Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply higher. 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 $393.53/cwt on 13 head, up $14.97 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +11.23 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$393.53

▲ 14.97 vs prior sale

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.11

vs AL average

−34.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	401.42	2,221	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	386.50	2,116	4thin
Medium and Large 3	530	380.00	2,014	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $207 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

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 sale13 hd

393.53

—

AL average16 barns · 450 hd

411.64

−18.11

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−34.37

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

+11.23

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	—	Low	1,350	186.00	2,511	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	169.00	1,986	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	165.00	2,426	1thin

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)	—	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,038	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	456.60/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.08/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	409.94/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	497.05/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	378.84/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	485.95/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	625.27/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	496.71/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,037	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,511	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	511.03/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	413.32/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	532.59/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	387.40/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	392.64/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	553.40/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	524.15/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	431.98/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	361.23/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	471.22/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,219	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,037.50/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,916.67/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,917	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 84Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	470	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	530	450.00–460.00	456.60
1	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	520.00	520.00
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	687	390.00–398.00	392.64
4	750–800	761	350.00–365.00	361.23
9	850–900	870	325.00	325.00
3	1000–1050	1,020	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	430	445.00–455.00	450.08
4	450–500	460	440.00–445.00	442.50
2	500–550	535	398.00	398.00
2	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	486	430.00–435.00	431.98
2	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00–535.00	532.59
1	300–350	315	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	471	470.00–475.00	471.22
3	500–550	527	410.00–415.00	413.32
4	550–600	573	390.00–395.00	392.49
4	600–650	631	385.00–395.00	387.40
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	835	326.00	326.00
4	950–1000	976	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	381	495.00–500.00	497.05
2	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	572	375.00–382.00	378.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	363	505.00–515.00	511.03
2	400–450	430	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	528	400.00–415.00	409.94
2	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	620.00–630.00	625.27
3	300–350	313	550.00–560.00	553.40
6	350–400	385	520.00–530.00	524.15
3	400–450	410	495.00–500.00	496.71
5	450–500	459	480.00–490.00	485.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	186.00	186.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,037.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,916.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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