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Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 12

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 242▲ 43 vs year ago 140 · +30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 9 vs year ago 28 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 10▲ 8 vs year ago 16 · +50.0%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.87/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −48.01 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.

Average price

$323.87

16 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$24.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.14

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	341.03	1,763	3thin
Medium and Large 2	542	322.99	1,750	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	316.31	1,708	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.72/cwt here — about $55 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

323.87

—

AL average14 barns · 485 hd

337.01

−13.14

This barn, trailing median19 sales

371.88

−48.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $422.29, low $315.98, median $371.88 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	166.00	2,249	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	158.63	1,803	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	141.42	1,445	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)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,210	10

Every lot

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,008	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	935	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	359.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,192	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	333.41/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	319.18/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,369	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	330.29/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,443	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	324.47/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,522	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	310.18/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,476	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	306.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,585	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	318.00/cwt	312.00–323.00	1,663	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	308.01/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,737	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	310.94/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,928	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	477.43/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,351	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	466.65/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,461	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	452.56/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,462	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	380.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,380	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	403.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,474	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	417.40/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,607	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	416.30/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,719	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	386.69/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,616	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	368.14/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,576	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,641	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	330.04/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,551	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	339.53/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,606	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	341.03/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,763	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	331.98/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,746	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	321.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,706	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	311.00/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,751	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	301.53/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,879	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,875	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,367	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	143.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,471	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	160.75/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,802	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	154.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,803	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,249	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,312.50/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,313	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2

This sale against other markets

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 242Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–455.00	452.56
4	350–400	365	400.00–410.00	403.84
3	400–450	418	380.00–390.00	386.69
6	450–500	473	335.00–343.00	339.53
4	500–550	526	330.00–333.00	331.98
3	550–600	563	308.00–315.00	311.00
2	600–650	623	300.00–303.00	301.53
2	650–700	658	280.00–290.00	284.98
2	750–800	780	270.00–275.00	272.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	363	375.00–385.00	380.10
4	400–450	428	365.00–375.00	368.14
3	450–500	470	328.00–332.00	330.04
4	500–550	530	320.00–325.00	321.96
2	550–600	560	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	470.00–480.00	477.43
3	300–350	313	465.00–470.00	466.65
4	350–400	385	415.00–425.00	417.40
3	400–450	413	412.00–425.00	416.30
1	450–500	465	353.00	353.00
3	500–550	517	340.00–343.00	341.03
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	332	355.00–365.00	359.04
2	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	437	328.00–333.00	330.29
4	450–500	469	320.00–328.00	324.47
5	500–550	523	312.00–323.00	318.00
4	550–600	564	305.00–310.00	308.01
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
6	350–400	372	330.00–335.00	333.41
5	400–450	429	318.00–322.00	319.18
4	450–500	476	308.00–315.00	310.18
3	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	306.05
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	620	308.00–313.00	310.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	159.00–163.00	160.75
2	—	1,168	152.00–157.00	154.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,022	140.00–146.00	143.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	166.00	166.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,350.00	4,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.