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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.08/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 578 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.45/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 527 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.83/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 659 lb · 52 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 838 850 859
Feeder cattle 838 850 859

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the 4th of July Independence Day Holiday. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 160.00 $160.00 $381 -16.00
336 336 4 150.00 $150.00 $504 -18.00
395 395 4 155.00 $155.00 $612
435 435 2 147.00–158.00 $152.50 $663 -15.14
460–480 472 8 144.00–159.00 $151.53 $715 -18.47
518 value added 518 6 167.50 $167.50 $868
502–545 526 13 151.00–165.00 $160.28 $843 -9.14
573–591 578 15 160.00–166.00 $164.36 $950 +5.89
583–594 value added 590 12 167.00–176.25 $173.20 $1,022 +5.20
605–647 638 16 147.00–160.00 $154.70 $987 +2.70
655–670 667 13 146.00–156.00 $150.40 $1,003 -4.12
650–695 value added 687 31 160.00–163.50 $160.74 $1,104 -0.26
735–737 736 5 143.00–144.00 $143.60 $1,057 +0.87
758–773 766 4 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $1,061 -5.69
759–775 value added 768 44 154.00–155.00 $154.55 $1,187 -4.89
840 840 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,134 -2.00
865 value added 865 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,142 -12.00
970 value added 970 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,310
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–398 388 6 139.00–141.00 $140.03 $543 -7.97
575 575 5 135.00 $135.00 $776 -7.00
675 675 1 132.50 $132.50 $894 -1.50
735 735 5 135.50 $135.50 $996

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 132.50 $132.50 $331 -20.05
321 321 4 156.00 $156.00 $501 +10.00
390–398 393 18 158.00–161.00 $159.99 $629 +19.30
435–446 445 11 150.00–160.00 $159.11 $708 +4.75
452–491 458 36 151.00–165.00 $160.75 $736 +7.39
512–543 526 46 128.00–151.50 $148.52 $781 +1.84
511–542 value added 531 11 153.00–153.50 $153.32 $814 -8.68
550–582 value added 571 39 155.00–157.00 $155.89 $890 -0.48
580–598 585 42 141.00–150.00 $146.61 $858 +2.93
623–645 627 11 131.50–136.00 $132.34 $830 -5.69
627–643 value added 638 33 144.00–149.50 $147.86 $943 +2.86
653–661 659 35 133.50–141.50 $139.84 $922 +3.76
659 value added 659 17 149.00 $149.00 $982
720–739 value added 738 26 138.00–144.00 $138.45 $1,022 +3.78
747 747 11 118.00 $118.00 $881 -11.19
750–759 756 10 113.00–123.00 $120.02 $907 -0.06
801–820 803 8 120.00–122.00 $121.74 $978 +6.41
870 870 1 99.00 $99.00 $861
948 948 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,043
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 +1.00
455 455 2 120.00 $120.00 $546 -10.00
558–560 559 3 121.00–122.00 $121.33 $678 -12.19
642 642 6 128.00 $128.00 $822
805 805 2 90.00 $90.00 $724

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–387 386 18 153.00–162.00 $161.02 $622 -7.01
453–488 457 16 159.00–160.00 $159.13 $727 +4.13
521–525 521 38 148.50–155.00 $154.48 $805 -6.12
570–584 581 21 144.50–147.00 $146.53 $851 -8.31
619–642 629 12 130.00–146.00 $139.19 $876
664–665 665 25 130.00–135.00 $133.40 $887 -4.53
727 727 11 122.00 $122.00 $887 -11.48
775 775 2 117.00 $117.00 $907
848 848 6 93.00 $93.00 $789
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 129.00 $129.00 $510
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588
470–473 472 5 135.00–145.00 $138.98 $656
560 560 2 127.00 $127.00 $711 +3.79

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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.