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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.98/cwt ≈ $568/hd at 458 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.47/cwt ≈ $620/hd at 519 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.81/cwt ≈ $616/hd at 447 lb · 30 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 826 0
Feeder cattle 633 0

Compared to the last sale, All classes of Feeder Cattle, Steers, Bulls, And Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 14.00 lower. ***Offerings also included the following video load lots to make the total number of cattle 1361*** 80 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 600 lbs. @ 132.25 per cwt 140 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 700 lbs. @ 133.5 per cwt 70 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 700 lbs. @ 141.50 per cwt 64 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 770 lbs. @ 139.25 per cwt 64 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 765 lbs. @ 126.50 per cwt 180 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 800 lbs. @ 131.00 per cwt

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
248 248 16 160.00 $160.00 $397
334 334 12 150.00 $150.00 $501
394–395 394 5 140.00–145.00 $144.00 $567
446 446 13 142.00 $142.00 $633
464–472 469 15 130.00–141.00 $135.17 $634
525 thin fleshed 525 14 133.00 $133.00 $698
545 545 2 125.00 $125.00 $681
575–595 578 22 120.00–132.00 $129.96 $751
616 value added 616 4 137.00 $137.00 $844
620–649 645 8 125.00–128.00 $127.64 $823
653–666 661 15 123.00–129.00 $125.37 $829
700 value added 700 8 128.00 $128.00 $896
733–739 738 9 115.00–117.00 $116.56 $860
768 value added 768 20 132.50 $132.50 $1,018
783 783 2 123.00 $123.00 $963
833 833 2 118.00 $118.00 $983
893 893 3 115.50 $115.50 $1,031
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
306 306 5 126.00 $126.00 $386
372 372 10 124.00 $124.00 $461
427 427 3 123.00 $123.00 $525
525 525 1 113.00 $113.00 $593
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
261 261 4 128.00 $128.00 $334
330 330 13 129.00 $129.00 $426
383–389 387 12 120.00–125.00 $122.94 $476
456–471 458 42 120.00–125.00 $123.98 $568
503–546 519 40 114.50–124.00 $119.47 $620
553–591 573 24 116.00–123.00 $118.48 $679
620–638 629 20 106.00–117.00 $114.87 $723
650 650 24 118.00 $118.00 $767
655 value added 655 6 121.50 $121.50 $796
704 value added 704 22 122.50 $122.50 $862
711–713 712 6 105.00–110.00 $106.67 $759
813 813 3 75.00 $75.00 $610
873 873 3 86.00 $86.00 $751
1086 1086 4 85.00 $85.00 $923
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355 355 4 117.00 $117.00 $415
467 467 9 112.00 $112.00 $523

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380–384 384 15 135.00–140.00 $139.67 $536
445–447 447 30 125.00–141.00 $137.81 $616
464 464 9 127.00 $127.00 $589
511–514 513 16 119.00–132.00 $128.76 $661
565–579 578 22 115.00–126.00 $125.51 $725
658–663 659 30 112.00–117.00 $113.33 $747
722–740 735 10 111.50–114.00 $113.26 $832
828–830 829 3 99.00 $99.00 $821
900 900 1 84.00 $84.00 $756

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.