Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 650 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 1671 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 $368.66/cwt on 15 head, down $27.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −75.87 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$368.66

▼ 27.51 vs prior sale

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.91

vs TN average

−28.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	368.66	2,014	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $366.05, 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 sale15 hd

368.66

—

TN average16 barns · 300 hd

375.57

−6.91

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−28.12

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

−75.87

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	1,567	204.42	3,202	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	177.57	2,770	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	173.87	2,095	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	145.42	1,449	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,147	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$2,757	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$2,452	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	150.56/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,591	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	176.15/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,181	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	221.79/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	2,451.80/head	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,452	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	167.03/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	187.25/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,387	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	207.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,599	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	177.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	409.55/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	318.63/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,880	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	429.65/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	317.10/cwt	295.00–322.50	2,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	363.75/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,146.73/head	2,950.00–3,325.00	3,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	337.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	409.20/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,600	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	349.87/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	325.14/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	388.90/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	333.88/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	307.39/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	265.35/cwt	260.00–268.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	338.30/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	360.67/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,857	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,757.20/head	2,675.00–2,825.00	2,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	357.81/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	3

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 393Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 21

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,319	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,451.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,950.00–3,325.00	3,146.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,675.00–2,825.00	2,757.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	147.00–154.00	150.56
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,550	175.00–180.00	177.64
1	—	1,495	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	170.00–183.00	176.15
2	—	1,105	166.00–168.00	167.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	218.00–225.00	221.79
3	—	1,275	181.00–190.00	187.25
5	—	1,732	200.00–215.00	207.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	585	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	415.00–440.00	429.65
11	400–450	439	375.00–422.00	409.55
3	450–500	480	350.00–375.00	357.81
10	500–550	520	342.50–357.50	349.87
7	550–600	574	330.00–340.00	337.26
2	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	662	295.00–322.50	317.10
5	700–750	734	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	740	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	437.50	437.50
2	350–400	390	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	439	405.00–410.00	409.20
2	450–500	485	360.00–367.50	363.75
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
10	550–600	590	315.00–321.00	318.63
3	600–650	622	295.00–300.00	298.35
14	650–700	679	290.00–315.00	307.39
3	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	820	260.00–268.00	265.35
2	850–900	893	255.00	255.00
2	900–950	945	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	460	405.00–410.00	407.53
9	500–550	520	377.50–392.50	388.90
6	550–600	586	337.50–342.50	338.30
5	650–700	664	320.00–332.50	325.14
2	700–750	720	327.50–340.00	333.88
16	750–800	794	327.50	327.50
8	800–850	846	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	641	360.00–361.00	360.67
9	700–750	731	353.00	353.00

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

Steers · 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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