Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included 252 head sold on video. The Video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.73/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −38.50 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$343.73

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs TN average

−16.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	350.54	1,890	28
Medium and Large 2-3	543	322.55	1,750	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.53, low $321.48, median $382.23 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

343.73

—

TN average15 barns · 655 hd

343.15

+0.58

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−16.07

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−38.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,550	198.10	3,070	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	180.30	2,576	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	173.35	2,098	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	147.65	1,529	17

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	312.14/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	371.07/cwt	369.00–376.00	1,714	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	390.56/cwt	389.00–393.00	1,824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	390.15/cwt	381.00–410.00	1,467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	364.39/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	335.60/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	356.91/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,605	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	499	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,881	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	385.51/cwt	377.50–387.00	2,371	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	349.04/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	324.33/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	306.86/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	157.25/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,984	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	180.75/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,144	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	151.05/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	182.07/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,673	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	198.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,050	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	338.41/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,462	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	170.05/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,078	16
Bulls	—	—	1,180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,290	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	394.34/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	371.76/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	270.14/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	318.69/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	394.62/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	357.61/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,856	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	382.10/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	466.88/cwt	462.50–481.00	1,522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	317.21/cwt	317.00–318.00	2,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	421.65/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	287.26/cwt	279.50–289.50	1,876	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,107	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	348.68/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	400.03/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,780	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	362.98/cwt	356.00–372.50	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	941	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	326.13/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,309	23

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Aug 20, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 780Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 82Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
7	300–350	316	422.50	422.50
12	350–400	376	381.00–410.00	390.15
6	400–450	425	360.00–374.00	364.39
33	450–500	462	369.00–376.00	371.07
19	500–550	519	345.00–362.50	357.61
9	550–600	582	329.00–340.00	335.60
8	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.14
9	650–700	653	279.50–289.50	287.26
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	855	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	388	426.00	426.00
25	450–500	499	377.00	377.00
13	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
8	650–700	654	317.00	317.00
23	700–750	708	315.00–330.00	326.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	364	290.00–345.00	306.86
3	400–450	432	305.00–355.00	338.41
1	450–500	480	332.50	332.50
6	500–550	520	295.00–330.00	324.33
3	550–600	588	319.00	319.00
3	600–650	617	245.00–290.00	270.14
1	750–800	775	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	505.00	505.00
11	300–350	326	462.50–481.00	466.88
9	450–500	459	405.00–427.50	421.65
9	500–550	518	372.50–400.00	394.62
11	550–600	583	375.00–395.00	382.10
7	600–650	601	361.00	361.00
9	650–700	669	342.50–357.50	348.68
3	750–800	752	340.00	340.00
5	800–850	808	317.00–318.00	317.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
28	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	615	377.50–387.00	385.51
2	650–700	653	372.00	372.00
39	700–750	730	351.00–358.00	356.91
7	900–950	941	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	490	355.00–376.00	371.76
1	600–650	630	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	355.00–400.00	394.34
26	400–450	445	392.00–405.00	400.03
10	450–500	467	389.00–393.00	390.56
11	500–550	528	356.00–372.50	362.98
7	550–600	597	353.00	353.00
6	650–700	659	310.00–323.00	318.69
6	700–750	742	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	825	273.00	273.00
2	850–900	858	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	475	335.00–362.50	349.04
2	500–550	513	310.00–320.00	314.88
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
2	800–850	845	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	150.00–161.00	157.25
18	—	1,186	175.00–188.00	180.75
16	—	1,222	164.00–174.00	170.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	145.00–157.00	151.05
5	—	958	130.00–140.00	134.70
1	—	1,005	175.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	180.00–184.00	182.07
1	—	1,310	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	190.00–200.00	198.02
2	—	1,763	205.00–210.00	207.40
1	—	1,180	180.00	180.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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