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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Aug 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

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Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 61▼ 76 vs year ago 131 · −58.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 28▲ 82 vs year ago 9 · +911.1%

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 6.00 to 8.00 lower. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 4 head, up $4.17 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 15 comparable sales and sits −38.02 against this barn's trailing median of $368.02.

Average price

$330.00

▲ 4.17 vs prior sale

4 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

vs AL average

−20.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	350.00	1,803	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	340.00	1,836	1thin
Medium and Large 3	545	315.00	1,717	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

330.00

—

AL average16 barns · 603 hd

337.48

−7.48

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−20.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

368.02

−38.02

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.

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)	—	$3,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,586	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,525	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,736	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,220	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,086	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,150	12

Every lot

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	507.29/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,385	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,146	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,238	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,379	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,632	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	317.67/cwt	317.00–318.00	1,985	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,146	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,231	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,673	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,792	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	363.87/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,903	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	326.48/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,740	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	5,220.00/head	4,900.00–5,450.00	5,220	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,085.71/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,086	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,150.00/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,150	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,133.33/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,133	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,525.00/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,525	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,476.67/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,477	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,736.36/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,736	11

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 28Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	523	360.00–368.00	363.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	325.00–328.00	326.48
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	535.00	535.00
2	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	408.00	408.00
1	500–550	515	348.00	348.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	418.00	418.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	655	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	333.00	333.00
2	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	745	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	393.00	393.00
2	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	625	317.00–318.00	317.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–515.00	507.29
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	635	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00

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	14	—	—	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	4,900.00–5,450.00	5,220.00

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	12	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,150.00

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)	4	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,476.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,133.33

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	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,736.36

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.