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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.39/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 578 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.86/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 523 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 448 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 494 850
Feeder cattle 762 494 850

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. ***Offerings also include to following Load Lot sold on video: 1 load 74 Head Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 850 @ 128.00 per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 163.00 $163.00 $408 —
313–325 319 5 151.00–158.00 $154.56 $493 -10.44
370–388 387 12 160.00–174.00 $172.88 $669 +16.88
430 430 1 157.00 $157.00 $675 +8.00
452–475 466 15 148.00–156.00 $150.04 $699 -6.25
509–528 521 22 140.00–153.00 $149.45 $779 +2.97
560–568 564 13 136.00–145.00 $139.29 $786 -4.01
573 value added 573 4 150.00 $150.00 $860 +2.00
632–638 value added 635 24 144.50–154.00 $150.31 $954 +9.31
641 641 13 133.00 $133.00 $853 +8.00
664–681 value added 669 29 142.00–143.00 $142.75 $955 —
728–739 733 9 124.00–129.50 $127.04 $931 +3.27
790 790 1 118.00 $118.00 $932 —
838 838 2 114.00 $114.00 $955 -2.78
862 862 9 114.00 $114.00 $983 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 138.00 $138.00 $653 +6.28
537 537 10 130.00 $130.00 $698 +3.00
630 630 4 119.50 $119.50 $753 —
728 728 2 113.00 $113.00 $823 —
843 843 5 106.00–109.00 $107.20 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–311 309 5 130.00–142.00 $139.67 $432 -0.33
372–397 384 23 133.00–143.00 $139.41 $535 +4.86
444–449 448 39 136.00 $136.00 $609 +1.01
454–490 468 37 131.00–139.00 $134.70 $630 +0.91
508–545 523 46 125.00–136.00 $130.86 $684 +1.72
559–594 578 72 119.00–131.00 $126.39 $731 +2.03
603–648 value added 626 22 122.50–125.50 $124.06 $777 +4.56
641–647 643 8 119.50–120.50 $120.12 $772 +2.61
652 value added 652 3 123.50 $123.50 $805 —
650–695 655 16 108.00–121.50 $120.23 $788 +6.23
715–741 735 15 111.50–113.50 $112.77 $829 +8.77
825–828 value added 828 6 103.00–109.00 $108.00 $894 —
851–885 value added 855 25 99.00–105.00 $104.25 $891 —
960 960 1 94.00 $94.00 $902 —
1013 value added 1013 9 104.00 $104.00 $1,054 —
1088 value added 1088 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,088 —
1258 value added 1258 4 87.00 $87.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 8 115.00 $115.00 $574 —
593 593 2 115.00 $115.00 $682 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–388 386 13 151.00–153.00 $152.24 $588 -0.76
410–438 433 6 146.00–147.00 $146.16 $633 -7.30
452 452 24 148.00 $148.00 $669 -8.00
506–524 521 21 131.00–139.00 $137.52 $716 -5.66
590–594 594 30 129.50–131.00 $130.85 $777 -10.39
651–654 652 21 125.00–129.50 $127.78 $833 —
710–741 737 8 102.00–106.00 $105.52 $778 -3.15
818 818 3 97.00 $97.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544 -6.00
464–490 467 9 128.00–142.00 $140.37 $656 +4.37
549 549 7 125.00 $125.00 $686 —
622–625 623 5 107.00–115.00 $111.79 $696 —

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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.