Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 12.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 1881 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 $429.53/cwt on 118 head, up $17.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 18 comparable sales and sits +47.30 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$429.53

▲ 17.79 vs prior sale

118 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.69

vs TN average

+6.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	429.53	2,326	118

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 sale118 hd

429.53

—

TN average15 barns · 727 hd

410.84

+18.69

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+6.34

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

+47.30

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	1,779	206.74	3,677	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	192.48	3,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	178.56	2,096	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	150.48	1,547	26

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	473	489.65/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	796	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,953	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	465.84/cwt	442.50–467.50	2,366	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	363.01/cwt	359.00–370.50	2,581	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	239	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	393.23/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,611	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	446.27/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	533.30/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	415.73/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,590	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	253	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	424.44/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,801	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	398	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,017	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	467.65/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	483.10/cwt	477.50–487.50	2,512	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	851	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	371.60/cwt	365.00–373.00	2,802	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	354.25/cwt	351.00–363.00	2,930	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,261	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	444.23/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,160	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	416.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	367.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,616	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	198.14/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	201.05/cwt	195.00–206.00	3,645	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	139.64/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,479	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	168.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	156.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,563	10
Bulls	—	—	1,545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,858	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	186.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	172.91/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,016	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	197.54/cwt	188.00–210.00	2,465	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	216.06/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	463.27/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,052	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	384.96/cwt	350.00–402.50	2,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	434.02/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,975	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	478.96/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,491	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	418.05/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	237	421.39/cwt	405.00–430.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	400.11/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,305	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	429.85/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,300	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	502.04/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	325.61/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	377.74/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,334	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	402.19/cwt	305.00–440.00	1,516	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,332	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	508.06/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,103	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	339.01/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	383.94/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 733Year ago 1,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 72Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	303	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	423	520.00–540.00	533.30
3	450–500	473	470.00–500.00	489.65
6	500–550	538	455.00–470.00	467.65
13	550–600	587	440.00–450.00	446.27
18	600–650	623	405.00–422.50	415.73
21	650–700	664	380.00–397.50	393.23
1	700–750	710	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	239	445.00	445.00
4	250–300	253	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	398	585.00	585.00
19	500–550	520	477.50–487.50	483.10
5	550–600	550	470.00	470.00
26	650–700	660	410.00–435.00	424.44
55	750–800	754	365.00–373.00	371.60
44	800–850	827	351.00–363.00	354.25
9	850–900	851	338.00	338.00
5	1000–1050	1,017	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	414	505.00–510.00	508.06
32	500–550	508	442.50–467.50	465.84
42	700–750	711	359.00–370.50	363.01
22	750–800	796	371.00	371.00
16	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	605.00	605.00
9	300–350	311	460.00–515.00	502.04
12	350–400	389	532.50	532.50
31	400–450	443	457.50–475.00	463.27
13	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
46	500–550	535	415.00–435.00	429.85
40	550–600	576	380.00–415.00	400.11
24	600–650	618	370.00–382.50	377.74
9	650–700	686	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	718	332.50	332.50
17	750–800	755	322.50–342.50	339.01
1	900–950	935	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	405.00–430.00	421.39
7	300–350	321	415.00	415.00
18	350–400	377	305.00–440.00	402.19
5	450–500	452	350.00–410.00	383.94
2	600–650	615	300.00–350.00	325.61
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	570.00	570.00
9	400–450	439	515.00	515.00
19	500–550	520	460.00–480.00	478.96
9	550–600	595	415.00–425.00	416.07
12	600–650	617	385.00–425.00	418.05
11	650–700	656	377.50	377.50
4	700–750	712	360.00–370.00	367.45
1	800–850	845	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	430.00–450.00	444.23
12	450–500	455	427.50–460.00	434.02
3	500–550	524	350.00–402.50	384.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	195.00–200.00	198.14
3	—	1,543	180.00–190.00	186.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,059	130.00–147.00	139.64
4	—	1,004	165.00–170.00	168.75
10	—	1,001	150.00–160.00	156.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,166	167.00–182.00	172.91
2	—	1,038	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,248	188.00–210.00	197.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,813	195.00–206.00	201.05
1	—	1,545	185.00	185.00
6	—	1,783	210.00–230.00	216.06

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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