Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 3
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 730▲ 14 vs year ago 415 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 90▲ 41 vs year ago 67 · +61.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 22▲ 75 vs year ago 9 · +833.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00-30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 1469 sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.47/cwt on 46 head, down $55.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −19.91 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.
Average price
$346.47
▼ 55.74 vs prior sale
46 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−37.70
vs TN average
−58.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542348.541,88943
Medium and Large 2-3557316.851,7653thin
One grade step is worth $31.68/cwt here — about $124 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 sale46 hd
346.47
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TN average16 barns · 740 hd
384.17
−37.70
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−58.29
This barn, trailing median18 sales
366.38
−19.91
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
444398353307median 366.3803/0404/2907/1509/0210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,615215.713,4848thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,136179.242,03723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414175.222,4785thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low970161.061,56324

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$2,4532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$5,1744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,159$4,9215

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2222
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532431.20/cwt415.00–440.002,29413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608330.01/cwt327.50–332.502,0062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623376.11/cwt367.50–385.002,3436
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5984
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660373.86/cwt372.50–380.002,46711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,76617
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,7225
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762364.68/cwt362.50–366.002,7798
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,77119
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7661
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,7833
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,9133
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293509.23/cwt500.00–560.001,4926
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315445.24/cwt430.00–460.001,4036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373417.32/cwt400.00–430.001,55712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434407.74/cwt400.00–415.001,7704
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0296
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522361.81/cwt350.00–372.501,88929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578306.53/cwt305.00–308.001,7722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583321.04/cwt315.00–325.001,87214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3627297.23/cwt288.00–305.001,8646
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,10214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,1549
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,4226
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710332.52/cwt325.00–335.002,3614
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3317
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4081
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,54314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7179
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3426401.07/cwt390.00–415.001,7096
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2449443.54/cwt420.00–445.001,99117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490336.25/cwt320.00–352.501,6482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,21410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528372.40/cwt367.50–377.501,9666
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9948
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9144
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667361.24/cwt355.00–367.502,4096
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,39510
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2908290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365195.70/cwt190.00–200.002,6712
Bulls——1,500215.54/cwt212.00–221.003,2333
Bulls——1,897229.22/cwt225.00–233.004,3483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943169.35/cwt167.00–170.001,5978
Cows—Lean 85-90%951148.89/cwt147.00–150.001,4164
Cows—Lean 85-90%995159.59/cwt155.00–165.001,58812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111167.89/cwt164.00–171.001,86511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140203.74/cwt200.00–210.002,3234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169182.59/cwt178.00–188.002,1348
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417182.04/cwt180.00–183.002,5803
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1594,921.40/head4,600.00–5,400.004,9215
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1854,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2175,498.56/head5,250.00–5,800.005,4993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,452.52/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4532

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.