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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Apr 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 92▼ 7 vs year ago 91 · −7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 51 vs year ago 53 · −96.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 36▲ 3 vs year ago 17 · +17.6%

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 steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $395.01/cwt on 4 head, down $25.50 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 19 comparable sales and sits +23.13 against this barn's trailing median of $371.88.

Average price

$395.01

▼ 25.50 vs prior sale

4 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.93

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	407.51	2,131	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	382.50	2,085	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $47 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 sale4 hd

395.01

—

AL average14 barns · 355 hd

424.94

−29.93

This barn, trailing median19 sales

371.88

+23.13

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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $422.29, low $315.98, median $371.88 across 19 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	—	Low	1,745	188.24	3,285	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,986	7

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,668	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	472.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,259	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	382.26/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,450	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	436.70/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,651	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	451.51/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,896	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	464.76/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,975	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,171	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	566.78/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,615	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	537.42/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,747	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	562.44/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,901	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	467.43/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,977	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	479.25/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,046	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	470.04/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,261	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,131	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	188.24/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,285	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,325.00/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,800	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,985.71/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,986	7

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 92Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	185.00–191.00	188.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	427	475.00–490.00	479.25
4	450–500	481	465.00–475.00	470.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	325	535.00–540.00	537.42
2	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	560.00–570.00	566.78
4	300–350	338	560.00–565.00	562.44
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	423	465.00–470.00	467.43
2	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	523	405.00–410.00	407.51
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	425	460.00–470.00	464.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	420	445.00–455.00	451.51
2	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	615	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	436.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
4	450–500	478	470.00–475.00	472.57
4	600–650	641	380.00–383.00	382.26
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	6	—	—	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,800.00

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	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,985.71

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.