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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.76/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 684 lb · 129 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.82/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 715 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.48/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 676 lb · 56 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 579

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 330.00 $330.00 $891 -52.50
305 305 2 341.00 $341.00 $1,040 -49.69
370 370 8 371.00 $371.00 $1,373 +11.00
435 435 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 -57.50
482 482 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,542 -48.01
511–543 532 19 292.50–308.00 $300.31 $1,598 -21.18
551–591 574 27 284.00–292.50 $288.22 $1,654 -11.82
600 600 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 -16.98
665–679 674 29 247.00–255.00 $251.09 $1,692 -10.93
659–686 value added 679 27 268.00–279.75 $276.79 $1,879 -6.21
708 value added 708 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,834
720 720 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,807 +5.00
768–799 791 12 238.00–240.00 $238.49 $1,886 -15.61
821 821 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,970
873 873 7 236.00 $236.00 $2,060
902 902 5 222.00 $222.00 $2,002
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,235
593 593 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,560 -21.23
630–648 645 6 220.00–235.00 $222.44 $1,435
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 -12.67
746 746 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,604 -27.50
820 820 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,714

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 310.00 $310.00 $868 -7.50
327 327 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,046 -20.47
350 350 2 280.00–292.50 $286.25 $1,002 -37.08
425–444 441 25 282.00–292.50 $284.96 $1,257 -14.87
495–497 497 4 271.00–272.50 $272.13 $1,352
522–534 527 16 271.00–280.00 $276.01 $1,455 -12.60
552–570 value added 564 19 275.00–282.00 $280.62 $1,583 -2.50
553–589 569 26 257.00–265.00 $261.05 $1,485 -12.54
600–643 635 19 248.00–257.00 $255.41 $1,622 +0.01
660–685 676 9 232.50–243.00 $239.16 $1,617 -6.33
684–686 value added 685 120 256.00–262.50 $260.23 $1,783
713–714 value added 714 51 251.00–252.50 $252.12 $1,800 +4.12
718–732 727 6 211.00–236.00 $220.74 $1,605 -21.96
770 770 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,748 +11.00
797 value added 797 16 230.00 $230.00 $1,833 -12.00
820 820 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,702 -7.52
943 943 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,924 +3.00
1084 1084 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,843
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 321 4 267.50–297.50 $290.03 $931 -2.47
370 370 1 262.50 $262.50 $971 -37.50
403 403 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,018 -32.50
460–485 473 2 235.00–242.50 $238.65 $1,129
560 560 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,302 -8.36

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 388 8 310.00–332.00 $324.75 $1,260 -40.07
450–473 467 8 302.00–320.00 $315.67 $1,474 -36.95
528 528 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,568 -17.68
589 589 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,608 -14.00
615–638 632 4 240.00–254.00 $250.60 $1,584 -16.90
655–690 676 5 241.00–243.00 $242.22 $1,637 -20.28
747 747 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,703 -16.00
751–765 754 5 227.50–230.00 $229.49 $1,730 -17.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,200 -75.00
530–535 533 2 242.50–275.00 $258.83 $1,380 -41.17
598 598 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,411
640 640 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,440
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 -24.00
865 865 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,579 -10.00

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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.