Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $325.83/cwt on 19 head, down $42.18 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −56.47 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$325.83

▼ 42.18 vs prior sale

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.05

vs AL average

−48.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	341.78	1,982	3thin
Medium and Large 3	554	322.84	1,787	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

325.83

—

AL average16 barns · 512 hd

354.89

−29.05

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−48.20

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−56.47

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	1,690	199.00	3,363	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	163.23	1,781	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	151.00	1,656	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)	—	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,375	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,690	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	163.23/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,781	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	317.01/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	322.19/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	351.41/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	365.99/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	325.46/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	347.55/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,200	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.57/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	374.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	377.02/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	384.08/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	335.20/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	342.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	387.03/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	386.92/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	382.03/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	365.61/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	381.52/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	341.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	324.81/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	321.97/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	374.82/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,163	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,375.00/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,375	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,000.00/head	4,800.00–5,200.00	5,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 120Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 10

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	199.00	199.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	161.00–167.00	163.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,080	149.00	149.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
2	600–650	610	340.00–350.00	345.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	437	375.00–378.00	377.02
2	450–500	490	365.00–375.00	370.00
5	500–550	530	345.00–358.00	351.41
3	550–600	573	320.00–323.00	321.97
1	700–750	735	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
5	400–450	433	385.00–390.00	386.92
7	450–500	472	378.00–385.00	382.03
3	500–550	522	365.00–368.00	365.99
12	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	335.20
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	330.00–340.00	335.02
8	450–500	481	320.00–335.00	325.46
4	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.81
12	550–600	563	315.00–328.00	322.19
3	600–650	643	315.00–318.00	317.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
7	350–400	381	375.00–385.00	381.52
3	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	481	340.00–345.00	342.04
3	550–600	580	335.00–345.00	341.78
3	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	615	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	385.00–388.00	387.03
7	500–550	526	380.00–388.00	384.08
5	550–600	570	342.00–350.00	345.57
13	600–650	633	338.00–350.00	347.55
1	650–700	675	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	360.00–380.00	374.76
2	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	575	338.00	338.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	577	365.00–377.00	374.82
5	600–650	614	360.00–367.00	365.61

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	8	—	—	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	4,800.00–5,200.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,875.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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