Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, 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 $315.19/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.11 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$315.19

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.29

vs AL average

−69.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	320.32	1,725	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	309.81	1,719	5thin
Medium and Large 3	550	296.00	1,628	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $97 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 sale15 hd

315.19

—

AL average15 barns · 478 hd

337.48

−22.29

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−69.20

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−67.11

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	1,615	187.00	3,020	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	161.00	2,157	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	154.93	1,886	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	450–500	475	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	362.68/cwt	362.00–363.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	428.30/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	436.96/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	419.34/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	288.98/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	308.99/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	292.90/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	358.64/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	309.30/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,157	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	155.91/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	322.12/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	323.99/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	269.02/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	314.00/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	328.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	289.01/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	364.34/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	311.48/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	308.69/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,769	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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 147Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	363.00–365.00	364.34
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	475	333.00	333.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–313.00	311.48
3	550–600	573	308.00–310.00	308.69
1	600–650	605	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	665	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	372	358.00–360.00	358.64
3	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	493	323.00–325.00	323.99
1	550–600	550	296.00	296.00
2	600–650	628	288.00–298.00	292.90
2	700–750	730	268.00–270.00	269.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	352.00	352.00
7	500–550	530	320.00–323.00	322.12
2	550–600	568	313.00–315.00	314.00
3	600–650	642	310.00–315.00	313.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	435.00–440.00	436.96
3	350–400	383	425.00–430.00	428.30
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	472	362.00–363.00	362.68
3	500–550	517	325.00–330.00	328.35
1	550–600	565	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	620	308.00	308.00
2	650–700	683	288.00–290.00	289.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	418.00–420.00	419.34
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	435	373.00	373.00
3	500–550	528	308.00–312.00	309.30
2	550–600	560	308.00–310.00	308.99
2	600–650	620	288.00–290.00	288.98
1	700–750	715	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	393.00	393.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,780	193.00	193.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,230	154.00–158.00	155.91

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00

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