Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to this sale being closed in observance of the Holidays. Offerings also included 1142 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.34/cwt on 100 head, up $49.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −26.19 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$418.34

▲ 49.68 vs prior sale

100 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$53.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.49

vs TN average

−47.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	423.71	2,335	90
Medium and Large 2-3	588	369.98	2,175	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.73/cwt here — about $159 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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $368.65, median $444.53 across 17 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 sale100 hd

418.34

—

TN average14 barns · 673 hd

406.84

+11.49

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−47.99

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

−26.19

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	—	Low	1,751	184.73	3,234	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	168.64	2,536	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	161.57	1,970	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	135.04	1,442	13

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	348.82/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,159	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	424.42/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,575	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	367.46/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,502	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	315.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,353	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	356.01/cwt	352.50–361.00	2,339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	352.88/cwt	350.00–355.50	2,661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	427.94/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,849	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	343.90/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,414	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	378.77/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,129	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	258.33/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	340.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	359.65/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	403.60/cwt	399.00–407.00	2,091	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	452.57/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,381	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,231	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	407.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	336.85/cwt	316.00–350.00	1,752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	286.11/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	420.62/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,385	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	336.24/cwt	333.00–341.50	2,781	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	350.31/cwt	347.50–351.00	2,323	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	357.36/cwt	332.50–362.50	2,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	364.06/cwt	354.00–370.50	2,639	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	394.19/cwt	391.00–397.50	2,440	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	336.89/cwt	336.00–337.50	2,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	354.21/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	127.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,352	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,498	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,137	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	184.13/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	175.76/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	202.23/cwt	200.00–205.00	4,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	333.47/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,278	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	164.21/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	172.27/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,195	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	187.20/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,328	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	159.89/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,907	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	369.98/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	325.37/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	476.71/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	340.01/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	425.34/cwt	413.00–430.00	2,063	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,433	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	358.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,105	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	377.22/cwt	367.00–387.50	2,399	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	454.02/cwt	435.00–461.00	1,725	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	403.31/cwt	401.00–406.00	2,061	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	458.35/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,008	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	393.25/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,301	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	407.58/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,152	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	376.99/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,719	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	438.09/cwt	422.50–447.50	1,985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	316.34/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	330.94/cwt	329.50–333.00	2,892	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	378.23/cwt	357.50–382.50	1,982	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	326.69/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,202	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	340.35/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,685	13

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	438	447.50	447.50
5	450–500	453	435.00	435.00
21	500–550	518	399.00–407.00	403.60
24	550–600	562	375.00–380.00	378.77
38	600–650	619	347.50–350.00	348.82
20	650–700	663	347.50–351.00	350.31
50	700–750	702	330.00–347.00	343.90
6	800–850	812	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
10	300–350	322	445.00	445.00
25	350–400	371	415.00–430.00	424.42
17	400–450	432	427.50–435.00	427.94
30	450–500	456	370.00–405.00	376.99
35	500–550	524	357.50–382.50	378.23
40	550–600	588	345.00–365.00	358.00
10	600–650	638	336.00–337.50	336.89
23	650–700	674	320.00–337.00	326.69
12	700–750	745	310.00–320.00	315.86
3	750–800	783	292.50	292.50
3	800–850	822	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	950	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	435	310.00–360.00	354.21
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
8	500–550	520	316.00–350.00	336.85
3	650–700	670	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	733	272.50–300.00	286.11
3	750–800	767	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
8	300–350	331	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
8	400–450	436	420.00–485.00	476.71
8	450–500	453	422.50–447.50	438.09
13	500–550	528	400.00–411.00	407.58
21	550–600	585	380.00–410.00	393.25
17	600–650	636	367.00–387.50	377.22
22	650–700	681	363.00–373.00	367.46
3	700–750	718	337.50–342.50	340.01
13	750–800	789	330.00–345.00	340.35
2	800–850	848	318.00	318.00
21	850–900	874	329.50–333.00	330.94
9	900–950	928	315.00–318.00	316.34
3	950–1000	980	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	526	435.00–460.00	452.57
24	550–600	567	412.50–427.50	420.62
26	600–650	619	391.00–397.50	394.19
16	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
85	700–750	725	354.00–370.50	364.06
19	750–800	754	350.00–355.50	352.88
58	800–850	827	333.00–341.50	336.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	300.00–350.00	325.37
5	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	481	400.00–410.00	407.48
10	550–600	588	360.00–377.50	369.98
9	600–650	629	332.50–362.50	357.36
9	650–700	683	322.50–342.50	333.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	405.00	405.00
29	350–400	380	435.00–461.00	454.02
22	400–450	438	452.50–460.00	458.35
17	450–500	485	413.00–430.00	425.34
13	500–550	511	401.00–406.00	403.31
9	550–600	581	384.00	384.00
7	600–650	633	340.00–363.00	359.65
12	650–700	657	352.50–361.00	356.01
6	700–750	719	317.50	317.50
3	800–850	825	255.00–262.50	258.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	335.00–350.00	340.16
3	450–500	463	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	125.00–130.00	127.06
8	—	1,070	135.00–145.00	140.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,464	181.00–190.00	184.13
10	—	1,529	157.00–170.00	164.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,274	169.00–181.00	172.27
18	—	1,193	154.00–167.00	159.89
6	—	1,208	145.00–152.00	148.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	171.00–180.00	175.76
2	—	1,985	200.00–205.00	202.23
4	—	1,778	183.00–190.00	187.20

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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