Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $420.80/cwt on 11 head, up $18.75 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +18.75 against this barn's trailing median of $402.05.

Average price

$420.80

▲ 18.75 vs prior sale

11 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$40.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	446.50	2,389	2thin
Medium and Large 2	518	433.50	2,246	3thin
Medium and Large 3	544	405.89	2,209	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.61/cwt here — about $179 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 sale11 hd

420.80

—

AL average15 barns · 400 hd

429.28

−8.47

This barn, trailing median15 sales

402.05

+18.75

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	1,495	178.34	2,666	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	175.16	1,979	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)	—	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,617	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,150	179.24/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,061	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	178.34/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	501.64/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	446.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	411.66/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	381.48/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	415.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	499.05/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	426.62/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	461.99/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	433.39/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	433.50/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	397.50/cwt	397.00–398.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	451.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	473.44/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	613.20/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	403.97/cwt	403.00–405.00	2,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,181	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,616.67/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,617	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,925	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 104Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	177.00–181.00	179.24
1	—	1,090	167.00	167.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	177.00–180.00	178.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	600.00–620.00	613.20
1	350–400	370	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	432	500.00–505.00	501.64
1	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	515	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	555	433.00	433.00
1	600–650	605	388.00	388.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
5	350–400	378	490.00–505.00	499.05
6	400–450	440	430.00–435.00	432.47
3	450–500	458	420.00–440.00	426.62
4	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.10
2	550–600	583	385.00–390.00	387.47
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	673	300.00–302.00	300.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	480	450.00–455.00	451.70
3	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	433.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	367	440.00–450.00	446.73
3	400–450	428	430.00–435.00	433.39
6	450–500	467	405.00–415.00	411.66
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	418	460.00–465.00	461.99
2	500–550	518	397.00–398.00	397.50
2	550–600	565	382.00	382.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	470.00–480.00	473.44
2	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	555	393.00	393.00
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	403.00–405.00	403.97
2	600–650	623	380.00–383.00	381.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	470.00	470.00

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	6	—	—	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,616.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00

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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