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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.09/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 659 lb · 89 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.03/cwt -14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 580 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.94/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 525 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 987 1,479 557
Feeder cattle 987 1,479 557

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 12 Lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

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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 1 192.50 $192.50 $520 +17.50
315 315 12 194.00 $194.00 $611 +8.64
363 value added 363 4 211.00 $211.00 $766 —
380–386 385 5 182.00–190.00 $188.42 $725 +5.42
415–447 439 4 158.00–166.00 $159.89 $702 —
440 value added 440 3 200.00 $200.00 $880 —
453–473 457 11 178.00–184.00 $179.13 $819 -3.00
500–537 value added 524 51 179.00–185.50 $182.87 $958 -10.45
530–531 531 9 166.00–178.00 $176.67 $938 +14.79
573–590 577 31 164.00–174.00 $172.42 $995 +3.63
603–628 value added 614 38 169.50–176.00 $174.22 $1,070 -0.75
640 640 1 156.00 $156.00 $998 -8.24
652–679 value added 659 87 167.00–173.25 $171.37 $1,129 —
663 663 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,054 -0.16
726–740 728 8 154.00–155.00 $154.13 $1,122 -3.64
733–742 value added 739 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,234 +0.33
755–798 value added 762 32 152.00–164.00 $161.69 $1,232 -7.60
851 value added 851 5 154.50 $154.50 $1,315 +1.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 3 142.50–155.00 $148.31 $452 —
355 355 1 147.50 $147.50 $524 —
450–455 453 3 135.00–164.00 $154.40 $699 +1.09
578 578 2 157.00 $157.00 $907 +9.00
600 600 1 153.00 $153.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
324 324 11 175.00 $175.00 $567 -1.52
381–388 384 28 159.00–186.00 $169.65 $651 +4.45
443–446 445 10 156.00–156.50 $156.20 $695 -8.18
458–465 462 34 164.00–170.00 $166.45 $769 +6.89
479–494 value added 487 25 175.50–177.50 $176.63 $860 +5.22
503 value added 503 10 172.00 $172.00 $865 +4.25
511–533 527 41 148.50–157.00 $150.73 $794 +7.11
555–586 577 40 145.00–154.00 $147.53 $851 +5.87
581–598 value added 585 26 153.00–160.50 $158.96 $930 -8.49
613 value added 613 6 163.00 $163.00 $999 -0.41
615–648 643 10 135.00–141.00 $137.34 $883 +4.16
660–666 value added 662 14 150.00–157.00 $154.49 $1,023 -2.35
653–699 671 44 140.00–147.50 $143.82 $965 +11.82
724 value added 724 15 152.00 $152.00 $1,100 -10.84
727–734 731 7 131.50–140.00 $135.12 $988 -3.88
754 754 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,018 —
807–821 value added 813 45 142.00–145.50 $143.55 $1,167 —
870–880 877 3 115.00–125.00 $118.31 $1,038 —
900 900 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 4 135.00–140.00 $136.21 $515 —
427–432 429 10 142.50–152.00 $149.54 $642 —
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 +1.00
563–577 571 5 135.00 $135.00 $771 —
625 625 1 131.00 $131.00 $819 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–387 384 17 175.00–187.00 $179.26 $688 +1.26
417 417 3 166.00 $166.00 $692 —
455–465 458 36 167.00–184.50 $178.58 $818 +1.58
522–526 523 26 161.00–169.50 $166.87 $873 +4.60
552–588 564 38 150.00–159.50 $154.20 $870 -4.89
630–646 639 35 140.00–153.00 $150.83 $964 +3.75
668 668 12 144.50 $144.50 $965 +8.50
764 764 9 145.50 $145.50 $1,112 —
822 822 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,151 —
925 925 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 147.00 $147.00 $569 —
400–443 429 3 120.00–140.00 $126.22 $541 -3.78
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
500–548 530 6 117.50–156.00 $138.23 $733 —
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -17.00
735–743 741 4 115.00–127.00 $124.02 $919 -1.34
785 785 2 116.00 $116.00 $911 —

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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.