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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.32/cwt +16.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 622 lb · 103 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.17/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 473 lb · 82 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.50/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 766 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 899 1,774 1,419
Feeder cattle 899 1,774 1,419

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 548 head 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
250 250 3 305.00 $305.00 $762 —
316–343 322 18 329.00–335.00 $333.58 $1,074 +38.58
385 385 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 +60.00
450–495 475 9 295.00–310.00 $301.32 $1,431 +1.79
476–479 value added 478 25 315.00 $315.00 $1,506 +4.92
518 518 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,481 +13.31
511–529 value added 521 24 295.00–298.00 $296.35 $1,544 +11.35
550–591 572 8 257.50–266.00 $261.90 $1,498 +8.21
601–615 value added 606 12 262.00 $262.00 $1,588 +6.60
600–636 616 15 253.00–260.00 $257.58 $1,587 +16.62
653–671 value added 667 58 253.25–256.50 $253.89 $1,693 +3.89
745 745 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,676 +8.63
766 value added 766 66 238.50 $238.50 $1,827 +8.58
824 824 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,730 -10.35
850 850 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 -15.00
923 923 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,754 -25.55
963 value added 963 10 212.00 $212.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–334 328 9 257.50–302.50 $271.98 $892 —
380–385 383 2 275.00–290.00 $282.55 $1,082 —
450–455 452 3 250.00–270.00 $263.28 $1,190 -13.72
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 —
580 580 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,351 -12.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 277.50 $277.50 $716 —
323–344 332 14 277.00–286.00 $281.00 $933 +31.00
376–385 377 12 262.50–267.50 $267.07 $1,007 +12.12
377 value added 377 8 299.00 $299.00 $1,127 +12.00
435 435 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,140 +14.00
457–496 466 28 268.00–270.00 $268.70 $1,252 —
463–489 value added 476 54 279.50–301.00 $284.60 $1,355 +9.60
500–509 value added 507 29 276.50–280.00 $279.41 $1,417 +28.76
518–547 533 27 243.50–256.00 $247.54 $1,319 +12.28
570–580 value added 575 11 245.00–246.00 $245.45 $1,411 +6.45
585–587 586 13 229.50–240.50 $238.00 $1,395 +6.00
609–627 value added 621 77 241.50–247.50 $245.25 $1,523 +16.61
611–641 624 26 228.00–237.00 $233.65 $1,458 +12.42
663–695 680 43 214.00–226.00 $219.63 $1,493 +7.76
705–717 715 12 180.00–187.00 $181.40 $1,297 -18.97
743 value added 743 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,456 -14.50
757 value added 757 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,438 —
810–843 828 50 175.00–181.00 $179.90 $1,490 -6.01
913 913 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,415 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 227.50 $227.50 $648 —
395 395 1 247.50 $247.50 $978 —
425–435 430 2 240.00–247.50 $243.71 $1,048 +1.21
480–490 484 10 192.00–240.00 $205.12 $993 -33.88
530–541 539 9 217.50–227.00 $221.82 $1,196 +0.82
597 597 14 204.00 $204.00 $1,218 —
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 -8.00
650 650 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 —
815 815 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,304 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–379 378 16 307.50–337.00 $333.41 $1,260 +28.41
448 448 17 315.00 $315.00 $1,411 —
450–478 464 4 295.00–298.00 $296.45 $1,376 -5.55
525–527 525 21 265.00–277.00 $275.28 $1,445 +15.78
555 555 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 —
600–603 603 6 243.00–248.00 $243.83 $1,470 —
650–666 663 10 223.00–224.00 $223.80 $1,484 -5.20
739 739 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,596 —
770 770 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 +10.00
835 835 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,553 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
565 565 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,229 —
715 715 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 —
832 832 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,464 —

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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.