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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $119.27/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 787 lb · 44 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $100.73/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 719 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.15/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 444 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 781 440
Feeder cattle 718 781 389
Slaughter cattle 189 — 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 156.00 $156.00 $429 +11.00
315 315 4 150.00 $150.00 $472 +10.00
360 360 2 149.00 $149.00 $536 +4.00
413–448 421 12 139.00–151.00 $143.48 $604 +13.48
455–476 464 16 147.50–156.00 $152.19 $706 +12.99
520–545 532 11 132.50–141.00 $136.95 $729 +2.05
578–580 579 11 129.00–135.50 $130.78 $757 -3.03
603–643 633 19 120.00–131.00 $127.65 $808 +4.12
655–668 657 13 120.00–123.00 $122.53 $805 +2.53
707 707 8 119.00 $119.00 $841 +0.27
787 value added 787 26 123.50 $123.50 $972 +3.50
757–797 788 18 111.00–121.00 $113.15 $892 -1.85
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
935 935 1 104.00 $104.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–320 319 7 122.50–133.00 $131.50 $419 +12.50
400–425 415 4 127.00–137.00 $134.08 $556 —
535 535 2 129.00 $129.00 $690 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 328 19 123.00–132.00 $127.70 $419 +7.70
350–388 368 28 129.00–134.00 $132.87 $489 +4.59
443–446 444 32 120.00–131.00 $127.15 $565 +2.17
464–473 467 6 121.00–130.00 $126.96 $593 -1.38
508–521 518 25 122.50–127.00 $125.95 $652 +1.45
580–593 584 21 116.00–120.50 $119.93 $700 +3.11
627 value added 627 15 120.00 $120.00 $752 -3.22
653 653 10 115.00 $115.00 $751 +5.00
654–668 value added 664 20 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $795 —
725 value added 725 23 117.00 $117.00 $848 +6.00
755 755 1 99.00 $99.00 $747 +4.00
776–796 value added 784 17 112.00–116.00 $114.33 $896 +4.33
807 value added 807 3 114.00 $114.00 $920 —
872 value added 872 19 111.50 $111.50 $972 —
905 905 1 93.00 $93.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 113.00 $113.00 $254 —
385–395 388 3 105.00–114.00 $108.05 $419 —
630–648 646 15 97.50–103.50 $102.72 $664 +12.72
759 759 4 84.00 $84.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–380 370 19 141.00–149.00 $147.74 $547 —
446 446 4 133.00 $133.00 $593 —
450–475 457 21 139.00–149.50 $146.63 $670 +9.89
524–525 524 23 128.00–137.50 $137.09 $718 +9.22
578–586 582 14 120.00–125.50 $124.72 $726 +4.72
628 628 2 114.00 $114.00 $716 —
661 661 25 118.00 $118.00 $780 +8.91
710–745 719 34 100.00–101.00 $100.73 $724 -11.00
775 775 4 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
862 862 3 85.00 $85.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 110.00 $110.00 $476 —
452 452 16 129.00 $129.00 $583 —
563–580 565 7 112.00–118.00 $117.12 $662 —
635 635 1 107.00 $107.00 $679 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $625 —

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Reading this report

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.