Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.27/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −134.78 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$267.27

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	271.43	1,504	7thin
Medium and Large 3	560	260.00	1,456	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $48 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $424.82, low $341.01, median $402.05 across 15 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 sale11 hd

267.27

—

AL average14 barns · 251 hd

276.19

−8.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

−134.78

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	1,818	160.05	2,910	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	132.78	1,522	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	130.98	1,906	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	116.50	1,252	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,514	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	264.01/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	308.31/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	282.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,116	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	160.05/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,491.67/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,492	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,783.33/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,783	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	291.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	262.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	132.06/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	322.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	239.31/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	311.64/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	253.20/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	236.51/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,736	2

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 200Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 1

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. 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
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	530	250.00–258.00	253.20
3	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	246.63
2	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	268	320.00–325.00	322.38
3	350–400	378	290.00–300.00	295.13
3	400–450	427	280.00–285.00	282.71
3	450–500	475	260.00–265.00	262.73
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	260.00–265.00	261.70
2	550–600	558	258.00–260.00	259.00
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	325.23
3	400–450	417	305.00–315.00	311.64
3	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	625	238.00–240.00	239.31
2	650–700	685	235.00–238.00	236.51
2	700–750	745	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	393	305.00–315.00	308.31
5	400–450	429	290.00–300.00	291.98
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	380.00–385.00	383.35
2	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	685	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	710	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	263.00–265.00	264.01
3	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,170	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,438	130.00–135.00	132.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,080	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,158	131.00–133.00	132.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	157.00–163.00	160.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,491.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,783.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,837.50

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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