Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 higher. Offerings also included 1286 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 $469.16/cwt on 58 head, down $5.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +24.64 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$469.16

▼ 5.84 vs prior sale

58 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.07

vs TN average

−5.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	471.69	2,616	54
Medium and Large 2-3	576	435.00	2,506	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $111 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 sale58 hd

469.16

—

TN average14 barns · 517 hd

460.09

+9.07

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−5.32

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

+24.64

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	—	Average	1,741	226.63	3,946	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	182.07	2,687	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	178.02	2,107	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	154.46	1,504	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	221.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,777	9
Bulls	—	—	1,821	238.35/cwt	235.00–245.00	4,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	176.30/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,082	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	199.10/cwt	192.00–206.00	2,797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	178.66/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,662	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	156.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	483.94/cwt	475.00–502.50	1,824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	345.73/cwt	342.50–346.00	2,842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	333.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,463	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	485.17/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,892	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,254	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	488.42/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,286	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	355.72/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,234	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	400.11/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,561	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	463.58/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,374	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	428.45/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,536	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	350.09/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	573.67/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	430.48/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	468.44/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,094	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	477.64/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,694	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	933	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,845	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	293.17/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	401.96/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	406.37/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,125	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	409.64/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,306	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,029	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	467.88/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	357.83/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,805	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	380.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	457.29/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	480.05/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,275	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,265	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,383	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	431.54/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	479.76/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	489.84/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	431.37/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,889	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	315.85/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,328	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	442.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	442.75/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,090	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	384.78/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	359.91/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,105	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	196.24/cwt	189.00–210.00	2,223	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,059	4

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 435Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 57Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	390	465.00–495.00	485.17
15	400–450	442	510.00	510.00
16	450–500	468	470.00–500.00	488.42
17	500–550	512	435.00–470.00	463.58
30	550–600	592	425.00–440.00	428.45
30	600–650	640	392.50–412.50	400.11
12	700–750	738	320.00–340.00	333.74
5	800–850	808	313.00	313.00
9	850–900	867	300.00–305.00	303.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	730	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	442.60
5	400–450	434	400.00–445.00	431.54
6	450–500	495	395.00–412.50	409.64
2	550–600	585	355.00–365.00	359.91
6	700–750	737	312.50–317.50	315.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
12	350–400	377	475.00–502.50	483.94
16	400–450	447	457.50–470.00	468.44
19	450–500	472	435.00–447.50	442.75
29	500–550	523	392.50–415.00	406.37
11	550–600	579	365.00–389.00	384.78
36	600–650	628	350.00–375.00	355.72
5	650–700	651	353.00	353.00
8	700–750	716	310.00	310.00
10	750–800	755	310.00–322.50	316.25
14	850–900	862	285.00–301.00	293.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	450.00	450.00
13	400–450	438	385.00–445.00	431.37
7	450–500	454	380.00–410.00	401.96
4	500–550	526	375.00–385.00	380.12
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	645	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	414	490.00	490.00
14	500–550	536	422.50	422.50
10	550–600	580	397.50	397.50
19	700–750	703	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	480.00	480.00
29	550–600	564	470.00–480.00	477.64
10	600–650	610	450.00	450.00
39	650–700	654	435.00	435.00
9	700–750	716	382.50	382.50
27	750–800	784	355.00–360.00	357.83
13	800–850	822	342.50–346.00	345.73
2	900–950	933	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	660.00	660.00
13	300–350	316	560.00–600.00	573.67
4	350–400	379	465.00–495.00	479.76
5	400–450	416	505.00	505.00
19	450–500	474	470.00–495.00	480.05
7	500–550	508	465.00–470.00	467.88
13	550–600	572	455.00–460.00	457.29
15	600–650	625	422.50–437.50	430.48
7	650–700	658	405.00	405.00
3	700–750	703	365.00	365.00
3	750–800	784	345.00–352.50	350.09
17	850–900	869	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	935	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	470.00–500.00	489.84
4	450–500	463	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	588	435.00	435.00
5	600–650	642	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,706	215.00–225.00	221.42
4	—	1,821	235.00–245.00	238.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	165.00	165.00
2	—	923	139.00–140.00	139.49
12	—	961	150.00–160.00	156.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,181	169.00–187.00	176.30
5	—	1,133	189.00–210.00	196.24
4	—	1,260	160.00–165.00	163.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	192.00–206.00	199.10
10	—	1,490	170.00–187.00	178.66

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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