Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on feeder cattle due to light offerings on the last sale; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 4.00 high. Offerings also included 1417 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.53/cwt on 81 head, up $53.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 17 comparable sales and sits +24.00 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$468.53

▲ 53.45 vs prior sale

81 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$72.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs TN average

−18.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	473.03	2,659	76
Medium and Large 2-3	551	400.04	2,204	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.99/cwt here — about $455 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 sale81 hd

468.53

—

TN average15 barns · 474 hd

465.29

+3.24

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−18.82

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

+24.00

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	1,809	195.41	3,535	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	178.31	2,554	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	172.88	2,098	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	144.40	1,458	33

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$3,071	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,010	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$2,274	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,039	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	359.95/cwt	349.00–366.00	2,606	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	448.29/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	364.17/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,280	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	391.79/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	368.45/cwt	368.00–369.00	2,822	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	344.49/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	551.10/cwt	510.00–585.00	1,752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	335.45/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	381.08/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,203	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	432.36/cwt	412.50–444.00	2,348	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	514.25/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	314.83/cwt	312.50–316.00	2,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	409.52/cwt	402.50–419.00	2,510	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	431.56/cwt	426.00–442.50	2,693	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	411.83/cwt	408.00–413.00	2,735	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	472.36/cwt	461.00–486.00	2,692	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	441.28/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	461.23/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	422.58/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	864	342.48/cwt	340.50–346.00	2,959	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	315.94/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,755	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	461.50/cwt	452.50–480.00	1,980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	459.08/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	339.95/cwt	337.50–344.00	2,601	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	501	363.70/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	396.74/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	185.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	171.23/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,036	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	155.44/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,613	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	209.66/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	175.97/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	191.04/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,425	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	131.71/cwt	117.50–147.50	1,288	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	168.45/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	425.58/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,477	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	338.72/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	479.95/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,009.76/head	2,650.00–3,250.00	3,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,480	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	350.37/cwt	348.00–351.50	2,905	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	384.94/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,748	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	515.02/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,988	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	512.12/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,238	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	396.98/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,060	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	342.49/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,312	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	394.75/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,737	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	456.18/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	396.47/cwt	387.50–406.00	2,648	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	387.11/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	297.59/cwt	292.50–302.50	2,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,819	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	409.04/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,557	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	357.28/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	586.96/cwt	545.00–640.00	1,867	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	2,274.25/head	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,274	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	337.97/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	686.35/cwt	670.00–695.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	532.13/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	445.83/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,586	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	3,071.43/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,071	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,038.81/head	1,685.00–2,300.00	2,039	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 179Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	452.50–480.00	461.50
12	450–500	470	420.00–427.50	422.58
43	500–550	543	412.50–444.00	432.36
41	700–750	724	349.00–366.00	359.95
21	750–800	765	337.50–344.00	339.95
2	800–850	808	320.00	320.00
21	850–900	872	315.00–320.00	315.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	237	615.00	615.00
5	250–300	296	590.00	590.00
15	300–350	318	510.00–585.00	551.10
18	350–400	378	445.00–455.00	448.29
26	400–450	440	380.00–396.00	394.75
5	450–500	486	382.50–390.00	387.11
13	500–550	519	390.00–402.50	396.98
13	550–600	578	372.50–385.00	381.08
47	600–650	626	360.00–372.50	364.17
21	650–700	675	335.00–345.00	342.49
13	700–750	727	322.50–337.50	335.45
4	750–800	751	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	825	292.50–302.50	297.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	345.00–370.00	363.70
7	550–600	583	305.00–355.00	338.72
2	650–700	668	292.50	292.50
5	700–750	719	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	700.00	700.00
3	250–300	260	670.00–695.00	686.35
23	300–350	318	545.00–640.00	586.96
11	400–450	425	525.00–540.00	532.13
3	450–500	492	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	530	455.00–460.00	456.18
13	550–600	580	442.50–450.00	445.83
11	600–650	625	402.50–417.50	409.04
31	650–700	668	387.50–406.00	396.47
11	700–750	726	350.00–360.00	357.28
6	800–850	822	328.00–340.00	337.97
8	850–900	881	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	477	520.00	520.00
11	500–550	518	505.00–525.00	514.25
48	550–600	570	461.00–486.00	472.36
82	600–650	624	426.00–442.50	431.56
67	650–700	664	408.00–413.00	411.83
46	700–750	714	375.00–388.00	384.94
48	750–800	766	368.00–369.00	368.45
56	800–850	829	348.00–351.50	350.37
11	850–900	864	340.50–346.00	342.48
3	900–950	915	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	442	425.00–490.00	479.95
2	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	575	380.00–405.00	396.74
2	600–650	633	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	652	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	386	500.00–530.00	515.02
16	400–450	437	505.00–545.00	512.12
7	450–500	477	455.00–470.00	461.23
8	500–550	524	440.00–442.50	441.28
14	550–600	582	422.50–437.50	425.58
28	600–650	613	402.50–419.00	409.52
20	650–700	655	372.50–400.00	391.79
8	700–750	733	330.00–347.50	344.49
3	800–850	825	312.50–316.00	314.83
1	850–900	885	297.50	297.50
3	900–950	920	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	419	400.00–475.00	459.08
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
4	750–800	775	307.50	307.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	180.00–190.00	185.42
9	—	1,189	166.00–177.00	171.23
1	—	1,480	137.50	137.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,038	150.00–162.00	155.44
17	—	978	117.50–147.50	131.71
3	—	1,067	166.00–172.50	168.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,401	169.00–181.00	175.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,838	205.00–214.00	209.66
6	—	1,793	185.00–195.00	191.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,650.00–3,250.00	3,009.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,276	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,071.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	911	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,274.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,685.00–2,300.00	2,038.81

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