Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $271.46/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −110.85 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$271.46

20 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$20.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.98

vs AL average

−50.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	281.28	1,572	4thin
Medium and Large 2	556	270.22	1,503	14thin
Medium and Large 3	560	260.50	1,459	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $114 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

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 sale20 hd

271.46

—

AL average15 barns · 325 hd

299.43

−27.98

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−50.28

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−110.85

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	1,603	169.33	2,715	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	145.00	2,012	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	141.72	1,741	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	116.90	1,109	5thin

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)	—	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	301.55/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	324.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	412.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	267.68/cwt	263.00–273.00	1,550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	274.78/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	363.37/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	392.44/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	113.42/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	122.13/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,037	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	446.61/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	367.40/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	321.49/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	281.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	145.93/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	312.80/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,311	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 81Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	513	320.00–323.00	321.49
2	550–600	583	298.00–305.00	301.55
1	700–750	705	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	390.00–395.00	392.44
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	413	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	600–650	615	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	315	445.00–450.00	446.61
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	360.00–365.00	363.37
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	413	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	515	273.00–278.00	274.78
9	550–600	579	263.00–273.00	267.68
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	419	310.00–315.00	312.80
3	450–500	460	308.00	308.00
1	500–550	545	268.00	268.00
1	550–600	575	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	559	280.00–285.00	281.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	410.00–415.00	412.55
3	500–550	513	320.00–330.00	324.38
1	550–600	590	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	705	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	365.00–370.00	367.40
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	112.00–116.00	113.42
2	—	950	120.00–124.00	122.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,435	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,210	145.00–147.00	145.93
1	—	1,070	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,580	166.00	166.00

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	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle