Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $368.02/cwt on 11 head, down $15.07 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −14.29 against this barn's trailing median of $382.30.

Average price

$368.02

▼ 15.07 vs prior sale

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.69

vs AL average

−7.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	390.00	2,087	2thin
Medium and Large 2	544	364.03	1,979	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	360.00	1,944	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $143 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 sale11 hd

368.02

—

AL average16 barns · 567 hd

375.71

−7.69

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−7.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.30

−14.29

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%	Low	1,505	164.00	2,468	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	153.05	1,811	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)	—	$3,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	150.57/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	332.03/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	370.53/cwt	368.00–373.00	1,704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	351.43/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	433.39/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	421.69/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	381.90/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	334.06/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	367.64/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	543.21/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	373.63/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	389.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	443.36/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,175	4

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 293Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 36Year ago 5

Compared to one week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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	—	1,505	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,235	149.00–152.00	150.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	265	540.00–550.00	543.21
2	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
8	400–450	435	417.00	417.00
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	385.00–395.00	389.90
4	450–500	460	368.00–373.00	370.53
2	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	635	330.00–333.00	332.03
1	700–750	730	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	409	380.00–383.00	381.90
5	500–550	533	363.00–375.00	367.64
2	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	387	440.00–445.00	443.36
7	400–450	436	420.00–423.00	421.69
2	500–550	530	348.00–355.00	351.43
2	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	630	330.00–338.00	334.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	475	418.00	418.00
2	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	645	348.00	348.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	428	430.00–435.00	433.39
2	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	645	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
1	700–750	735	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	626	370.00–380.00	373.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,175.00

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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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