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Lineville Stockyards

Name: Lineville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lineville, Alabama · Tue, Sep 22

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1989

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 152▼ 3 vs year ago 185 · −1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%

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 bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.22/cwt on 33 head, up $1.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +1.25 against this barn's trailing median of $368.97.

Average price

$370.22

▲ 1.25 vs prior sale

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs AL average

−35.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	380.30	2,194	6thin
Medium and Large 2	552	377.45	2,084	12thin
Medium and Large 3	558	360.41	2,010	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $184 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 sale33 hd

370.22

—

AL average14 barns · 254 hd

373.84

−3.62

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−35.19

This barn, trailing median3 sales

368.97

+1.25

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

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $370.22, low $354.76, median $368.97 across 3 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	1,475	174.00	2,567	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	147.00	1,713	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	139.65	2,011	6thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	462.04/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,945	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	433.38/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,985	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	406.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,864	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	387.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,802	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	383.92/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,004	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	363.40/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,944	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	358.42/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,054	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	380.30/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,194	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	370.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,159	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	339.60/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,106	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	624	327.93/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,046	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	348.11/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,179	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,066	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	332.30/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,270	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,325	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	384.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,214	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	404.30/cwt	403.00–405.00	1,468	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	386.08/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,428	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	368.16/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,373	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	368.96/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,579	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,562	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,833	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,706	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	329.24/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,564	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	338.79/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,799	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	590	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,024	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,954	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,597	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	464.84/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,487	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,557	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	436.70/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,673	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	393.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,673	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	414.06/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,780	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	373.79/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,761	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	388.99/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,918	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	381.01/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,974	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	369.91/cwt	367.00–373.00	1,972	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	371.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,111	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,948	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	329.34/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,085	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,045	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	283.33/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,012	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,567	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,725	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,978	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,074	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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 152Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 8Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	363	403.00–405.00	404.30
2	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	470	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	380.00–390.00	384.11
4	350–400	370	380.00–388.00	386.08
2	400–450	428	368.00–370.00	368.96
5	500–550	531	338.00–340.00	338.79
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	365.00–370.00	368.16
4	400–450	435	358.00–360.00	358.99
3	450–500	475	325.00–338.00	329.24
2	500–550	545	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	395.00–410.00	406.16
6	500–550	522	375.00–388.00	383.92
6	550–600	582	365.00–375.00	370.98
5	600–650	620	338.00–342.00	339.60
1	650–700	660	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	380.00–390.00	387.42
6	500–550	535	360.00–365.00	363.40
9	550–600	573	353.00–360.00	358.42
5	600–650	624	325.00–330.00	327.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	465.00	465.00
5	400–450	421	460.00–465.00	462.04
3	450–500	458	430.00–440.00	433.38
6	550–600	577	378.00–383.00	380.30
6	600–650	626	346.00–355.00	348.11
6	650–700	683	328.00–338.00	332.30
1	750–800	755	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	320	460.00–470.00	464.84
3	350–400	383	435.00–440.00	436.70
3	400–450	430	410.00–420.00	414.06
4	450–500	493	388.00–390.00	388.99
9	500–550	533	367.00–373.00	369.91
3	600–650	612	315.00–320.00	318.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	373	415.00–420.00	417.45
4	400–450	425	390.00–400.00	393.69
4	450–500	471	365.00–380.00	373.79
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	518	380.00–382.00	381.01
3	550–600	568	370.00–375.00	371.69
3	600–650	633	328.00–330.00	329.34
1	650–700	675	303.00	303.00
3	700–750	710	282.00–285.00	283.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	141.00–142.00	141.48
2	—	1,525	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	174.00	174.00

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.