/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,218	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	128.78/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	119.79/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,379	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	128.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,085.00/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,085	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	302.62/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	354.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	391.60/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	356.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	357.55/cwt	355.00–360.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	350.38/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	254.23/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	258.23/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,363	4

How this sale compares

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

Tue Feb 4, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 189Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 13Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bull market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	355.00–360.00	357.64
3	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	372	310.00–318.00	314.00
4	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	303.82
6	450–500	482	282.00–292.00	288.02
4	500–550	528	255.00–260.00	258.23
3	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	251.69
2	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	244.96
2	650–700	668	230.00–233.00	231.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	275	355.00–360.00	357.55
2	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	380	320.00–325.00	322.43
3	400–450	408	315.00–325.00	318.39
2	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	302.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	340	323.00	323.00
3	350–400	387	300.00–308.00	302.62
2	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	462	273.00–275.00	274.31
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	277.00	277.00
4	550–600	576	260.00–265.00	263.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	323	375.00–380.00	377.44
3	350–400	367	345.00–353.00	350.38
7	400–450	414	340.00–345.00	342.98
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	630	252.00–255.00	254.23
1	650–700	660	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	715	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	338.38
2	400–450	415	330.00–335.00	332.50
3	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	523	260.00–265.00	262.54
2	550–600	570	252.00–255.00	253.53
1	600–650	630	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	395.00–400.00	397.48
3	300–350	318	385.00–395.00	391.60
3	350–400	385	355.00–360.00	356.71
5	400–450	424	350.00–360.00	354.06
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	110.00–114.00	111.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	126.00–131.00	128.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	118.00–122.00	119.79
1	—	1,155	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,175	126.00–131.00	128.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,085.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle