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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 29, 2026

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.82/cwt -35.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 443 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $434.47/cwt -26.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 467 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.05/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 572 lb · 24 head
Lafayette, TN 4-weight heifers sold at $379/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$3/cwt below the TN average ($382) and $24/cwt under Knoxville, TN ($403). TN 4-weight heifers are down $52/cwt from the mid-June peak of $437. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 1,148 293
Feeder cattle 351 1,074 267
Slaughter cattle 25 74 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included a video sale. 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
275 275 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,348 -110.00
335 335 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,440 -165.00
390 390 19 452.50 $452.50 $1,765 -32.39
410–445 428 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,819 —
462–495 467 26 410.00–437.50 $434.47 $2,029 +4.47
520–540 532 5 410.00–427.50 $416.84 $2,218 +8.02
555–580 565 7 377.50–387.50 $383.11 $2,165 -13.93
600–645 632 17 355.00–367.50 $359.35 $2,271 -29.96
650–697 672 9 327.50–336.00 $333.13 $2,239 -37.56
715 715 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,377 -11.64
750–758 756 20 336.00–337.50 $336.30 $2,542 —
835 835 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,693 +0.42
908 908 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,656 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,713 —
515–530 523 2 320.00–340.00 $330.14 $1,727 —
565 565 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,006 -16.93
605–640 615 7 275.00–340.00 $320.67 $1,972 —
660 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 405.00 $405.00 $992 —
290 290 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,174 —
360–388 377 5 395.00–400.00 $396.91 $1,496 +0.57
430–448 443 32 370.00–400.00 $386.82 $1,714 -35.68
455–470 467 19 365.00–397.50 $371.52 $1,735 -48.25
505–535 526 12 342.50–357.50 $350.36 $1,843 -57.34
531 value added 531 9 380.00 $380.00 $2,018 —
553–575 564 11 340.00–360.00 $356.39 $2,010 +6.78
578 value added 578 13 365.00 $365.00 $2,110 -2.34
610–613 value added 612 12 341.00–342.50 $342.13 $2,094 -5.70
633 633 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,962 -26.30
665–695 676 4 287.50–300.00 $294.27 $1,989 -29.73
755–765 760 8 275.00–292.50 $283.69 $2,156 +1.19
850–873 857 7 275.00–280.00 $276.46 $2,369 -9.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 —
495 495 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,658 -58.32
590 590 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 -22.50
630 630 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,774 -90.00
421 421 8 452.50 $452.50 $1,905 -5.86
456–466 461 11 422.50–437.50 $429.40 $1,980 +19.40
512 512 6 407.50 $407.50 $2,086 +6.53
560–584 581 8 350.00–370.00 $367.59 $2,136 -14.91
635–648 639 7 316.00–340.00 $322.96 $2,064 —
735 735 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 +5.00
831 831 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,436 +25.00
455–460 456 4 350.00–395.00 $381.29 $1,739 —
513–538 526 4 310.00–350.00 $330.48 $1,738 -19.52
553–580 560 7 300.00–320.00 $314.17 $1,759 -0.83
760 760 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1190 1128 80-85% 2 165.00–171.00 $168.17 $1,897 —
1000–1390 1208 80-85% 6 185.00–210.00 $194.12 $2,345 +11.58
1195–1390 1324 80-85% 5 173.00–184.00 $178.14 $2,359 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,547 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,117 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2145 1619 4 205.00–215.00 $209.37 $3,390 —
1790 1790 1 225.00 $225.00 $4,028 —

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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.