Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $274.34/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −107.96 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$274.34

3 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.38

vs AL average

−55.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	280.00	1,624	1thin
Medium and Large 3	583	271.51	1,583	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $41 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 sale3 hd

274.34

—

AL average12 barns · 418 hd

312.72

−38.38

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−55.00

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−107.96

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	—	High	1,549	166.56	2,580	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	141.86	1,992	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	138.17	1,629	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	119.62	1,147	6thin

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)	—	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,045	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	400–450	413	354.31/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	394.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	379.33/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	349.36/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	377.08/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	396.03/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	321.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	384.01/cwt	383.00–385.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	271.51/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,973	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,645	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	132.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,458	7
Bulls	—	—	1,940	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	169.93/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	336.48/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	363.99/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	348.98/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	406.52/cwt	405.00–408.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	331.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	119.90/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	157.46/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,193	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	143.70/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,898	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,212.50/head	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,263	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 Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 189Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 25Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
5	350–400	372	362.00–365.00	363.99
3	400–450	413	353.00–355.00	354.31
2	450–500	468	333.00–340.00	336.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	378.00–380.00	379.33
5	300–350	313	375.00–380.00	377.08
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	437	348.00–350.00	349.36
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	583	270.00–273.00	271.51
1	600–650	640	268.00	268.00
2	650–700	670	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	740	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	394.87
2	400–450	418	383.00–385.00	384.01
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	513	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	700–750	745	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	395.00–398.00	396.03
3	450–500	477	330.00–335.00	331.71
4	500–550	538	320.00–328.00	321.97
1	650–700	690	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	370	405.00–408.00	406.52
2	550–600	578	348.00–350.00	348.98
2	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,380	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,408	140.00–142.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,179	137.00–142.00	139.50
7	—	1,097	131.00–135.00	132.91
4	—	1,321	143.00–145.00	143.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	119.00–121.00	119.90
1	—	980	130.00	130.00
3	—	902	115.00–117.00	115.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,510	169.00–171.00	169.93
2	—	1,393	157.00–158.00	157.46

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	6	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,212.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,262.50

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle