Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Offerings also included 1933 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 $445.79/cwt on 83 head, up $21.75 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 17 comparable sales and sits +1.26 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$445.79

▲ 21.75 vs prior sale

83 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$47.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.29

vs TN average

−13.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	452.68	2,482	71
Medium and Large 2-3	562	405.02	2,277	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.66/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale83 hd

445.79

—

TN average16 barns · 464 hd

426.49

+19.29

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−13.26

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

+1.26

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	1,606	206.98	3,324	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	179.83	2,776	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	173.02	2,178	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	148.68	1,360	8thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	172.53/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,086	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	161.46/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,131	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	193.26/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,254	185.75/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	234.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	4,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	211.89/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	463.15/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,353	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	415.88/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,208	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	333.14/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,445	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	401.07/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,310	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	362.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,380	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	353.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	437.16/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	412.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	403.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,308	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	456.80/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,640	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	384.72/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,228	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	415.41/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,193	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	375.25/cwt	375.25–375.25	2,923	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	418.34/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,489	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	451.16/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	441.85/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,748	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	465.30/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,648	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	355.02/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	333.90/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,377	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	364.30/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	502.01/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,289	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,152	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	398.08/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	538.17/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	388.81/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,049	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	468.41/cwt	450.00–470.50	1,958	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	333.28/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,513	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	458.53/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	348.98/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,239	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	365.68/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,296	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	433.05/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,040	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	359.37/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,278	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	155.75/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	132.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,123	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	173.14/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,636	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	192.44/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,748	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	179.06/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,840	7

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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 429Year ago 1,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 108Year ago 62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	168.00–179.00	172.53
5	—	1,320	159.00–164.00	161.46
3	—	1,257	185.00–200.00	193.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	153.00–160.00	155.75
4	—	845	130.00–137.50	132.91
2	—	945	170.00–176.00	173.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	188.00–197.00	192.44
7	—	1,586	175.00–184.00	179.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	176.00–190.00	185.75
2	—	1,978	230.00–240.00	234.73
6	—	1,717	210.00–215.00	211.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	508	460.00–465.00	463.15
24	550–600	569	450.00–467.50	465.30
76	600–650	622	430.00–447.00	441.85
6	650–700	689	422.50	422.50
20	750–800	779	375.25	375.25
6	800–850	826	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	410.00–470.00	437.16
6	450–500	458	430.00–470.00	456.80
2	500–550	513	400.00–425.00	412.56
10	550–600	572	400.00–405.00	403.51
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	500.00–560.00	538.17
2	300–350	338	480.00	480.00
10	400–450	406	530.00	530.00
10	450–500	456	500.00–505.00	502.01
14	500–550	521	440.00–455.00	451.16
14	550–600	595	417.50–430.00	418.34
9	600–650	627	385.00–410.00	398.08
2	650–700	663	387.00	387.00
3	700–750	738	352.50–360.00	355.02
10	750–800	785	360.00–367.50	364.30
1	800–850	820	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	870	330.00	330.00
3	900–950	913	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	380	505.00	505.00
10	400–450	439	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	463	490.00	490.00
22	500–550	531	410.00–430.00	415.88
17	550–600	576	380.00–415.00	401.07
10	600–650	634	350.00–362.00	359.37
11	650–700	656	350.00–365.00	362.73
19	700–750	734	325.00–336.00	333.14
3	900–950	928	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	567	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	353.44
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	528	412.00–430.00	415.41
21	550–600	579	377.50–390.00	384.72
29	600–650	614	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	505.00	505.00
7	300–350	307	450.00–480.00	458.53
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
19	400–450	418	450.00–470.50	468.41
32	450–500	471	420.00–455.00	433.05
24	500–550	527	385.00–405.00	388.81
3	550–600	585	342.50–360.00	348.98
33	600–650	628	350.00–372.50	365.68
4	650–700	658	365.00	365.00
17	700–750	712	320.00–342.50	333.90
27	750–800	754	332.50–342.50	333.28
2	800–850	825	302.50	302.50

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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