Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. 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 $381.52/cwt on 12 head, down $40.11 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 14 comparable sales and sits −0.78 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$381.52

▼ 40.11 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs AL average

−39.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	385.90	2,083	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	385.00	1,983	1thin
Medium and Large 1	580	368.68	2,138	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale12 hd

381.52

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

−12.89

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−39.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−0.78

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	1,573	193.82	3,049	2thin

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)	—	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,783	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,068	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	403.22/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	464.03/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	474.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.14/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	353.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	451.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	357.04/cwt	355.00–358.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	404.36/cwt	403.00–405.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	396.53/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	368.68/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	503.91/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	481.64/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	443.32/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,292	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	193.82/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,783.33/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,783	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,067.65/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,068	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	425.69/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	488.68/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	507.59/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	528.42/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	478.31/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	570.29/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	484.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,583	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 127Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	575.00	575.00
5	300–350	327	480.00–490.00	484.04
4	350–400	370	465.00–475.00	470.14
5	400–450	437	460.00–470.00	464.03
2	450–500	470	428.00	428.00
5	500–550	517	400.00–408.00	403.22
3	550–600	578	355.00–358.00	357.04
3	600–650	640	350.00–355.00	353.36
3	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
6	400–450	420	440.00–460.00	451.06
3	450–500	480	403.00–405.00	404.36
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	333	505.00–510.00	507.59
3	400–450	427	480.00–485.00	481.64
3	550–600	580	368.00–370.00	368.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	560.00–580.00	570.29
3	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	423	485.00–490.00	488.68
4	500–550	520	420.00–430.00	425.69
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	545.00	545.00
4	350–400	370	470.00–480.00	474.80
2	450–500	465	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	535	393.00–400.00	396.53
2	550–600	565	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	500.00–510.00	503.91
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	517	440.00–445.00	443.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	625	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	340	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	390	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	435	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	458	475.00–485.00	478.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	525.00–530.00	528.42
1	350–400	370	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	193.00–195.00	193.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,783.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,067.65

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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Lineville Stockyards

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

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