Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

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 $384.53/cwt on 9 head, down $7.69 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$384.53

▼ 7.69 vs prior sale

9 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$37.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

vs AL average

−22.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	404.99	2,168	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	387.50	2,160	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	367.70	1,930	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

384.53

—

AL average9 barns · 218 hd

396.68

−12.15

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−22.91

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

+2.23

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,190	172.00	2,047	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)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,320	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,783	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,990	5

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	414.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	367.70/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	447.59/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	384.27/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	476.32/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	495.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	438.31/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	423.35/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	447.97/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	426.62/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,783.33/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,783	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,990.00/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,990	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,320.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,320	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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 142Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 11Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and 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 — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	172.00	172.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	595.00	595.00
1	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	490.00–500.00	495.04
4	350–400	365	470.00–480.00	476.32
2	400–450	443	425.00–430.00	427.51
4	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	527	380.00–388.00	384.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	468	420.00–430.00	426.62
2	500–550	525	400.00–405.00	402.52
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	508	410.00–420.00	414.98
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	675	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	445.00–450.00	447.59
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	465	398.00	398.00
4	500–550	525	363.00–370.00	367.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	364	445.00–450.00	447.97
3	400–450	433	435.00–440.00	438.31
3	450–500	463	420.00–425.00	423.35
1	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	478	425.00–430.00	427.43
1	500–550	520	398.00	398.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	515	455.00	455.00

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	12	—	—	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,783.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,866.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,320.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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