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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

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

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 58▼ 26 vs year ago 81 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 14 vs year ago 17 · −82.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 17 vs year ago 3 · +566.7%

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 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, 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 $389.34/cwt on 9 head, up $7.82 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +21.32 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

Average price

$389.34

▲ 7.82 vs prior sale

9 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs AL average

−26.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	395.00	2,034	1thin
Medium and Large 1	558	391.58	2,184	7thin
Medium and Large 3	545	368.00	2,006	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

389.34

—

AL average12 barns · 175 hd

393.81

−4.47

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−26.78

This barn, trailing median15 sales

368.02

+21.32

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	1,890	196.00	3,704	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	167.00	1,824	2thin

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)	—	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	4thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,415	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,638	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	492.59/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,813	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,096	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	485.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,255	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	467.70/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,236	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	429.02/cwt	425.00–433.00	2,094	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,148	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,006	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	383.01/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,195	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	364.02/cwt	363.00–365.00	2,293	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,015	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,282	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	494.97/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,846	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	515.26/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,958	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	496.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,044	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	478.36/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,234	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,704	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,774	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,350	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,762.50/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,763	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,367	3

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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 58Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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	—	1,890	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,090	172.00	172.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	380	505.00–520.00	515.26
5	400–450	412	490.00–500.00	496.00
3	450–500	467	475.00–480.00	478.36
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	373	490.00–500.00	494.97
2	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	485	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	478	460.00–475.00	467.70
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	488	425.00–433.00	429.02
1	500–550	545	368.00	368.00
1	650–700	665	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	368	490.00–495.00	492.59
4	400–450	430	485.00–490.00	487.50
2	450–500	465	480.00–490.00	485.05
2	500–550	520	413.00	413.00
5	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	383.01
2	600–650	630	363.00–365.00	364.02
1	650–700	675	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	280	585.00	585.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	690.00	690.00

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	4	—	—	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,350.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,762.50

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)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,366.67

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.