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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.18/cwt +28.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,197/hd at 742 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.16/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 525 lb · 62 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.00/cwt +15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,399/hd at 860 lb · 42 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 547

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 280 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,302 +6.27
300–330 319 10 410.00–435.00 $428.50 $1,367 -26.50
355–380 368 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,288
405–447 438 12 370.00–385.00 $381.96 $1,673 -0.54
516 value added 516 24 400.00 $400.00 $2,064 +22.49
500–549 523 11 352.50–370.00 $361.06 $1,888 -0.29
570–590 585 4 327.50–337.50 $335.06 $1,960 -0.65
602–640 610 5 300.00–307.50 $305.93 $1,866 -24.58
634 value added 634 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,076
669–672 value added 671 21 324.00–325.00 $324.67 $2,179
675–676 676 6 297.50–300.00 $299.17 $2,022 -15.83
730 730 4 298.00 $298.00 $2,175 +18.00
769 769 15 286.00 $286.00 $2,199 +25.00
860 value added 860 42 279.00 $279.00 $2,399 +12.00
985 value added 985 4 241.00 $241.00 $2,374
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 285.00 $285.00 $884 -25.00
463–490 470 4 320.00–340.00 $325.22 $1,529
638 638 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,675
783–790 785 3 262.50 $262.50 $2,061

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,094 +18.04
320 value added 320 10 418.00 $418.00 $1,338
335 335 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 -20.00
365–383 378 10 370.00–378.00 $376.31 $1,422 +16.38
424 value added 424 7 361.00 $361.00 $1,531
432–444 440 8 330.00–345.00 $335.53 $1,476 +4.10
455–490 473 2 317.50–325.00 $321.11 $1,519 -0.54
510–525 value added 514 25 327.50–330.00 $329.90 $1,696
509–548 533 37 302.50–320.00 $316.93 $1,689 -2.72
565–585 572 14 295.00–307.50 $303.00 $1,733 +11.33
605–648 624 19 265.00–289.00 $278.55 $1,738 -10.74
658–693 689 35 250.00–270.00 $261.89 $1,804 -1.58
733 733 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,950
742 value added 742 74 297.00 $297.00 $2,204 +29.18
815–845 832 3 215.00–229.00 $222.08 $1,848
839 value added 839 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,980
870 870 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,975
920–930 925 2 216.00–225.00 $220.48 $2,039
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998
303 303 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,076
385 385 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,078
458–480 462 8 295.00–307.50 $304.00 $1,404
500–530 515 2 225.00–235.00 $229.85 $1,184 -67.74
580 580 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,537 +12.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,442 -30.33
424–440 434 16 390.00–392.50 $390.92 $1,697 -1.27
456 456 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,676 -2.50
506–535 521 10 360.00–370.00 $364.86 $1,901 -6.83
565–585 574 7 312.50–330.00 $322.35 $1,850 -18.32
616 616 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,854 -8.43
658–673 668 19 293.00–297.00 $295.76 $1,976
763–770 764 11 267.50 $267.50 $2,044 +27.50
803 803 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,887 -2.50
945 945 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,819 -35.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,829 +30.00
550–585 563 3 275.00–290.00 $283.48 $1,596 -6.52
605 605 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,603
695 695 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,598

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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.