Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter 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 $288.73/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −93.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$288.73

8 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs AL average

−26.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	301.91	1,615	3thin
Medium and Large 2	537	287.03	1,540	3thin
Medium and Large 3	565	271.50	1,534	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.41/cwt here — about $81 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 sale8 hd

288.73

—

AL average15 barns · 266 hd

286.37

+2.36

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−26.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−93.58

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	1,505	173.00	2,604	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	138.00	1,973	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	134.98	1,519	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	106.16	1,173	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)	—	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	—	—	1,720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	140.06/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	129.90/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,407	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	106.16/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	341.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	331.41/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	307.86/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	386.72/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	334.01/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	290.55/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	329.04/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,290	181.00	181.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	138.00–142.00	140.06
2	—	1,083	128.00–132.00	129.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	105.00–107.00	106.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	435	358.00	358.00
2	450–500	468	328.00–335.00	331.41
1	550–600	565	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.45
2	400–450	425	370.00–375.00	372.53
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	517	323.00–332.00	329.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	295.00–300.00	297.49
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	407	340.00–345.00	341.02
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	520	288.00–293.00	290.55
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	428	333.00–335.00	334.01
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	263	395.00–400.00	397.52
3	300–350	315	385.00–390.00	386.72
2	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	520	303.00–313.00	307.86
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	520	325.00–335.00	329.90
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	340.00–345.00	342.48

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle