Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago : Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $300.40/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.90 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$300.40

21 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.59

vs AL average

−32.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	307.41	1,589	13thin
Medium and Large 2	551	292.39	1,611	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	283.40	1,502	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $87 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

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 sale21 hd

300.40

—

AL average9 barns · 271 hd

314.99

−14.59

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−32.29

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−81.90

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	1,768	186.43	3,296	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	147.89	1,657	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	833	135.00	1,124	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,838	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	151.27/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	141.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,474	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	186.43/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	300.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	331.03/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	283.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	326.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.31/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	279.34/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.49/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	293.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	281.51/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	307.41/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	329.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	313.53/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	316.24/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,508	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,837.50/head	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,033.33/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,033	3

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 131Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago : Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,180	148.00–154.00	151.27
4	—	1,040	140.00–143.00	141.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	184.00–189.00	186.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
2	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	572	278.00–280.00	279.34
2	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	413	325.00–335.00	329.12
5	450–500	477	313.00–318.00	316.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	290.00–300.00	293.33
2	600–650	623	287.00–288.00	287.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	480	368.00	368.00
13	500–550	525	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	690	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	427	330.00–333.00	331.03
3	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	515	295.00–305.00	300.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	320.00–330.00	324.86
3	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
9	450–500	479	310.00–318.00	313.53
3	500–550	530	280.00–285.00	283.40
1	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	290	372.00	372.00
3	400–450	428	325.00–330.00	326.65
3	500–550	525	298.00–300.00	299.31
2	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	517	305.00–312.00	307.41
2	600–650	615	280.00–283.00	281.51
1	650–700	690	278.00	278.00

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	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,033.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

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