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Lineville Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Dec 16

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 143▲ 24 vs year ago 208 · +11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 17▲ 3 vs year ago 26 · +11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 16▲ 19 vs year ago 8 · +237.5%

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 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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −14.57 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median15 sales

368.02

−14.57

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.92, low $295.59, median $368.02 across 15 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
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

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. 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,037	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,054	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,975	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	357.55/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,841	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,310	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,196	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,349	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	448.31/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,242	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	426.75/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,182	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	407.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,279	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	419.23/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,375	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	434.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,463	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	400.26/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,461	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	410.05/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,517	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	427.15/cwt	418.00–430.00	1,640	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	430.89/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,814	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	402.80/cwt	398.00–408.00	1,724	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,685	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	361.76/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,722	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,790	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,809	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	352.29/cwt	346.00–358.00	1,867	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	361.26/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,929	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	338.66/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,924	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	333.98/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,897	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	323.00/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,970	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	299.01/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,012	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,444	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	517.98/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,642	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	500.95/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,628	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	453.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,724	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	478.74/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,848	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	429.49/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,860	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	437.89/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,909	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,993	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	426.55/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,975	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	391.15/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,815	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	413.30/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,943	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,050	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	380.67/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,048	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,126	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,116	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,190	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,532	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	130.82/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,090	5
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	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
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
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/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
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,925.00/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,450	4

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	129.00–133.00	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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)	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

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)	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

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	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.