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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.81/cwt -49.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 522 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $399.44/cwt -30.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,648/hd at 663 lb · 28 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,771/hd at 815 lb · 19 head
Lafayette, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $346/cwt, near the bottom of the state and $41/cwt below the TN average ($387). The class is down $35 from its mid-May peak of $423. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 621 820 491
Feeder cattle 429 730 415
Slaughter cattle 108 90 67
Replacement cattle 84 — 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00-30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 1469 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
235 235 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,222 -140.00
315 315 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,591 -68.67
415 415 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,971 -30.00
485 485 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,158 -35.05
520–535 532 13 415.00–440.00 $431.20 $2,294 -36.68
578 578 3 393.00 $393.00 $2,272 -64.29
613–633 623 6 367.50–385.00 $376.11 $2,343 -54.37
626 value added 626 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,598 -35.00
658–661 660 11 372.50–380.00 $373.86 $2,467 -31.14
665 value added 665 17 416.00 $416.00 $2,766 -19.00
721 721 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,722 +12.50
759–767 762 8 362.50–366.00 $364.68 $2,779 +14.59
815 value added 815 19 340.00 $340.00 $2,771 -5.73
885 885 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,766 -15.50
920 920 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,783 -5.00
955 955 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,913 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,247 —
605–610 608 2 327.50–332.50 $330.01 $2,006 -79.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–297 293 6 500.00–560.00 $509.23 $1,492 —
310–320 315 6 430.00–460.00 $445.24 $1,403 -79.76
369–378 373 12 400.00–430.00 $417.32 $1,557 -66.62
420–448 434 4 400.00–415.00 $407.74 $1,770 -60.70
489 489 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,029 -27.75
502–548 522 29 350.00–372.50 $361.81 $1,889 -44.56
573–591 583 14 315.00–325.00 $321.04 $1,872 -63.74
633 633 14 332.00 $332.00 $2,102 -23.72
667 667 9 323.00 $323.00 $2,154 -30.00
694 value added 694 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,422 —
705–712 710 4 325.00–335.00 $332.52 $2,361 +22.52
752 752 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,331 -6.25
845 845 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,408 —
905 905 14 281.00 $281.00 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,357 —
515 515 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,738 -42.62
565–590 578 2 305.00–308.00 $306.53 $1,772 -18.47
612–643 627 6 288.00–305.00 $297.23 $1,864 -35.27
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 -27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 9 442.50 $442.50 $1,717 -42.67
445–449 449 17 420.00–445.00 $443.54 $1,991 -66.46
516 516 10 429.00 $429.00 $2,214 -34.58
578 578 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,994 -83.45
665–668 667 6 355.00–367.50 $361.24 $2,409 —
715 715 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,395 +1.26
908 908 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,633 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,606 -17.60
410–445 426 6 390.00–415.00 $401.07 $1,709 -30.47
490 490 2 320.00–352.50 $336.25 $1,648 -73.39
517–538 528 6 367.50–377.50 $372.40 $1,966 —
580 580 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,914 -29.91
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1000 943 85-90% 8 167.00–170.00 $169.35 $1,597 +29.86
810–1205 951 85-90% 4 147.00–150.00 $148.89 $1,416 -7.19
920–1130 995 85-90% 12 155.00–165.00 $159.59 $1,588 +3.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1190 1111 80-85% 11 164.00–171.00 $167.89 $1,865 -28.35
1025–1195 1140 80-85% 4 200.00–210.00 $203.74 $2,323 +7.50
1095–1245 1169 80-85% 8 178.00–188.00 $182.59 $2,134 +6.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,326 -34.10
1360–1445 1417 75-80% 3 180.00–183.00 $182.04 $2,580 -17.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1555 1365 2 190.00–200.00 $195.70 $2,671 —
1270–1725 1500 3 212.00–221.00 $215.54 $3,233 —
1840–1995 1897 3 225.00–233.00 $229.22 $4,348 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1060 1043 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,452.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105–1210 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 4,600.00–5,400.00 $4,921.40 —
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1195–1250 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 5,250.00–5,800.00 $5,498.56 —

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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.