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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 30

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 404 vs last sale 671▼ 355 vs year ago 622 · −57.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 84▼ 37 vs year ago 63 · −58.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers uneven with heifers weighing under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.27/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.10 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$329.27

42 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$31.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.07

vs TN average

−18.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	333.03	1,803	37
Medium and Large 2-3	554	301.50	1,671	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.53/cwt here — about $133 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

329.27

—

TN average14 barns · 679 hd

342.34

−13.07

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−18.23

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−37.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.53, low $321.48, median $366.38 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,817	204.49	3,715	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	173.78	2,555	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	164.26	1,920	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	132.44	1,250	4thin

Every lot

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	460.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,560	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	429.12/cwt	418.00–435.00	1,751	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	372.16/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,723	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	374.19/cwt	362.50–379.00	1,950	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	356.04/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,976	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,887	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	343.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,143	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	317.49/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,295	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,414	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,339	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	327.84/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,124	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	359	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,486	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	351.73/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,527	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,759	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,622	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	336.47/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,787	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,614	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	326.67/cwt	312.50–337.00	1,833	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	295.41/cwt	290.00–300.50	1,876	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	303.81/cwt	300.00–309.50	1,990	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,938	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	288.63/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,136	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	282.71/cwt	281.00–284.50	2,327	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,566	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	379.76/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,773	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	357.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,854	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,923	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,078	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,022	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,067	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,347	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	206.74/cwt	206.50–207.00	3,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,250	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,976	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	156.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,902	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	181.71/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,626	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1

This sale against other markets

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 671Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 84Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	365.00	365.00
19	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	379.76
5	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	357.95
4	550–600	574	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	626	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	650	311.00	311.00
2	700–750	733	282.00	282.00
2	950–1000	978	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
8	300–350	305	439.00	439.00
5	350–400	368	370.00	370.00
10	400–450	434	340.00–370.00	351.73
3	450–500	477	340.00	340.00
24	500–550	531	322.00–343.00	336.47
13	550–600	561	312.50–337.00	326.67
10	600–650	635	290.00–300.50	295.41
10	650–700	655	300.00–309.50	303.81
5	700–750	740	283.00–290.00	288.63
4	800–850	823	281.00–284.50	282.71
1	950–1000	980	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	414.00	414.00
7	450–500	451	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	325.00–340.00	327.84
2	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	538	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	565	302.50	302.50
2	700–750	710	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	450.00–470.00	460.06
6	400–450	408	418.00–435.00	429.12
2	450–500	463	360.00–385.00	372.16
36	500–550	521	362.50–379.00	374.19
2	550–600	555	352.00–360.00	356.04
9	600–650	624	340.00–345.00	343.40
9	700–750	723	316.00–318.00	317.49
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	810	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	322.50	322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	206.50–207.00	206.74
1	—	1,880	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	176.00–185.00	181.71
1	—	1,545	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,180	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,219	155.00–158.00	156.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	130.00–135.00	132.44

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.