Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 600 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady with high dressing bulls being 10.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 1155 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 $446.88/cwt on 86 head, up $2.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 17 comparable sales and sits +2.36 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$446.88

▲ 2.36 vs prior sale

86 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$63.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

vs TN average

−25.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	448.36	2,539	84
Medium and Large 2-3	563	384.84	2,167	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.52/cwt here — about $372 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 sale86 hd

446.88

—

TN average16 barns · 451 hd

450.14

−3.25

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−25.24

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

+2.36

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	1,710	197.80	3,382	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	180.25	2,251	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	178.33	2,559	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	148.02	1,492	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	447.40/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,403	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	326.21/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	415.12/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,615	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,105	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	595.34/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,149	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	428.40/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,236	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	513.55/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,444	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	381.35/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	406.16/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	439.60/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,255	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	494.43/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,963	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	518.25/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,021	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	398.28/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	305.51/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,542	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	164.13/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	194.56/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,568	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	195.76/cwt	185.00–209.00	2,498	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	187.93/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	384.84/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	183.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	227.07/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,799	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	171.93/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	147.00/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,526	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	175.52/cwt	170.00–182.50	2,122	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	164.52/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	520	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,708	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	480.83/cwt	452.50–495.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,752	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	323.83/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	431.82/cwt	429.00–462.50	2,120	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	927	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	203	721.52/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	447.39/cwt	443.00–460.00	2,622	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	464.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	851	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	436.80/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	305.33/cwt	302.50–308.00	2,229	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	558.71/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	336.28/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	538.65/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,300	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	613.28/cwt	575.00–635.00	1,932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	372.03/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,143	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	571.12/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,588	5

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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 719Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 74Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	203	700.00–740.00	721.52
5	250–300	255	655.00	655.00
13	300–350	315	575.00–635.00	613.28
8	350–400	361	565.00–600.00	595.34
19	400–450	427	520.00–555.00	538.65
46	450–500	476	512.50–520.00	513.55
29	500–550	537	445.00–455.00	447.40
3	550–600	573	430.00–440.00	436.80
13	600–650	640	400.00–407.50	406.16
11	650–700	690	380.00–382.50	381.35
8	700–750	733	357.00	357.00
2	750–800	775	335.00–337.50	336.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	470.00	470.00
47	550–600	586	443.00–460.00	447.39
44	600–650	630	410.00–425.00	415.12
34	650–700	689	393.00	393.00
21	700–750	731	376.50	376.50
13	750–800	768	354.00	354.00
8	850–900	851	336.00	336.00
8	900–950	927	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	452.50–495.00	480.83
4	450–500	456	435.00–440.00	437.49
2	550–600	563	350.00–420.00	384.84
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	560.00–590.00	571.12
8	300–350	321	555.00–560.00	558.71
14	350–400	397	480.00–502.50	494.43
12	400–450	427	460.00–470.00	464.05
47	450–500	491	429.00–462.50	431.82
57	500–550	522	415.00–450.00	428.40
12	550–600	576	365.00–377.50	372.03
6	650–700	659	320.00–327.50	326.21
11	700–750	730	302.50–308.00	305.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	421	500.00	500.00
5	550–600	575	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	627	352.50	352.50
8	700–750	709	316.00–325.00	323.83
8	800–850	832	305.00–306.00	305.51
9	850–900	856	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	458	395.00–407.50	398.28
1	550–600	585	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	520	385.50	385.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	515.00–520.00	518.25
8	400–450	449	492.50	492.50
16	500–550	513	430.00–450.00	439.60
5	550–600	566	437.50	437.50
2	600–650	645	367.50	367.50
4	650–700	656	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	735	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	608	350.00–355.00	352.49
3	650–700	678	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	162.50–166.00	164.13
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
9	—	1,038	140.00–152.50	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	185.00–209.00	195.76
13	—	1,209	170.00–182.50	175.52
3	—	1,357	158.00–168.00	164.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	186.00–190.00	187.93
3	—	1,395	170.00–176.00	171.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,834	190.00–205.00	194.56
3	—	1,528	180.00–185.00	183.68
2	—	1,673	225.00–230.00	227.07

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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