Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00-30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 1469 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 $346.47/cwt on 46 head, down $55.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −35.76 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$346.47

▼ 55.74 vs prior sale

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$31.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.70

vs TN average

−58.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	348.54	1,889	43
Medium and Large 2-3	557	316.85	1,765	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.68/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale46 hd

346.47

—

TN average16 barns · 740 hd

384.17

−37.70

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−58.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−35.76

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	1,615	215.71	3,484	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	179.24	2,037	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	175.22	2,478	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	161.06	1,563	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$2,453	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$5,174	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,159	$4,921	5

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Lean 85-90%	—	951	148.89/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,416	4
Bulls	—	—	1,897	229.22/cwt	225.00–233.00	4,348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	169.35/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,597	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	182.59/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,134	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	167.89/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,865	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	182.04/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,102	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,154	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	445.24/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	443.54/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,991	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	332.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	376.11/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	407.74/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	509.23/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	361.81/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	373.86/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	417.32/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	321.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	364.68/cwt	362.50–366.00	2,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,543	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,771	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	431.20/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,294	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	336.25/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	372.40/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	330.01/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	306.53/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	297.23/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	401.07/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,709	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,452.52/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	5,498.56/head	5,250.00–5,800.00	5,499	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	4,921.40/head	4,600.00–5,400.00	4,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	159.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,588	12
Bulls	—	—	1,365	195.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,671	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	215.54/cwt	212.00–221.00	3,233	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	203.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	361.24/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,409	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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 730Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 90Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 22Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	147.00–150.00	148.89
8	—	943	167.00–170.00	169.35
12	—	995	155.00–165.00	159.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	178.00–188.00	182.59
11	—	1,111	164.00–171.00	167.89
4	—	1,140	200.00–210.00	203.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	180.00–183.00	182.04
2	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	225.00–233.00	229.22
2	—	1,365	190.00–200.00	195.70
3	—	1,500	212.00–221.00	215.54

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
4	600–650	626	415.00	415.00
17	650–700	665	416.00	416.00
19	800–850	815	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	315	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
13	500–550	532	415.00–440.00	431.20
3	550–600	578	393.00	393.00
6	600–650	623	367.50–385.00	376.11
11	650–700	660	372.50–380.00	373.86
5	700–750	721	377.50	377.50
8	750–800	762	362.50–366.00	364.68
1	850–900	885	312.50	312.50
3	900–950	920	302.50	302.50
3	950–1000	955	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	608	327.50–332.50	330.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	500.00–560.00	509.23
6	300–350	315	430.00–460.00	445.24
12	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	417.32
4	400–450	434	400.00–415.00	407.74
6	450–500	489	415.00	415.00
29	500–550	522	350.00–372.50	361.81
14	550–600	583	315.00–325.00	321.04
14	600–650	633	332.00	332.00
9	650–700	667	323.00	323.00
4	700–750	710	325.00–335.00	332.52
7	750–800	752	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	845	285.00	285.00
14	900–950	905	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	694	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	515	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	578	305.00–308.00	306.53
6	600–650	627	288.00–305.00	297.23
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	442.50	442.50
17	400–450	449	420.00–445.00	443.54
10	500–550	516	429.00	429.00
8	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	667	355.00–367.50	361.24
10	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	908	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	426	390.00–415.00	401.07
2	450–500	490	320.00–352.50	336.25
6	500–550	528	367.50–377.50	372.40
4	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	5,250.00–5,800.00	5,498.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,159	4,600.00–5,400.00	4,921.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,452.52

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

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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