Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $308.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −73.77 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$308.54

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$27.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.18

vs AL average

−48.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	322.48	1,749	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	308.41	1,711	5thin
Medium and Large 3	550	294.75	1,621	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.73/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd

308.54

—

AL average15 barns · 535 hd

334.71

−26.18

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−48.35

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−73.77

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	1,938	189.00	3,662	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	163.00	2,429	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	158.81	1,945	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	127.00	1,226	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	284.99/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	377.66/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	333.87/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	359.31/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	382.19/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	346.04/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	437.43/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	307.35/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	325.32/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	391.53/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	366.30/cwt	363.00–368.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	295.33/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	312.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,226	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,674	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	159.76/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,015	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,762.50/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	347.35/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	349.36/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	401.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	459.94/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	342.62/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	426.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	388.23/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	294.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	426.65/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	448.24/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	297.16/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	393.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	463.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	371.45/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	394.82/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	402.95/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	298.40/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,886	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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 110Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 42Year ago 2

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	445.00–450.00	448.24
5	350–400	366	400.00–405.00	402.95
2	400–450	438	390.00–393.00	391.53
5	450–500	476	375.00–380.00	377.66
3	550–600	567	320.00–328.00	325.32
3	600–650	632	295.00–300.00	298.40
1	650–700	675	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	435.00–440.00	437.43
2	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	525	345.00–348.00	346.04
3	550–600	575	310.00–315.00	312.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	460.00–470.00	463.96
4	300–350	334	455.00–465.00	459.94
3	350–400	382	420.00–430.00	426.81
5	400–450	424	400.00–405.00	401.96
4	450–500	470	385.00–390.00	388.23
4	500–550	533	368.00–375.00	371.45
3	550–600	575	340.00–348.00	342.62
1	650–700	675	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	390.00–400.00	394.82
2	300–350	320	388.00	388.00
4	350–400	366	380.00–385.00	382.19
8	400–450	433	355.00–365.00	359.31
10	450–500	477	330.00–337.00	333.87
3	500–550	538	302.00–310.00	307.35
2	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	282.00–288.00	284.99
2	700–750	735	280.00–285.00	282.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	435	348.00–350.00	349.36
3	500–550	540	290.00–298.00	295.33
1	550–600	580	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	425.00–430.00	426.65
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	393.53
2	400–450	440	378.00	378.00
3	450–500	475	346.00–348.00	347.35
2	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	570	315.00–325.00	319.96
6	600–650	615	295.00–300.00	297.16
2	650–700	673	290.00–300.00	294.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	393.00	393.00
1	450–500	465	388.00	388.00
3	500–550	510	363.00–368.00	366.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,261	158.00–163.00	159.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,910	186.00	186.00

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	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,762.50

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