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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Dec 3Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

548 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 848▼ 210 vs year ago 758 · −27.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 48▲ 69 vs year ago 51 · +135.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 10▲ 47 vs year ago 20 · +235.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included 998 head that 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 $344.90/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −21.48 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$344.90

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$23.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs TN average

−45.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	347.04	1,889	60
Medium and Large 2-3	549	323.51	1,776	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.52/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd

344.90

—

TN average16 barns · 453 hd

345.10

−0.20

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−45.01

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−21.48

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	1,655	186.41	3,085	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	166.52	2,497	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	152.96	1,963	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	127.17	1,323	33

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,489	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,111	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$4,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$3,994	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$3,451	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	376.83/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,029	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	404.80/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,712	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,762	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	389.14/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,961	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	369.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,889	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	356.23/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,063	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	380.23/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,350	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,108	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	357.29/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,251	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	340.73/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,579	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,693	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,785	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	253	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	886	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,419	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	353.72/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,493	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,680	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,664	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	456	335.04/cwt	315.00–341.00	1,528	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,731	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	349.48/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,838	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	316.52/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,795	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	340.86/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,014	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	339.39/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,131	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,051	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,162	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	311.74/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,098	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	280.14/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,093	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,422	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,423	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,451	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	948	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,560	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	965	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,581	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,070	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,440	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,491	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	394.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,729	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	337.86/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,561	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	348.97/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,832	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	346.18/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,004	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	337.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,153	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	294.54/cwt	287.00–296.00	2,118	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,099	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	223.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,848	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	903	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,964	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,619	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	133.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,372	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	117.02/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,237	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,602	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	141.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,775	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	154.26/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,981	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	168.96/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,247	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	175.16/cwt	167.00–190.00	2,612	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	162.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,439	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,489.37/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,489	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,111.05/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,111	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	3,369.99/head	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,370	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	4,140.66/head	3,750.00–4,500.00	4,141	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 848Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 48Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 10Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	195.00	195.00
6	—	1,619	180.00–190.00	184.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,284	147.00–163.00	154.26
9	—	1,256	135.00–146.00	141.33
5	—	1,330	165.00–174.00	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	167.00–190.00	175.16
8	—	1,504	155.00–165.00	162.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,024	130.00–142.00	133.96
14	—	1,057	105.00–127.00	117.02
1	—	1,090	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	462	335.00–345.00	337.86
3	800–850	828	220.00–230.00	223.24
2	900–950	903	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	397.50	397.50
14	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	394.65
17	500–550	525	342.50–352.50	348.97
13	550–600	579	340.00–349.00	346.18
12	600–650	638	330.00–340.00	337.53
6	700–750	719	287.00–296.00	294.54
2	800–850	815	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	352.50–355.00	353.72
13	450–500	456	315.00–341.00	335.04
2	500–550	513	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	567	290.00–327.50	316.52
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	628	339.00–340.00	339.39
4	650–700	659	328.00	328.00
5	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	794	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	817	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	948	270.00	270.00
5	950–1000	965	267.50	267.50
2	1050–1100	1,070	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	381	372.50	372.50
5	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	456	365.00	365.00
43	500–550	526	340.00–355.00	349.48
17	550–600	591	337.50–350.00	340.86
2	600–650	645	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	673	305.00–315.00	311.74
14	700–750	747	280.00–281.00	280.14
2	800–850	813	298.00	298.00
1	850–900	865	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	376.83
4	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	629	330.00–340.00	335.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	389.00–390.00	389.14
26	600–650	618	365.00–383.00	380.23
11	750–800	757	340.00–341.00	340.73
5	800–850	839	321.00	321.00
47	850–900	853	326.50	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	404.80
2	450–500	473	372.50	372.50
16	500–550	512	365.00–370.00	369.01
6	550–600	579	352.00–365.00	356.23
24	600–650	630	349.00–360.00	357.29
1	650–700	675	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,270	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,111.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,265	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,489.37

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	3,750.00–4,500.00	4,140.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,375.00	4,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,875.00	3,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,249	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,369.99

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.