Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $291.78/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −110.27 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$291.78

5 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$1.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	510	293.00	1,494	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	291.48	1,641	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.52/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale5 hd

291.78

—

AL average13 barns · 248 hd

327.65

−35.87

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

−110.27

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	1,845	187.00	3,450	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	155.60	2,326	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	152.47	1,628	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	126.00	1,049	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)	—	$2,488	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	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	—	—	1,845	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	155.26/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,669	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	148.64/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,573	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	155.60/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,326	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	329.20/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	437.64/cwt	435.00–440.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	361.63/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	378.55/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,416	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	352.04/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	403.35/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	338.17/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	277.78/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,367	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	333.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	271.00/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	347.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	371.54/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	390.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,489	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	291.48/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	350.66/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 65Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 41Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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	—	1,845	187.00	187.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,075	152.00–157.00	155.26
8	—	1,058	147.00–150.00	148.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	155.00–157.00	155.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	135.00	135.00
1	—	825	117.00	117.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	347.46
2	350–400	388	340.00–345.00	342.45
4	400–450	439	328.00–333.00	329.20
2	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	588	268.00–275.00	271.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	435.00–440.00	437.64
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	378	350.00–353.00	352.04
5	400–450	412	335.00–340.00	338.17
2	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	586	280.00–282.00	280.99
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	409	345.00–350.00	347.97
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	374	375.00–382.00	378.55
3	400–450	425	358.00–365.00	361.63
5	450–500	472	330.00–340.00	333.87
1	500–550	510	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	388	400.00–405.00	403.35
2	400–450	405	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	385.00–395.00	390.89
4	400–450	410	368.00–375.00	371.54
3	450–500	487	350.00–352.00	350.66
4	550–600	563	288.00–295.00	291.48
4	600–650	619	277.00–280.00	277.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	735	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 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,366.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325.00

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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