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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $390.83/cwt -13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,230/hd at 571 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $344.85/cwt +11.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,328/hd at 675 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $470.28/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,591/hd at 551 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 641 700
Feeder cattle 435 499 572
Slaughter cattle 57 72 128
Replacement cattle — 70 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Ohttps://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdffferings also included 704 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
263–295 282 5 540.00–550.00 $543.73 $1,533 -196.27
320 320 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,696 -140.00
375 375 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,988 +20.00
405–425 418 3 505.00–520.00 $515.16 $2,153 -4.84
477 477 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,290 -8.25
518 518 8 487.50 $487.50 $2,525 +5.85
527 value added 527 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,661 —
550–570 551 37 470.00–475.00 $470.28 $2,591 +9.71
611–614 value added 613 19 465.00–472.50 $466.57 $2,860 —
638 638 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,488 -34.21
660–690 673 10 417.50–432.50 $421.68 $2,838 +24.66
722 value added 722 6 387.50 $387.50 $2,798 +35.50
715–730 723 2 355.00–362.50 $358.71 $2,593 —
815 815 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,751 -2.50
847 value added 847 15 347.50 $347.50 $2,943 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,086 -35.00
505 505 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,323 —
645 645 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,419 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–291 288 5 470.00–510.00 $502.36 $1,447 -161.27
360–372 369 4 472.50–500.00 $493.29 $1,820 +21.07
433–438 437 12 435.00–462.50 $441.82 $1,931 -30.68
455 455 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,093 +15.00
505–524 520 22 402.50–421.00 $414.59 $2,156 -1.63
556–583 value added 570 19 399.00–402.50 $400.88 $2,285 -11.62
565–581 571 45 379.00–388.00 $386.59 $2,207 -3.41
610–630 625 4 360.00–370.00 $362.44 $2,265 +4.46
654–677 value added 673 31 352.50 $352.50 $2,372 +2.50
661–698 679 18 320.00–335.00 $331.67 $2,252 +7.40
725–735 730 2 312.50–314.00 $313.24 $2,287 -5.69
758 758 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,426 +6.45
890 890 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,559 —
930 value added 930 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,720 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,395 -105.00
422 422 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,688 -27.67
475 475 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,876 -26.68
535 535 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 +5.00
615 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,064 —
456–465 459 11 470.00–500.00 $481.05 $2,208 -31.14
501–540 515 17 435.00–492.50 $457.43 $2,356 +7.43
565–592 577 7 427.50–450.00 $440.10 $2,539 +1.85
600–646 638 6 402.50–405.00 $404.61 $2,581 +2.41
655 655 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,620 +37.50
710 710 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,432 —
765–778 775 5 330.00–340.00 $331.97 $2,573 +31.97
815 815 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,526 +4.42
890 890 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,692 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,628 -104.94
485 485 2 360.00–420.00 $390.00 $1,892 —
590 590 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,272 —
615–640 635 5 343.00–350.00 $344.36 $2,187 —
695 695 2 305.00–350.00 $327.50 $2,276 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1310 1203 80-85% 3 185.00–196.00 $190.47 $2,291 —
1085–1370 1207 80-85% 11 170.00–180.00 $174.14 $2,102 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,178 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1610 1455 75-80% 6 170.00–180.00 $176.10 $2,562 +0.31
1455 1455 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,401 -10.79
1165–1660 1457 75-80% 3 190.00–197.50 $193.77 $2,823 +17.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,169 —
815–965 890 85-90% 2 145.00–160.00 $153.13 $1,363 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,741 -3.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1710 1680 2 190.00–195.00 $192.46 $3,233 —
1385–2105 1818 6 200.00–210.00 $205.19 $3,730 —
1860–1895 1878 2 220.00–225.00 $222.48 $4,178 —

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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.