Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $298.02/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −84.28 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$298.02

12 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.53

vs AL average

−36.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	317.49	1,613	2thin
Medium and Large 2	525	307.85	1,616	4thin
Medium and Large 3	564	284.98	1,608	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.51/cwt here — about $5 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 sale12 hd

298.02

—

AL average13 barns · 449 hd

321.56

−23.53

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−36.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−84.28

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	1,670	189.00	3,156	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	146.00	2,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	145.57	1,746	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	132.50	1,345	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)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	6

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	440	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	307.85/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	339.02/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	284.34/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	377.54/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	297.56/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	339.51/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	336.45/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,334	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	141.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,675	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	153.96/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,156	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2
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	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	278.69/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	319.82/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	323.36/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	344.97/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	388.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	321.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	440	358.00–360.00	358.99
2	450–500	465	342.00–348.00	344.97
2	500–550	508	315.00–320.00	317.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	360.00–370.00	364.92
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	347.43
2	450–500	468	338.00–340.00	339.02
4	500–550	525	302.00–312.00	307.85
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	482	320.00–328.00	323.36
2	500–550	533	295.00–300.00	297.56
4	550–600	580	275.00–282.00	278.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	532	320.00–325.00	321.61
3	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	488	338.00–340.00	339.51
1	500–550	540	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	620	260.00–265.00	262.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	412	385.00–390.00	388.32
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	468	375.00–380.00	377.54
2	500–550	513	333.00–340.00	336.45
5	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	314.90
3	600–650	635	283.00–285.00	284.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	533	318.00–323.00	319.82
2	550–600	580	295.00–300.00	297.54
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,020	137.00	137.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,560	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	140.00–145.00	141.37
2	—	1,228	153.00–155.00	153.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	189.00	189.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,400.00

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

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