Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $314.42/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −87.63 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$314.42

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	330.00	1,746	7thin
Medium and Large 3	525	313.00	1,643	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	300.96	1,678	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.04/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd

314.42

—

AL average13 barns · 290 hd

323.22

−8.80

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

−87.63

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	1,696	174.87	2,966	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,024	134.01	1,373	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	125.00	1,113	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	6

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,428	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	176.09/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	348.52/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	317.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	411.23/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	336.68/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	425.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	269.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	305.99/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	320.97/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	288.96/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	271.49/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	391.60/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	423.36/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	393.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,900	6

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 52Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 27

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 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	—	1,425	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,764	174.00–178.00	176.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	905	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	387	420.00–425.00	423.36
2	400–450	425	390.00–395.00	392.47
7	450–500	474	345.00–355.00	348.52
7	500–550	529	325.00–335.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	410.00–415.00	411.23
5	350–400	376	390.00–400.00	395.05
5	450–500	467	315.00–320.00	317.99
1	500–550	525	313.00	313.00
2	600–650	630	265.00–275.00	269.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	425.18
2	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	490	330.00–340.00	336.68
3	500–550	537	320.00–323.00	320.97
5	550–600	570	285.00–290.00	288.96
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	775	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	358	340.00–345.00	342.48
2	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	380.00–385.00	382.46
2	300–350	315	370.00–380.00	374.92
1	400–450	430	338.00	338.00
5	450–500	469	305.00–310.00	305.99
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	610	270.00–273.00	271.49
1	650–700	655	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	730	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	435.00	435.00
5	250–300	283	390.00–400.00	393.96
3	300–350	318	390.00–395.00	391.60
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	529	300.00–305.00	301.21

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	6	—	—	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,900.00

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Clay County Livestock Auction - Lineville, AL

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