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Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

1,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.80/cwt -24.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 825 lb · 698 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.50/cwt -11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,461/hd at 780 lb · 195 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.05/cwt -17.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,772/hd at 858 lb · 116 head
Lafayette, TN 8-weight steers sold at $325/cwt. Tennessee 8-weight steers are down $23 from their mid-July peak of $342/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,671

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 698 323.50–326.00 $324.80 $2,680 -24.78
850–865 858 116 317.00–329.00 $323.05 $2,772 -17.70
965–970 967 112 305.75–309.50 $307.69 $2,975 -20.81

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 95 393.00 $393.00 $2,103
780 780 195 308.50–319.00 $315.50 $2,461 -11.22

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 135 489.00 $489.00 $1,712
400 400 240 435.00 $435.00 $1,740
650 650 80 301.50 $301.50 $1,960

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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.