Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter 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 $310.58/cwt on 14 head, up $6.63 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −70.94 against this barn's trailing median of $381.52.

Average price

$310.58

▲ 6.63 vs prior sale

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$32.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs AL average

−20.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	319.81	1,714	10thin
Medium and Large 2	573	287.53	1,648	2thin
Medium and Large 3	543	287.50	1,560	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.31/cwt here — about $154 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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.63, low $303.95, median $381.52 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 sale14 hd

310.58

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

316.04

−5.46

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−20.94

This barn, trailing median15 sales

381.52

−70.94

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	2,005	170.00	3,409	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	156.00	2,059	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	149.31	1,829	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)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	2,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,409	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	146.46/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	378.26/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	319.24/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	369.31/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	347.05/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	313.32/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	264.06/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	361.35/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	383.69/cwt	383.00–385.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	285.58/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	325.50/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	323.35/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	379.35/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	319.01/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	384.05/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	319.81/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,714	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,483.33/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,483	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 197Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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	—	2,005	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	146.00–147.00	146.46
1	—	1,245	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	408.00	408.00
3	350–400	363	375.00–380.00	378.26
10	500–550	536	318.00–320.00	319.81
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	346.00–348.00	347.05
2	400–450	420	333.00	333.00
4	450–500	478	310.00–318.00	313.32
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	378.00–380.00	379.35
3	350–400	365	360.00–362.00	361.35
5	450–500	471	322.00–330.00	325.50
2	550–600	573	285.00–290.00	287.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	285	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	479	316.00–320.00	319.24
1	500–550	545	313.00	313.00
5	550–600	568	282.00–288.00	285.58
2	600–650	630	260.00–268.00	264.06
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	420	380.00–388.00	384.05
3	450–500	473	322.00–325.00	323.35
2	500–550	510	318.00–320.00	319.01
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	275.00–280.00	277.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	365.00–372.00	369.31
2	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	383.00–385.00	383.69
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	575	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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