Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Ohttps://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdffferings also included 704 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 $396.64/cwt on 88 head, down $8.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +14.41 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$396.64

▼ 8.65 vs prior sale

88 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.04

vs TN average

−31.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	396.91	2,214	86
Medium and Large 2-3	535	385.00	2,060	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $154 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 sale88 hd

396.64

—

TN average14 barns · 808 hd

409.68

−13.04

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−31.26

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

+14.41

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	1,802	206.10	3,715	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	180.29	2,624	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	176.80	2,146	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	153.19	1,402	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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%	—	1,207	174.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,102	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	193.77/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,823	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	153.13/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	205.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	344.36/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	457.43/cwt	435.00–492.50	2,356	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,372	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	327.50/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	847	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,943	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	481.05/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,208	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	493.29/cwt	472.50–500.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	440.10/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	466.57/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,860	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	404.61/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	414.59/cwt	402.50–421.00	2,156	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	386.59/cwt	379.00–388.00	2,207	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	502.36/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	441.82/cwt	435.00–462.50	1,931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	421.68/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	362.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	331.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,252	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	470.28/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,591	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	400.88/cwt	399.00–402.50	2,285	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	543.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	515.16/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	313.24/cwt	312.50–314.00	2,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	331.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	358.71/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,169	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	190.47/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,291	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	4,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,178	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,562	6

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 499Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 72Year ago 128

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,207	170.00–180.00	174.14
3	—	1,203	185.00–196.00	190.47
1	—	1,320	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	190.00–197.50	193.77
1	—	1,455	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,455	170.00–180.00	176.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	145.00–160.00	153.13
1	—	1,030	169.00	169.00
1	—	850	137.50	137.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	190.00–195.00	192.46
6	—	1,818	200.00–210.00	205.19
2	—	1,878	220.00–225.00	222.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	485	360.00–420.00	390.00
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	635	343.00–350.00	344.36
2	650–700	695	305.00–350.00	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	480.00	480.00
11	450–500	459	470.00–500.00	481.05
17	500–550	515	435.00–492.50	457.43
7	550–600	577	427.50–450.00	440.10
6	600–650	638	402.50–405.00	404.61
2	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	710	342.50	342.50
5	750–800	775	330.00–340.00	331.97
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	890	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	570	399.00–402.50	400.88
31	650–700	673	352.50	352.50
2	900–950	930	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	470.00–510.00	502.36
4	350–400	369	472.50–500.00	493.29
12	400–450	437	435.00–462.50	441.82
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
22	500–550	520	402.50–421.00	414.59
45	550–600	571	379.00–388.00	386.59
4	600–650	625	360.00–370.00	362.44
18	650–700	679	320.00–335.00	331.67
2	700–750	730	312.50–314.00	313.24
4	750–800	758	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	422	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	505.00	505.00
19	600–650	613	465.00–472.50	466.57
6	700–750	722	387.50	387.50
15	800–850	847	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	540.00–550.00	543.73
2	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	418	505.00–520.00	515.16
3	450–500	477	480.00	480.00
8	500–550	518	487.50	487.50
37	550–600	551	470.00–475.00	470.28
2	600–650	638	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	673	417.50–432.50	421.68
2	700–750	723	355.00–362.50	358.71
1	800–850	815	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	645	375.00	375.00

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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