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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

1,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.60/cwt -19.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,876/hd at 825 lb · 744 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.63/cwt -22.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,477/hd at 770 lb · 131 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.50/cwt ≈ $3,002/hd at 900 lb · 112 head
Lafayette, TN 8-weight steers sold at $348/cwt. Tennessee 8-weight steers are down $6 from their early June peak of $352/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,293 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 744 346.00–351.50 $348.60 $2,876 -19.58
850 850 54 339.25 $339.25 $2,884 -16.75
900 900 112 332.00–335.00 $333.50 $3,002 —
960 960 52 321.25 $321.25 $3,084 -18.92
1015 1015 50 309.00 $309.00 $3,136 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 428.00 $428.00 $2,247 —
750–790 770 131 315.00–328.50 $321.63 $2,477 -22.87
855 855 55 299.25 $299.25 $2,559 -20.25

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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.