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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.81/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 666 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.98/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 530 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.80/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 456 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 839 718
Feeder cattle 658 839 718

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 +5.00
324 324 6 170.00 $170.00 $551 -16.00
444–446 445 10 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $754 +13.50
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 +11.74
520 value added 520 4 169.00 $169.00 $879 —
516–547 533 17 152.00–164.00 $161.27 $860 +14.99
566–596 581 8 148.00 $148.00 $860 +10.19
585 value added 585 9 163.00 $163.00 $954 +7.00
617 value added 617 10 162.00 $162.00 $1,000 +5.04
648 648 3 142.00 $142.00 $920 +3.01
661–667 value added 664 28 154.00–155.50 $154.81 $1,028 —
665 665 1 139.00 $139.00 $924 +5.44
706–738 730 27 135.00–144.50 $142.19 $1,038 +6.77
750 value added 750 22 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +12.00
877 value added 877 34 142.75 $142.75 $1,252 —
978 value added 978 15 140.50 $140.50 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 132.50 $132.50 $417 —
365–385 375 4 137.00 $137.00 $514 +3.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 13 140.00 $140.00 $455 +3.00
385 385 18 150.00 $150.00 $578 +8.08
439 value added 439 31 161.00 $161.00 $707 —
451–462 456 42 132.00–142.00 $138.80 $633 +6.05
502–548 530 43 131.00–141.00 $139.98 $742 +7.77
582–597 586 33 126.00–135.50 $133.49 $782 +1.86
625 625 7 134.00 $134.00 $838 +3.86
635 value added 635 13 137.50 $137.50 $873 +1.50
653–665 663 28 122.00–131.00 $129.56 $859 +4.82
669 value added 669 22 141.50 $141.50 $947 +10.50
713–717 value added 716 11 129.00–130.50 $129.96 $931 +5.96
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
751–773 761 18 116.00–122.50 $121.07 $921 +9.07
779 value added 779 4 126.00 $126.00 $982 +3.00
857–873 865 7 116.00–122.00 $119.70 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 6 130.00 $130.00 $403 +2.29
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
462 462 3 112.00 $112.00 $517 -6.99
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 108.00 $108.00 $502 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 11 164.00 $164.00 $618 -4.32
450–465 463 32 157.00–169.00 $167.54 $776 +20.85
522–525 524 26 150.00–158.00 $155.24 $813 +15.57
580–598 597 13 138.00–143.00 $142.63 $852 +5.53
658–668 661 8 126.50–135.50 $133.22 $881 -2.69
750–755 755 11 117.00–126.50 $125.64 $949 —
810 810 2 105.00 $105.00 $850 —
923 923 2 99.00 $99.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 131.00 $131.00 $626 -4.98
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 —

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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.