Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $420.50/cwt on 16 head, down $1.79 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +18.45 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$420.50

▼ 1.79 vs prior sale

16 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$42.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	457.50	2,505	2thin
Medium and Large 3	553	415.22	2,296	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.28/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $424.82, low $341.01, median $402.05 across 15 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 sale16 hd

420.50

—

AL average14 barns · 348 hd

425.66

−5.16

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

+18.45

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	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,010	168.00	1,697	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)	—	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,630	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,359	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	890	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	502.38/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	393.31/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	439.91/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	442.42/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	412.01/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,377	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	582.11/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	560.11/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,630.00/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,630	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,521.43/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,521	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,100	3

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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 148Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 36Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,130	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
1	500–550	515	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	580	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	645	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	475	440.00–445.00	442.42
5	500–550	522	410.00–415.00	412.01
9	550–600	570	417.00	417.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	575.00–590.00	582.11
4	250–300	286	555.00–565.00	560.11
2	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	483	450.00–455.00	451.69
3	650–700	660	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	500.00–505.00	502.38
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	438	435.00–445.00	439.91
3	500–550	518	390.00–395.00	393.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	305	565.00	565.00
4	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
10	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	490.00	490.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,521.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,100.00

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

Bulls · 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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