Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 782 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 $338.36/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −43.87 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$338.36

155 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.82

vs TN average

−32.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	338.36	1,870	155

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale155 hd

338.36

—

TN average12 barns · 802 hd

340.18

−1.82

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−32.09

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−43.87

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	1,935	200.81	3,886	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	156.28	1,872	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	150.20	2,361	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	128.97	1,547	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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	250–300	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	333.43/cwt	317.50–337.00	1,744	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	351.19/cwt	342.50–359.00	1,861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	303.31/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,929	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	411.91/cwt	387.00–424.00	1,553	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	343.83/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	278.31/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,263	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,065	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	338.14/cwt	332.00–340.50	1,914	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	334.60/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,683	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,153	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	310.28/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,743	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	304.70/cwt	292.50–311.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	339.50/cwt	322.50–341.75	2,614	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,921	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	150.20/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,361	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	149.29/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,829	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	208.72/cwt	205.00–212.00	4,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	324.58/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,853	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,578	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,126	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	349.14/cwt	327.50–351.50	2,360	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	315.26/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	283.02/cwt	273.00–285.00	2,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	346.51/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,420	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	291.67/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	424.35/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	372.23/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,828	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	362.25/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	369.83/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,579	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	386.00/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	322.14/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	379.42/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,247	3

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 486Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 129Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	395.00	395.00
10	300–350	322	385.00–387.50	386.00
7	350–400	365	372.50–385.00	379.42
20	400–450	427	360.00–378.00	369.83
7	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
32	500–550	523	317.50–337.00	333.43
8	550–600	585	302.50–325.00	322.14
12	600–650	636	302.50–305.00	303.31
3	650–700	687	270.00–295.00	278.31
2	700–750	740	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	810	272.50	272.50
3	850–900	890	252.50	252.50
3	950–1000	973	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	404.00	404.00
6	400–450	413	395.00	395.00
52	450–500	460	379.00	379.00
24	500–550	530	342.50–359.00	351.19
91	550–600	566	332.00–340.50	338.14
46	650–700	666	310.00	310.00
18	700–750	726	296.50	296.50
11	750–800	757	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	320.00–350.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
9	450–500	466	302.50–320.00	310.28
4	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	412.50	412.50
8	300–350	322	422.50–430.00	424.35
3	350–400	390	417.50	417.50
10	400–450	434	360.00–362.50	362.25
55	450–500	491	365.00–382.50	372.23
3	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
52	550–600	599	355.00	355.00
6	600–650	621	330.00–355.00	346.51
10	650–700	676	327.50–351.50	349.14
3	700–750	705	280.00–297.50	291.67
3	750–800	778	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	845	308.00	308.00
1	850–900	855	308.00	308.00
1	900–950	915	306.00	306.00
4	950–1000	966	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	377.00	377.00
10	550–600	569	377.00	377.00
14	650–700	678	357.00	357.00
4	700–750	746	322.00	322.00
72	750–800	770	322.50–341.75	339.50
25	800–850	802	332.50–335.00	334.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	338	352.50	352.50
4	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
12	550–600	571	322.50–325.00	324.58
3	650–700	675	292.50–311.00	304.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	377	387.00–424.00	411.91
12	400–450	449	372.50	372.50
2	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
17	500–550	524	332.50–350.00	343.83
5	550–600	571	312.50	312.50
7	600–650	622	305.00–322.50	315.26
6	650–700	665	312.50	312.50
6	750–800	756	273.00–285.00	283.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,948	205.00–212.00	208.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,214	125.00–135.00	129.96
2	—	1,193	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	160.00–170.00	165.02
5	—	1,225	145.00–157.00	149.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	144.00–157.00	150.20

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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