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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.78/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 530 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.90/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 666 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.58/cwt +10.99 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 633 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 934 0
Feeder cattle 929 934 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 2 Load Lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 186.00 $186.00 $610 +17.00
395 395 1 167.00 $167.00 $660 +1.63
438 438 2 174.00 $174.00 $762 +15.73
458–475 467 4 174.00–183.00 $178.42 $833 +17.17
454–482 value added 471 38 184.50–189.00 $186.14 $877 —
504–543 514 17 167.50–180.00 $174.98 $899 +13.29
573 value added 573 22 172.00 $172.00 $986 —
572–582 574 14 166.00–167.00 $166.22 $954 +14.54
605 605 2 151.00 $151.00 $914 +10.33
605–622 value added 617 14 161.00–165.00 $161.77 $998 +7.77
659 value added 659 18 163.25 $163.25 $1,076 +15.25
651–696 670 23 141.00–156.50 $152.03 $1,019 +8.27
705–735 718 11 139.00–147.00 $145.99 $1,048 +6.63
762 value added 762 5 139.50 $139.50 $1,063 -1.26
766 766 7 136.50 $136.50 $1,046 +9.50
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 -5.21
955 955 16 126.00 $126.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 170.00 $170.00 $552 +10.00
397 397 3 166.00 $166.00 $659 +21.72
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 -5.00
600–620 610 2 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $814 -2.51
683–695 685 5 134.00–138.00 $137.19 $940 —
720 720 3 118.00 $118.00 $850 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 6 157.00 $157.00 $482 +1.64
358 value added 358 3 165.00 $165.00 $591 —
370–383 382 18 151.00–157.00 $156.35 $597 +10.27
408–429 value added 424 12 164.00–165.00 $164.76 $699 —
435–448 446 23 147.00–157.00 $150.22 $670 +7.43
458–486 472 18 145.00–160.00 $152.28 $719 —
486–493 value added 487 27 162.00–165.00 $164.44 $801 —
510–542 519 35 145.00–155.00 $153.35 $796 +15.88
527–541 value added 537 55 160.00–164.25 $162.24 $871 +8.12
558–597 584 33 141.00–152.00 $147.85 $863 +15.46
600–643 value added 631 32 146.50–150.50 $148.90 $940 +8.57
627–646 636 20 141.00–143.50 $142.88 $909 +17.22
655–692 666 61 131.00–143.50 $138.90 $925 +10.72
723–739 730 15 130.00–131.00 $130.67 $954 +9.98
778 value added 778 2 127.50 $127.50 $992 —
770–795 783 2 112.00–116.00 $113.97 $892 -3.03
804 804 8 119.00 $119.00 $957 —
910 910 1 102.00 $102.00 $928 —
915 value added 915 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,107 —
988 value added 988 21 118.50 $118.50 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 139.00 $139.00 $456 -1.00
405 405 1 141.00 $141.00 $571 —
490 490 1 129.00 $129.00 $632 -1.48
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 —
600–620 613 3 120.00–126.00 $121.96 $748 +3.96
760 760 1 103.00 $103.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 9 182.00 $182.00 $703 +18.67
400–446 438 31 174.00–181.00 $179.35 $786 —
453 453 5 174.00 $174.00 $788 +19.78
522–527 523 39 157.00–164.00 $162.91 $852 +10.94
583–599 587 38 147.00–154.50 $152.48 $895 +13.03
623–644 628 24 133.50–146.00 $142.45 $895 —
656 656 20 137.00 $137.00 $899 +6.53
723–738 731 10 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $947 +7.51
760 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 —
840 840 1 116.00 $116.00 $974 —
960 960 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,008 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–490 472 3 141.00–147.00 $144.92 $684 +6.89
520–525 522 3 142.00–145.00 $143.01 $747 +3.24
645 645 1 128.00 $128.00 $826 +3.47

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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.