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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Feb 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 166▼ 42 vs year ago 129 · −32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 20 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 50 vs year ago 66 · −75.8%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 27, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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 $396.85/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 15 of 15 comparable sales and sits +28.83 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

Average price

$396.85

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs AL average

−32.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	425.00	2,168	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	382.78	2,117	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale6 hd

396.85

—

AL average16 barns · 394 hd

399.64

−2.79

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−32.32

This barn, trailing median15 sales

368.02

+28.83

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.92, low $295.59, median $368.02 across 15 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	1,948	194.52	3,789	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	183.53	2,760	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	173.66	2,113	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	132.00	1,228	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)	—	$3,020	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	625.12/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,344	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,708	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	546.90/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,531	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,668	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	532.38/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,730	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	537.44/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,080	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	452.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,892	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	503.23/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,129	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	471.00/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,997	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	396.55/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,133	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	369.00/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,096	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	584.89/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,977	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,223	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	507.54/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,172	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	455.15/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,948	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,230	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	446.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,323	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	193.53/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,803	3
Bulls	—	—	2,290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	176.83/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,131	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,037	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	183.53/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,760	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,020.00/head	2,600.00–3,450.00	3,020	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,025.00/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,200	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 166Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	179.00–185.00	183.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	174.00–179.00	176.83
1	—	1,265	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,965	193.00–195.00	193.53
1	—	2,290	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,555	187.00	187.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	428	450.00–460.00	455.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	338	580.00–590.00	584.89
1	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	515	433.00	433.00
2	600–650	645	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	390	570.00	570.00
4	400–450	428	500.00–510.00	507.54
3	500–550	520	440.00–450.00	446.73
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	290	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	325	530.00–535.00	532.38
2	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	424	465.00–480.00	471.00
2	500–550	538	393.00–400.00	396.55
2	550–600	568	368.00–370.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	620.00–630.00	625.12
2	250–300	280	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
10	350–400	387	535.00–545.00	537.44
3	400–450	423	500.00–510.00	503.23
2	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	280	540.00–550.00	546.90
2	400–450	418	450.00–455.00	452.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	575	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,025.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–3,450.00	3,020.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00

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	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,200.00

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.