Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $251.98/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −130.33 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$251.98

4 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$16.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.17

vs AL average

−55.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	256.45	1,380	2thin
Medium and Large 1	565	255.00	1,441	1thin
Medium and Large 3	520	240.00	1,248	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.45/cwt here — about $132 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 sale4 hd

251.98

—

AL average16 barns · 301 hd

270.15

−18.17

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−55.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−130.33

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	—	Low	1,555	155.92	2,425	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	146.00	2,365	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	131.25	1,595	4thin

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)	—	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	155.92/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	256.45/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	313.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	294.51/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	316.21/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	272.50/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	297.11/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	337.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 129Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 20Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 66Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,125	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	1,245	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	154.00–158.00	155.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	585	272.00–273.00	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	338.00	338.00
2	450–500	483	310.00–315.00	312.46
4	500–550	535	293.00–295.00	294.51
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	330.00–340.00	337.62
3	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	381	315.00–320.00	316.21
4	400–450	434	310.00–315.00	313.72
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	538	253.00–260.00	256.45
1	650–700	660	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	435	295.00–300.00	297.11
2	450–500	465	280.00–285.00	282.55
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	413	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	740	248.00	248.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Lineville Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

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