Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly 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 $353.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$353.45

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs AL average

−36.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	357.49	1,929	18thin
Medium and Large 2	545	344.97	1,881	5thin
Medium and Large 3	527	343.35	1,809	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $120 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

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 sale26 hd

353.45

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

351.77

+1.69

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−36.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−28.85

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	1,455	174.00	2,532	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	159.90	1,872	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	130.82	1,090	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,410	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,688	8

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	153.72/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	161.38/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,983	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	130.82/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,090	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,240	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	299.01/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	391.15/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	426.75/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	429.49/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	407.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	357.55/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	419.23/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	453.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	437.89/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	402.80/cwt	398.00–408.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	478.74/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	380.67/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	333.98/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,897	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,716.67/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	430.89/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	517.98/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	361.76/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	400.26/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	426.55/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	427.15/cwt	418.00–430.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,310	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	448.31/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.66/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	361.26/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	434.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	413.30/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	500.95/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	352.29/cwt	346.00–358.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	323.00/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	410.05/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,517	5

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 143Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 16Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	153.00–155.00	153.72
5	—	1,229	157.00–165.00	161.38
1	—	1,310	171.00	171.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	129.00–133.00	130.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	174.00	174.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	265	545.00	545.00
5	300–350	317	515.00–520.00	517.98
2	350–400	370	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	438	450.00–460.00	455.03
3	450–500	463	420.00–430.00	426.55
1	500–550	515	398.00	398.00
2	550–600	555	383.00	383.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	380	450.00–455.00	453.70
4	400–450	433	428.00–430.00	429.49
4	450–500	464	385.00–395.00	391.15
3	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	735	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
6	300–350	325	495.00–505.00	500.95
4	350–400	386	475.00–480.00	478.74
5	400–450	436	435.00–445.00	437.89
3	450–500	470	410.00–415.00	413.30
9	500–550	538	375.00–383.00	380.67
2	550–600	575	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	277	425.00–430.00	426.75
3	300–350	328	415.00–423.00	419.23
5	350–400	370	405.00–415.00	410.05
2	400–450	428	398.00–408.00	402.80
6	450–500	485	369.00	369.00
3	500–550	530	346.00–358.00	352.29
2	550–600	568	333.00–335.00	333.98
2	600–650	610	318.00–328.00	323.00
2	650–700	673	298.00–300.00	299.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	400.00–410.00	407.41
3	350–400	365	395.00–403.00	400.26
1	400–450	440	383.00	383.00
9	450–500	476	358.00–365.00	361.76
3	500–550	527	340.00–345.00	343.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	445.00–450.00	448.31
5	300–350	337	430.00–440.00	434.07
4	350–400	384	418.00–430.00	427.15
10	400–450	421	415.00–435.00	430.89
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
15	500–550	534	361.00–365.00	361.26
3	550–600	568	338.00–340.00	338.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	480	428.00	428.00
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	403.00	403.00
2	500–550	515	355.00–360.00	357.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	438.00	438.00
16	550–600	560	412.50	412.50
1	600–650	605	363.00	363.00
2	650–700	675	348.00	348.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,925.00

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

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