Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Offerings also included 1359 head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed 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 $370.31/cwt on 143 head, down $20.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −11.92 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$370.31

▼ 20.57 vs prior sale

143 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$16.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.28

vs TN average

−25.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	372.86	2,088	121
Medium and Large 2-3	531	356.28	1,893	22

One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about $195 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

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 sale143 hd

370.31

—

TN average15 barns · 737 hd

386.59

−16.28

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−25.74

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−11.92

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	1,807	221.24	3,999	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	184.60	2,669	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	182.63	2,243	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	160.49	1,682	15

Every lot, as filed

72 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	500–550	524	400.97/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,101	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,071	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	196.20/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	182.54/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,265	8
Bulls	—	—	1,804	206.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,723	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	246.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	4,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	360.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,894	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	169.30/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,977	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	182.01/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,626	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	194.96/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	175.15/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,871	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	159.75/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	396.34/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,506	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	458.36/cwt	446.00–470.00	2,017	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	336.30/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,095	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	349.61/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,059	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	285.54/cwt	282.50–287.50	2,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	254	480.98/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	389.31/cwt	385.00–394.00	2,472	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	307.42/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,189	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	397.04/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,279	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	407.70/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,071	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	322.08/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	419.77/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,036	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,759	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	346.15/cwt	337.50–349.50	2,838	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	370.69/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	595.00/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,910	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	344.14/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,526	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,363	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	367.34/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,109	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	408.82/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,146	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	484.89/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,512	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	420.06/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,159	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	319.21/cwt	304.50–325.25	2,420	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	347.83/cwt	347.50–348.00	2,139	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,652	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	401.02/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	371.93/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,146	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	393.32/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	724	268.31/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,241	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	332.80/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,186	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,074Last week 650Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 60Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	545.00	545.00
23	400–450	440	446.00–470.00	458.36
10	450–500	466	410.00	410.00
16	500–550	524	390.00–412.00	400.97
17	550–600	586	382.50	382.50
21	650–700	657	315.00–340.00	332.80
5	700–750	737	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	753	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	437	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	471	380.00–400.00	393.32
19	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	360.03
3	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
3	700–750	724	267.50–270.00	268.31
1	850–900	865	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	254	440.00–490.00	480.98
5	300–350	307	410.00	410.00
14	350–400	380	380.00–420.00	396.34
4	400–450	445	422.50	422.50
60	450–500	485	410.00–429.00	419.77
35	500–550	508	400.00–417.50	407.70
42	550–600	589	340.00–355.00	349.61
37	600–650	623	327.50–345.00	336.30
10	650–700	686	324.00	324.00
26	700–750	712	292.50–315.00	307.42
11	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	815	287.50	287.50
5	850–900	874	282.50–287.50	285.54
1	900–950	915	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	574	365.00–370.00	367.34
18	600–650	615	347.50–348.00	347.83
25	650–700	691	342.00	342.00
92	750–800	758	304.50–325.25	319.21
17	900–950	924	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
12	300–350	321	590.00–600.00	595.00
5	350–400	373	480.00–505.00	484.89
3	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
29	500–550	525	385.00–415.00	408.82
49	550–600	574	387.50–400.00	397.04
24	600–650	635	385.00–394.00	389.31
7	650–700	656	360.00–372.50	370.69
25	700–750	734	330.00–347.50	344.14
6	800–850	825	320.00–325.00	322.08
1	850–900	855	322.50	322.50
3	900–950	923	292.50	292.50
1	950–1000	970	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	480.00	480.00
26	500–550	514	417.50–440.00	420.06
5	550–600	552	425.00	425.00
18	650–700	661	380.00	380.00
34	700–750	712	387.50	387.50
14	750–800	795	345.00	345.00
56	800–850	820	337.50–349.50	346.15
11	900–950	938	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	530.00	530.00
5	450–500	459	400.00–405.00	401.02
14	550–600	577	355.00–375.00	371.93
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	192.00–200.00	196.20
8	—	1,241	178.00–188.00	182.54
3	—	1,168	168.00–172.00	169.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	178.00–188.00	182.01
2	—	1,458	194.00–196.00	194.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	172.00–178.00	175.15
1	—	1,070	140.00	140.00
12	—	1,043	154.00–165.00	159.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	200.00–215.00	206.35
3	—	1,813	240.00–250.00	246.05

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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