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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 3

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Aug 20Sep 3Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 541▼ 26 vs year ago 438 · −5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 73▼ 15 vs year ago 79 · −19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Offerings also included 249 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 — 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 $363.83/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits −2.55 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$363.83

60 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$51.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs TN average

−7.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	370.65	2,002	52
Medium and Large 2-3	547	319.50	1,749	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.15/cwt here — about $253 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

363.83

—

TN average13 barns · 688 hd

359.03

+4.80

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−7.68

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−2.55

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	—	Low	1,627	192.44	3,131	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	167.63	2,568	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	163.99	2,081	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	140.09	1,569	15

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,046	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,651	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,741	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,943	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	410.35/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,986	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,150	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	403.47/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,082	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	340.44/cwt	317.50–380.00	1,794	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	377.98/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,158	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	332.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,936	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	363.79/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,255	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,305	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	330.22/cwt	329.00–334.00	2,368	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,754	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	344.61/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,536	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	318.71/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,438	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,379	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,761	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	208	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,040	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,187	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,547	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	412.77/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,742	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	405.98/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,863	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,388	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	385.23/cwt	377.50–388.00	1,992	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,762	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,005	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	352.36/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,005	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,717	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,080	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	321.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,056	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,168	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	290.78/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,989	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,005	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,320	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	367.95/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,358	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,812	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	504	324.02/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,633	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	398.43/cwt	385.00–399.00	2,112	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,234	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	346.18/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,226	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,869	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,412	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,322	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,163	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,274	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	194.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,089	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,254	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	157.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,675	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	123.68/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,318	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	181.34/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,082	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,659	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,903	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,153	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	183.40/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,421	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	168.39/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,600	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,543	3

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 541Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 73Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	295	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	384	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	439	442.50	442.50
8	450–500	484	407.50–430.00	410.35
8	500–550	516	402.50–410.00	403.47
14	550–600	571	375.00–381.00	377.98
8	600–650	620	360.00–365.00	363.79
4	650–700	676	341.00	341.00
14	700–750	736	341.00–351.00	344.61
3	750–800	765	315.00–326.00	318.71
1	800–850	815	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	875	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	447.50	447.50
4	500–550	503	427.50	427.50
19	700–750	721	382.00	382.00
19	800–850	812	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	527	317.50–380.00	340.44
5	550–600	583	320.00–340.00	332.00
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
8	700–750	717	329.00–334.00	330.22
1	750–800	770	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	276	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
13	450–500	459	402.50–407.50	405.98
26	500–550	517	377.50–388.00	385.23
16	550–600	569	345.00–360.00	352.36
8	600–650	639	320.00–335.00	321.76
7	650–700	684	287.50–295.00	290.78
8	700–750	716	280.00	280.00
4	850–900	853	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	422	411.00–415.00	412.77
10	550–600	554	362.00	362.00
2	600–650	603	345.00	345.00
11	650–700	652	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	407	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	459	302.50	302.50
5	500–550	529	333.00	333.00
3	550–600	578	297.00	297.00
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	434	417.50	417.50
3	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
23	500–550	530	385.00–399.00	398.43
12	550–600	588	380.00	380.00
8	600–650	643	345.00–355.00	346.18
3	700–750	742	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	755	307.50	307.50
4	800–850	804	269.00	269.00
2	900–950	928	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	335.00–380.00	367.95
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	504	322.50–330.00	324.02
2	650–700	650	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	155.00–160.00	157.32
9	—	1,156	140.00–150.00	143.55
4	—	1,066	115.00–130.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	150.00–160.00	155.07
2	—	1,320	177.00–190.00	183.40
8	—	1,544	163.00–175.00	168.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	150.00–157.00	154.36
2	—	1,148	178.00–185.00	181.34
12	—	1,304	160.00–170.00	165.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	175.00	175.00
1	—	2,075	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,592	190.00–200.00	194.06

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.