Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $318.65/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −83.40 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$318.65

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	324.18	1,743	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	311.74	1,653	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $90 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 sale9 hd

318.65

—

AL average16 barns · 497 hd

323.94

−5.29

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

−83.40

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	1,890	190.00	3,591	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	165.00	2,277	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	156.74	1,827	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	143.18	1,496	4thin

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)	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,975	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	320.03/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	2
Bulls	—	—	2,290	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,090	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	160.70/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,969	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	155.15/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,772	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	145.91/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	363.28/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	297.99/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	335.71/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	329.97/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	442.08/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	325.73/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	294.99/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	452.41/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	4

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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 152Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 22

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,975.00

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	345	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	468	318.00–322.00	320.03
2	500–550	535	285.00–290.00	287.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	462	328.00–332.00	329.97
5	500–550	522	295.00–300.00	297.99
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	325	380.00–385.00	382.46
2	350–400	370	375.00–380.00	377.53
2	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	568	320.00–330.00	325.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	400.00–405.00	402.47
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	574	328.00–340.00	335.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	422	360.00–365.00	363.28
2	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	350.00–355.00	352.47
3	500–550	522	315.00–320.00	318.32
1	550–600	555	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	450.00–460.00	452.41
5	350–400	375	440.00–445.00	442.08
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	531	325.00–328.00	325.73
1	550–600	565	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	628	292.00–298.00	294.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,290	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,090	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	159.00–164.00	160.70
10	—	1,142	152.00–157.00	155.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	145.00–147.00	145.91
1	—	955	135.00	135.00

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

Replacement Cattle

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