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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Oct 27

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 181▲ 107 vs year ago 101 · +105.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 34 · −58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.59/cwt on 10 head, down $19.07 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −77.70 against this barn's trailing median of $373.29.

Average price

$295.59

▼ 19.07 vs prior sale

10 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$29.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.80

vs AL average

−79.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	315.43	1,672	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	295.50	1,600	4thin
Medium and Large 3	542	285.76	1,547	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.68/cwt here — about $124 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

295.59

—

AL average12 barns · 379 hd

321.39

−25.80

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−79.84

This barn, trailing median16 sales

373.29

−77.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.63, low $295.59, median $373.29 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	2,030	161.00	3,268	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	128.41	1,571	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	128.33	1,739	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	108.53	1,219	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)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,782	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	368.21/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,970	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	352.00/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,003	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	321.93/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,054	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	861	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	380.89/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,268	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,397	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	345.24/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,478	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	331.90/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,427	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,561	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	315.43/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,672	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,682	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	281.51/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,627	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,768	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,087	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	443.26/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,405	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	393.23/cwt	365.00–413.00	1,675	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	392.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,707	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	343.45/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,590	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	360.11/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,732	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,843	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	343.04/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,921	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,884	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	311.65/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,923	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,030	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	106.29/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,143	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	122.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,446	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,379	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,802	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,609	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	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 Oct 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 181Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	2	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	365.00–375.00	368.21
4	550–600	569	350.00–353.00	352.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
10	750–800	790	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	469	375.00–385.00	380.02
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
8	600–650	638	320.00–328.00	321.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	435	390.00–400.00	392.33
3	450–500	463	340.00–350.00	343.45
2	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	565	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	352.44
2	550–600	560	338.00–348.00	343.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	317	440.00–445.00	443.26
3	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	426	365.00–413.00	393.23
9	450–500	481	355.00–365.00	360.11
2	550–600	578	325.00–327.00	326.00
3	600–650	617	305.00–315.00	311.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
6	400–450	430	328.00–338.00	331.90
3	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	578	280.00–283.00	281.51
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	478	325.00–330.00	326.66
2	500–550	530	313.00–318.00	315.43
11	700–750	705	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	333	375.00–385.00	380.89
2	350–400	375	370.00–375.00	372.53
5	400–450	428	343.00–350.00	345.24
2	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	290.00–292.00	291.00
2	600–650	615	285.00–290.00	287.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	120.00–126.00	122.35
2	—	1,285	137.00–138.00	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,345	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	104.00–108.00	106.29
1	—	1,220	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	161.00	161.00

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.