Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 600 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Offering also included 1300 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 $399.10/cwt on 71 head, down $30.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +16.87 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$399.10

▼ 30.43 vs prior sale

71 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$66.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.84

vs TN average

−28.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	403.79	2,256	66
Medium and Large 2-3	534	337.16	1,800	5thin

One grade step is worth $66.63/cwt here — about $455 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

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 sale71 hd

399.10

—

TN average17 barns · 695 hd

413.94

−14.84

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−28.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

+16.87

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	—	Low	1,543	210.10	3,242	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	187.45	2,705	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	179.23	2,189	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	146.86	1,354	5thin

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)	983	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,691	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,527	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,319	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,005	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	443.52/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,577	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	557.89/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,092	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	944	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,040	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	479.49/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	489.10/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	525.55/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	334.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	977	312.75/cwt	310.00–314.00	3,056	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	391.76/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,276	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	373.38/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,744	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	538.09/cwt	527.50–551.00	2,351	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	437.68/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	411.41/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	435.05/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,616	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	379.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	231.60/cwt	227.00–237.00	3,203	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	145.76/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	179.03/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,154	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	208.26/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,016	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	181.83/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,607	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	165.92/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,094	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	206.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,309	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	192.87/cwt	186.00–210.00	2,336	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	359.39/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	341.45/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	552.60/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,426	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	423.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	511.83/cwt	510.00–513.00	2,395	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,319.26/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	507.47/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	512.57/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	2,691.22/head	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,691	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,526.79/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	496.27/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,615	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	466.37/cwt	460.00–467.50	2,738	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	443.98/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,113	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	452.37/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,004	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	512.83/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	422.39/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,175	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	326.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	409	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,994	8

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 691Last week 859Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 84Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 101Year ago 50

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
18	400–450	437	527.50–551.00	538.09
9	450–500	463	525.00–530.00	525.55
6	500–550	537	505.00	505.00
10	550–600	575	475.00–482.50	479.49
7	650–700	681	397.50	397.50
27	700–750	735	367.50–375.00	373.38
2	750–800	773	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	331.00	331.00
15	950–1000	977	310.00–314.00	312.75
1	1000–1050	1,005	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	690.00	690.00
11	300–350	308	600.00	600.00
4	350–400	361	490.00–520.00	507.47
14	400–450	443	500.00–517.50	512.83
2	450–500	473	510.00–515.00	512.57
22	500–550	527	490.00–500.00	496.27
20	550–600	587	460.00–467.50	466.37
12	600–650	630	420.00–430.00	423.08
1	650–700	685	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	713	355.00–360.00	358.34
2	800–850	845	332.50	332.50
1	850–900	875	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	480	410.00–480.00	435.05
2	500–550	528	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	572	375.00–430.00	411.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	375	550.00–560.00	557.89
29	400–450	439	540.00–575.00	552.60
13	450–500	468	510.00–513.00	511.83
11	500–550	521	480.00–490.00	489.10
17	550–600	581	435.00–450.00	443.52
1	600–650	635	405.00	405.00
15	650–700	662	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	743	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	823	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	410.00–465.00	437.68
3	400–450	417	515.00	515.00
3	500–550	522	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	575	370.00–390.00	379.65
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	487.50	487.50
8	450–500	457	460.00	460.00
6	550–600	555	422.00	422.00
7	600–650	648	357.50	357.50
7	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
22	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
43	750–800	789	331.50	331.50
17	850–900	891	305.00	305.00
8	900–950	944	300.00	300.00
8	1000–1050	1,040	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
13	300–350	315	482.50	482.50
16	350–400	383	450.00	450.00
23	400–450	443	427.50–460.00	452.37
17	450–500	476	430.00–452.50	443.98
20	500–550	515	405.00–430.00	422.39
40	550–600	581	382.50–410.00	391.76
6	600–650	634	325.00–340.00	334.58
9	700–750	730	325.00–330.00	326.60
2	750–800	783	309.00	309.00
2	800–850	848	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	330	340.00–380.00	359.39
3	350–400	378	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	525	320.00–362.50	341.45
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,383	227.00–237.00	231.60
6	—	1,606	200.00–215.00	206.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	162.00	162.00
3	—	957	142.50–150.00	145.76
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,448	200.00–213.00	208.26
8	—	1,434	175.00–190.00	181.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	172.00–186.00	179.03
6	—	1,262	165.00–168.00	165.92
6	—	1,211	186.00–210.00	192.87

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	—	1,060	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,319.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,099	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,691.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,013	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,526.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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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