Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 1915 head sold on video. The video sale 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 $362.44/cwt on 43 head, up $1.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −19.79 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$362.44

▲ 1.58 vs prior sale

43 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$2.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs TN average

−11.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	362.50	2,033	42
Medium and Large 2-3	520	360.00	1,872	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.50/cwt here — about $161 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 sale43 hd

362.44

—

TN average15 barns · 708 hd

366.90

−4.45

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−11.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−19.79

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	1,578	225.97	3,565	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	178.91	2,130	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	178.84	2,660	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	158.21	1,686	17

Every lot, as filed

66 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	853	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	168.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,084	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	197.39/cwt	194.00–202.00	2,570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	178.57/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,014	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	192.00/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	178.01/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,688	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	157.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,674	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,802	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	140.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	333.80/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,120	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	348.85/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,124	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	340.08/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	392.31/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	390.29/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	298.99/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,982	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	417.69/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	376.81/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,001	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	343.95/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	422.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	378.25/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,178	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	460.42/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	362.85/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	393.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,524	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	413.72/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	359.75/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,076	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	351.27/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	420.04/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	427.18/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	236.94/cwt	225.00–245.00	3,424	2

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 351Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 25Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	512.50	512.50
11	400–450	448	477.50	477.50
3	450–500	477	400.00–430.00	420.04
16	500–550	518	410.00	410.00
9	550–600	592	335.00–360.00	348.85
17	600–650	635	333.00–335.00	333.80
8	650–700	662	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	732	319.00	319.00
8	750–800	757	327.50	327.50
2	850–900	853	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	420.00–435.00	427.18
1	400–450	410	432.50	432.50
2	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	327	400.00–430.00	422.19
12	350–400	378	385.00–400.00	392.31
14	400–450	416	412.50–422.50	417.69
13	450–500	463	372.50–405.00	390.29
16	500–550	531	375.00–385.00	376.81
8	550–600	584	337.50–348.00	340.08
4	600–650	639	302.50	302.50
12	650–700	663	292.50–315.00	298.99
7	700–750	736	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	845	262.50	262.50
2	850–900	885	272.50	272.50
20	950–1000	979	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	577	352.50–365.00	359.75
13	650–700	652	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	347.50–355.00	351.27
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
9	300–350	319	455.00–465.00	460.42
2	400–450	423	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	480	390.00–400.00	393.30
4	500–550	514	410.00–415.00	413.72
7	550–600	571	367.50–380.00	378.25
3	600–650	628	382.00	382.00
12	650–700	659	340.00–365.00	362.85
5	700–750	720	332.50–350.00	343.95
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	873	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
8	550–600	584	400.00	400.00
17	600–650	639	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	685	372.50	372.50
15	750–800	750	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	523	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	165.00–170.00	168.45
3	—	1,302	194.00–202.00	197.39
9	—	1,128	174.00–185.00	178.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	190.00–194.00	192.00
1	—	1,535	160.00	160.00
9	—	1,510	172.00–185.00	178.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	150.00–163.00	157.94
4	—	1,073	166.00–170.00	167.94
2	—	1,080	135.00–145.00	140.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	210.00–220.00	214.99
2	—	1,445	225.00–245.00	236.94

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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