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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $299.82/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 569 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.46/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 597 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.29/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 524 lb · 26 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 408 476
Feeder cattle 316 397 476
Replacement cattle 11

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 130 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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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 332.50 $332.50 $748
370 370 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 +33.40
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 -5.00
455–458 457 3 290.00–300.00 $296.68 $1,356 +7.33
543–549 546 7 289.00–296.00 $291.98 $1,594 +1.56
564 value added 564 17 302.00 $302.00 $1,703 +1.00
556–590 574 17 287.50–299.00 $297.64 $1,708
603–640 value added 613 11 286.00–289.00 $287.22 $1,761 -2.78
625–649 647 10 266.50–279.00 $267.71 $1,732 -4.60
655–675 670 4 256.00–264.00 $262.04 $1,756 -8.91
675 value added 675 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,822
701–710 value added 707 13 260.00–267.00 $262.13 $1,853
745 745 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,870 -10.50
765 765 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,882 -9.00
830–835 833 2 213.00–227.00 $220.02 $1,833 -12.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 275.00 $275.00 $921
350 350 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,085
525 525 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,326 -19.50
580 580 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,583 +30.00
633 633 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,665 +5.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–392 385 5 282.00–294.00 $289.33 $1,114 -3.19
442 442 12 289.00 $289.00 $1,277 -0.56
460–483 476 5 277.50–291.00 $282.24 $1,343 +13.27
520 value added 520 9 268.00 $268.00 $1,394 -3.00
500–540 526 17 258.00–265.00 $260.79 $1,372 +4.09
595–599 597 19 251.00–254.00 $252.97 $1,510 +1.97
597 value added 597 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,540
602–636 value added 626 10 251.00–252.00 $251.29 $1,573 +8.29
644 644 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,546 +9.11
650 value added 650 4 250.50 $250.50 $1,628
663–666 665 6 236.00–240.50 $237.50 $1,579 +10.72
741 741 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,512 -9.00
758 value added 758 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,675
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 -10.00
845 845 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,606 -16.00
885 885 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,451 -18.00
935 935 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,552
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 250.00–262.50 $255.87 $954 +20.87
410 410 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,086
455–485 481 7 200.00–263.00 $254.48 $1,224 -3.02
503 503 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,283
563–590 572 3 235.00–237.50 $235.86 $1,349 -0.14
635 635 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,441

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 300.00–332.50 $311.32 $1,146
415 415 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,212 +4.50
455–493 474 7 269.00–281.00 $271.54 $1,287 -28.46
510–528 526 10 275.00–285.00 $284.03 $1,494 +14.03
585 585 4 270.50 $270.50 $1,582 +10.91
602–643 632 12 258.00–267.00 $261.28 $1,651
665 665 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -25.00
700–740 723 6 207.50–224.00 $218.52 $1,580 -14.48
750 750 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 ±0.00
852 852 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,542
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,424

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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.