Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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 $317.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −85.06 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$317.00

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	328.81	1,753	5thin
Medium and Large 3	580	305.18	1,770	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about −$17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

317.00

—

AL average14 barns · 343 hd

328.03

−11.03

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

−85.06

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	1,517	172.62	2,619	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	139.47	1,627	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	127.00	1,537	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,600	4thin

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	—	—	1,517	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	146.36/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	331.45/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	337.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	305.18/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	398.02/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	330.35/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	409.94/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	346.65/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	371.79/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,402	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,550	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 91Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 53Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 17Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
3	—	1,517	170.00–175.00	172.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	144.00–149.00	146.36
2	—	1,050	130.00–135.00	132.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	127.00	127.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	328	425.00–430.00	427.48
2	350–400	385	405.00–415.00	409.94
2	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	397.40
2	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	512	328.00–333.00	330.35
2	550–600	565	325.00–328.00	326.51
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	375.00–380.00	377.53
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	580	303.00–308.00	305.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	398.02
2	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–333.00	331.45
2	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	438	335.00–340.00	337.35
1	450–500	480	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	373	365.00–375.00	371.79
3	400–450	418	345.00–350.00	346.65
2	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	515	322.00	322.00
4	800–850	812	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,015	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,027	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
4	850–900	865	258.00	258.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,550.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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