Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower with lean cows being 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included 1276 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 $405.29/cwt on 59 head, up $6.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 18 comparable sales and sits +23.06 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$405.29

▲ 6.19 vs prior sale

59 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$50.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs TN average

−18.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	413.00	2,167	50
Medium and Large 2-3	567	362.44	2,055	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.56/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale59 hd

405.29

—

TN average15 barns · 568 hd

410.98

−5.69

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−18.78

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

+23.06

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	1,577	208.06	3,280	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	178.14	2,107	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	175.79	2,563	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	158.32	1,633	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,134	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,155	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$3,747	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$3,123	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,203	5

Every lot, as filed

78 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	500–550	513	416.22/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,135	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	481.65/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,519	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	663.63/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	305.58/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	357.98/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	472.22/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	556.88/cwt	552.00–561.00	2,094	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	324.27/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,186	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	313.55/cwt	307.50–317.50	2,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	512.19/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	427.67/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	474.94/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	360.25/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	978	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	421.68/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,990	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	192.82/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,464	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	174.81/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,017	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	164.62/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,857	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	228.61/cwt	223.00–240.00	3,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	193.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,814	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	205.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	144.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	172.80/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	159.33/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,694	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	175.79/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	362.45/cwt	351.00–367.50	2,929	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	438.25/cwt	427.50–455.00	2,546	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	402.20/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,602	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	4,218.80/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,646.11/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,646	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,134.49/head	2,975.00–3,300.00	3,134	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	460.57/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	488.25/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,222	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,203.43/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,203	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	340.00/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	424.21/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	397.02/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,636	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,122.57/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,123	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	4,090.27/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	318.93/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,034	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 691Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 65Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 57Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	630.00–680.00	663.63
5	300–350	328	620.00	620.00
9	350–400	377	470.00–475.00	472.22
7	400–450	433	472.50	472.50
7	450–500	453	445.00	445.00
37	500–550	513	405.00–417.50	416.22
5	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
10	600–650	615	352.50–370.00	357.98
25	650–700	674	322.50–327.50	324.27
10	700–750	744	317.50–332.50	318.93
5	750–800	790	307.50–317.50	313.55
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	408	492.50	492.50
8	550–600	563	412.50	412.50
13	650–700	657	350.00	350.00
4	850–900	868	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	555.00	555.00
6	400–450	429	415.00–440.00	427.67
3	450–500	472	420.00–422.50	421.68
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	574	345.00–362.50	360.25
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
6	650–700	667	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	740.00	740.00
1	300–350	300	670.00	670.00
3	350–400	392	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	433	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	455	482.50–505.00	488.25
24	500–550	523	470.00–490.00	481.65
17	550–600	570	455.00–470.00	460.57
25	600–650	641	420.00–437.50	424.21
16	650–700	664	395.00–402.50	397.02
4	800–850	809	337.50–342.50	340.00
1	900–950	940	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	520.00	520.00
10	650–700	670	417.00	417.00
4	700–750	746	352.00	352.00
4	750–800	773	362.00	362.00
20	800–850	808	351.00–367.50	362.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
1	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
2	650–700	683	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	763	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	315.00	315.00
3	950–1000	978	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	376	552.00–561.00	556.88
10	450–500	471	505.00–520.00	512.19
11	500–550	529	450.00	450.00
20	550–600	581	427.50–455.00	438.25
8	600–650	647	400.00–402.50	402.20
4	650–700	684	362.50	362.50
2	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
10	800–850	817	285.00–310.00	305.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	433	465.00–485.00	474.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	187.00–200.00	192.82
19	—	1,154	169.00–184.00	174.81
4	—	1,128	161.00–167.00	164.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	140.00–150.00	144.16
3	—	1,042	171.00–177.00	172.80
13	—	1,063	154.00–166.00	159.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	170.00–181.00	175.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	223.00–240.00	228.61
3	—	1,455	190.00–195.00	193.43
7	—	1,598	200.00–215.00	205.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,235	2,975.00–3,300.00	3,134.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,800.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	875	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,203.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,218.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,646.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,122.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,090.27
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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