Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $402.05/cwt on 12 head, up $10.65 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$402.05

▲ 10.65 vs prior sale

12 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	422.47	2,356	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	415.00	2,179	1thin
Medium and Large 2	571	388.54	2,218	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $138 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 sale12 hd

402.05

—

AL average14 barns · 381 hd

427.93

−25.87

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

+0.00

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	1,688	195.00	3,291	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	176.82	2,381	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	174.48	1,967	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	152.70	1,568	3thin

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)	—	$2,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,350	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,013	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	600–650	618	361.47/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	378.63/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	444.23/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	337.79/cwt	333.00–343.00	2,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	467.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	523.30/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	428.99/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	438.27/cwt	430.00–442.00	1,924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	330.69/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	377.01/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	179.18/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,392	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,944	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	482.54/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	424.97/cwt	422.00–428.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	343.98/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	406.62/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	514.96/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	327.59/cwt	323.00–333.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	548.38/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	522.59/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,247	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	447.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	381.23/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,005	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,350.00/head	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 199Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 6Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	358	520.00–525.00	523.30
4	450–500	463	480.00–485.00	482.54
1	500–550	540	448.00	448.00
6	550–600	576	375.00–382.00	378.63
2	600–650	618	360.00–363.00	361.47
3	700–750	717	330.00–332.00	330.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	458	465.00–470.00	467.51
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	619	333.00–343.00	337.79
3	650–700	678	323.00–333.00	327.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	380	545.00–550.00	548.38
2	400–450	430	520.00–525.00	522.59
3	450–500	468	510.00–525.00	514.96
1	500–550	515	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	572	405.00–410.00	406.62
2	700–750	720	343.00–345.00	343.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	468	440.00–455.00	444.23
1	500–550	535	403.00	403.00
3	550–600	563	375.00–380.00	377.01
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	383	445.00–450.00	447.45
8	400–450	439	430.00–442.00	438.27
2	450–500	458	428.00–430.00	428.99
5	500–550	526	378.00–388.00	381.23
1	550–600	585	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
2	500–550	510	422.00–428.00	424.97
1	550–600	580	388.00	388.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	540.00	540.00
2	450–500	495	520.00	520.00
1	550–600	565	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	155.00–160.00	157.55
1	—	880	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,335	178.00–182.00	179.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	170.00–172.00	170.83
6	—	1,118	175.00–180.00	177.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,685	200.00	200.00

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)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,012.50

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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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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