Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. 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 $317.23/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.08 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$317.23

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.63

vs AL average

−42.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	325.87	1,792	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	310.81	1,710	5thin
Medium and Large 3	520	303.00	1,576	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale14 hd

317.23

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

332.86

−15.63

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−42.57

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−65.08

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	—	Low	1,497	185.39	2,775	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	174.00	2,245	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	150.00	1,635	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	400–450	415	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	433.32/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	331.19/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	448.37/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	299.37/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	307.65/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.55/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	371.05/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	327.26/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	364.01/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	318.02/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	348.97/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	443.30/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,808	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	182.58/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,716.67/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	298.36/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	395.31/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	341.46/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	388.68/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	324.68/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	336.32/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	532.41/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	363.37/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	326.77/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	533.31/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 183Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	370.00–373.00	371.05
1	400–450	415	353.00	353.00
5	450–500	479	323.00–330.00	327.26
2	500–550	525	313.00–318.00	315.55
3	550–600	567	303.00–310.00	307.65
3	600–650	625	295.00–303.00	299.37
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	358.00–360.00	358.99
2	400–450	435	343.00	343.00
1	450–500	470	318.00	318.00
2	500–550	520	303.00	303.00
2	600–650	608	280.00–282.00	281.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	378	385.00–400.00	388.68
5	400–450	433	363.00–365.00	363.37
3	450–500	467	333.00–338.00	336.32
3	500–550	522	323.00–328.00	324.68
4	550–600	571	323.00–328.00	326.77
1	600–650	630	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	357	430.00–435.00	433.32
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	363.00–365.00	364.01
4	500–550	536	330.00–335.00	331.19
1	550–600	565	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	630	300.00–310.00	305.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	312	445.00–450.00	448.37
1	350–400	370	423.00	423.00
4	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	478	348.00–350.00	348.97
2	500–550	518	313.00–323.00	318.02
3	550–600	582	295.00–302.00	298.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	530.00–535.00	533.31
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	383	440.00–445.00	443.30
2	400–450	433	415.00–420.00	417.46
3	450–500	467	390.00–398.00	395.31
2	500–550	528	340.00–343.00	341.46
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	720	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00–535.00	532.41
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	645	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	182.00–183.00	182.58
1	—	1,625	191.00	191.00

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)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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