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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 6, 2025

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $360.83/cwt +17.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 642 lb · 55 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.08/cwt +19.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 764 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $304.31/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,017/hd at 663 lb · 50 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 800

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,573 -0.06
364–395 376 23 440.00–480.00 $464.34 $1,746
415–442 441 22 425.00–435.00 $425.45 $1,876 -3.67
455–487 485 14 397.50–400.00 $397.67 $1,929 +25.51
521–525 value added 524 28 404.00–414.50 $412.64 $2,162
516–539 525 16 382.50–392.50 $386.35 $2,028 +12.16
577–583 value added 578 13 377.50–389.00 $386.32 $2,233
572–595 584 11 357.00–369.00 $362.77 $2,119 +6.73
620–646 640 8 342.00–342.50 $342.12 $2,190 -1.28
634–644 value added 642 47 360.00–369.50 $364.01 $2,337
673 value added 673 5 369.00 $369.00 $2,483
673–688 682 10 311.00–324.00 $320.63 $2,187
731–745 734 20 305.00–333.00 $319.16 $2,343 +1.67
759–784 value added 764 53 323.00–331.00 $329.30 $2,516
775 775 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,461 +7.50
855–865 857 32 302.50–314.50 $312.61 $2,679
915 915 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,718
950 950 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,731
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,698
530–535 533 2 350.00–362.50 $356.28 $1,899
550 550 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,898 +22.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,294 -21.50
360–395 379 8 382.50–420.00 $411.65 $1,560 +41.65
400 value added 400 7 437.50 $437.50 $1,750
444–448 445 11 377.50–392.50 $389.75 $1,734 +38.02
455–498 484 32 353.00–370.00 $363.96 $1,762 +23.96
532–544 540 49 352.50–357.50 $354.93 $1,917 +18.46
561–575 value added 567 33 345.50–350.00 $348.20 $1,974
593–597 595 13 312.00–330.00 $322.39 $1,918 -4.28
606–630 621 19 316.00–320.00 $318.56 $1,978 +23.15
652–660 value added 659 34 308.00–314.00 $312.95 $2,062
654–693 671 16 282.00–290.00 $285.96 $1,919 -17.85
717–738 729 12 271.00 $271.00 $1,976 -17.63
730–745 value added 736 23 285.00–298.00 $295.99 $2,178
764 value added 764 37 323.50 $323.50 $2,472
780 780 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,293
810–843 828 8 277.50–285.00 $280.63 $2,324 -2.08
847 value added 847 3 292.00 $292.00 $2,473
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,552
507–538 519 5 339.00–342.50 $341.05 $1,770 +41.05
575 575 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,696 -7.50
630 630 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,802

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–385 382 6 455.00–482.50 $477.88 $1,826
439–440 439 6 425.00–440.00 $430.01 $1,888 +65.01
495 495 6 381.00 $381.00 $1,886 +1.24
519–527 522 7 360.00–366.00 $362.59 $1,893 +4.64
580 580 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,059 +20.00
639 639 23 331.00 $331.00 $2,115 -1.00
650–660 651 11 320.00–330.00 $329.08 $2,142 +18.08
725 725 4 283.00 $283.00 $2,052 +1.00
758 758 3 276.00 $276.00 $2,092
833 833 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,291
960 960 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,184 -12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,761
600 600 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,905

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1315 1125 80-85% 11 179.00–190.00 $183.76 $2,067
965–1330 1126 80-85% 22 165.00–175.00 $168.28 $1,895
965–1295 1169 80-85% 5 150.00–162.00 $157.39 $1,840 +7.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1505 1419 75-80% 9 180.00–200.00 $185.36 $2,630 +3.65
1325–1820 1456 75-80% 10 165.00–175.00 $168.42 $2,452
1360–1675 1480 75-80% 3 156.00–163.00 $160.41 $2,374
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $949
895–1050 973 85-90% 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,557
700–1205 1016 85-90% 8 145.00–156.00 $152.03 $1,545

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,354
1580–1635 1608 2 195.00–200.00 $197.54 $3,176
1470–1940 1683 3 212.00–220.00 $217.67 $3,663

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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.