Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Christmas and New Years holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.68/cwt on 26 head, up $9.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −19.63 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$362.68

▲ 9.22 vs prior sale

26 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$45.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

vs AL average

−47.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	387.12	1,982	6thin
Medium and Large 2	541	357.76	1,936	17thin
Medium and Large 3	570	341.67	1,948	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.45/cwt here — about $35 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

362.68

—

AL average11 barns · 363 hd

366.66

−3.98

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−47.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−19.63

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	163.12	2,545	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	162.66	1,880	6thin

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	600–650	630	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	444.84/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	474.85/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	364.06/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	386.53/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	461.96/cwt	458.00–465.00	2,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	480.09/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	163.12/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	162.66/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	423.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	460.12/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	423.26/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.80/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	493.37/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	388.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	444.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	426.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.77/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	451.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	438.17/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	363.95/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	387.12/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	486.68/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	439.94/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,310	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	389.44/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	475.06/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	379.09/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	454.17/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	377.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	490.16/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	358.50/cwt	353.00–365.00	1,882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 232Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 6

No trends available due to the Christmas and New Years holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	365	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	480	433.00	433.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
2	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	428	455.00–465.00	460.12
5	450–500	478	440.00–450.00	444.55
3	500–550	530	385.00–390.00	388.30
1	550–600	560	378.00	378.00
2	600–650	630	340.00–345.00	342.44
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
6	350–400	384	480.00–495.00	486.68
4	400–450	408	475.00–495.00	480.09
4	450–500	460	458.00–465.00	461.96
5	500–550	525	393.00–400.00	394.80
2	550–600	560	383.00–390.00	386.53
1	750–800	755	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	415	370.00–380.00	377.55
9	450–500	472	360.00–368.00	364.06
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	328	435.00–440.00	437.52
5	350–400	370	420.00–430.00	423.18
3	400–450	425	400.00–410.00	405.10
6	450–500	465	370.00–385.00	379.09
12	500–550	525	353.00–365.00	358.50
5	550–600	580	350.00–360.00	355.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	336	445.00–455.00	451.07
10	350–400	375	435.00–445.00	438.17
5	400–450	433	420.00–435.00	426.94
6	500–550	512	373.00–390.00	387.12
2	600–650	623	360.00–368.00	363.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	485.00–495.00	490.16
6	400–450	435	470.00–480.00	475.06
2	450–500	480	440.00–450.00	444.84
4	500–550	526	420.00–425.00	423.26
4	550–600	571	383.00–395.00	389.44
2	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	470.00–480.00	474.85
5	400–450	422	450.00–460.00	454.17
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	513	400.00–410.00	405.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	500.00–510.00	504.77
3	400–450	440	490.00–495.00	493.37
1	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	525	435.00–445.00	439.94
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	358.00	358.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	161.00–165.00	163.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	159.00–165.00	162.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle