Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included 998 head that 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 $344.90/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.33 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$344.90

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$23.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs TN average

−45.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	347.04	1,889	60
Medium and Large 2-3	549	323.51	1,776	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.52/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd

344.90

—

TN average16 barns · 453 hd

345.10

−0.20

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−45.01

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−37.33

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	—	High	1,655	186.41	3,085	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	166.52	2,497	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	152.96	1,963	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	127.17	1,323	33

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,489	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,111	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$4,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$3,994	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$3,451	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	—	—	1,870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	154.26/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	141.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,775	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	175.16/cwt	167.00–190.00	2,612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	162.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,439	8
Bulls	—	—	1,619	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,995	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	903	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	828	223.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	337.86/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	335.04/cwt	315.00–341.00	1,528	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	376.83/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	380.23/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,350	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,785	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	965	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	394.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	311.74/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	948	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	340.73/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,070	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	404.80/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	389.14/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	337.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	356.23/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	340.86/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,014	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	339.39/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,131	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	168.96/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,247	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	133.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,372	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	117.02/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,237	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	348.97/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	316.52/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	353.72/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,493	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	4,140.66/head	3,750.00–4,500.00	4,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	346.18/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	357.29/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,251	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,111.05/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,111	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,489.37/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,664	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	3,369.99/head	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	349.48/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,838	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	294.54/cwt	287.00–296.00	2,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	369.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	280.14/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,093	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 848Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 48Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 10Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	195.00	195.00
6	—	1,619	180.00–190.00	184.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,284	147.00–163.00	154.26
9	—	1,256	135.00–146.00	141.33
5	—	1,330	165.00–174.00	168.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	167.00–190.00	175.16
8	—	1,504	155.00–165.00	162.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,024	130.00–142.00	133.96
14	—	1,057	105.00–127.00	117.02
1	—	1,090	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	462	335.00–345.00	337.86
3	800–850	828	220.00–230.00	223.24
2	900–950	903	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	397.50	397.50
14	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	394.65
17	500–550	525	342.50–352.50	348.97
13	550–600	579	340.00–349.00	346.18
12	600–650	638	330.00–340.00	337.53
6	700–750	719	287.00–296.00	294.54
2	800–850	815	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	352.50–355.00	353.72
13	450–500	456	315.00–341.00	335.04
2	500–550	513	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	567	290.00–327.50	316.52
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	628	339.00–340.00	339.39
4	650–700	659	328.00	328.00
5	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	794	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	817	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	948	270.00	270.00
5	950–1000	965	267.50	267.50
2	1050–1100	1,070	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	381	372.50	372.50
5	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	456	365.00	365.00
43	500–550	526	340.00–355.00	349.48
17	550–600	591	337.50–350.00	340.86
2	600–650	645	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	673	305.00–315.00	311.74
14	700–750	747	280.00–281.00	280.14
2	800–850	813	298.00	298.00
1	850–900	865	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	376.83
4	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	629	330.00–340.00	335.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	389.00–390.00	389.14
26	600–650	618	365.00–383.00	380.23
11	750–800	757	340.00–341.00	340.73
5	800–850	839	321.00	321.00
47	850–900	853	326.50	326.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	404.80
2	450–500	473	372.50	372.50
16	500–550	512	365.00–370.00	369.01
6	550–600	579	352.00–365.00	356.23
24	600–650	630	349.00–360.00	357.29
1	650–700	675	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,270	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,111.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,265	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,489.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	3,750.00–4,500.00	4,140.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,375.00	4,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,875.00	3,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,249	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,369.99

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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