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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Feb 18Mar 4Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▼ 398 vs last sale 1,117▼ 733 vs year ago 1,452 · −50.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 98▲ 24 vs year ago 50 · +48.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 1281 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.53/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +31.03 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$444.53

100 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$29.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.71

vs TN average

−31.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	444.82	2,567	99
Medium and Large 2-3	515	415.00	2,137	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $430 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 sale100 hd

444.53

—

TN average14 barns · 603 hd

468.23

−23.71

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−31.03

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

+31.03

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $366.05, median $413.50 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	—	Average	1,755	193.71	3,399	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	165.87	1,900	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	161.97	2,523	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	144.26	1,288	7thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,393	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	557.60/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,756	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,105	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	486.20/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,130	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,299	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	452.20/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,324	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	445.07/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,359	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	448.63/cwt	441.00–452.00	2,624	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	429.67/cwt	410.00–431.00	2,518	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,583	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	408.37/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,565	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	404.50/cwt	404.50–404.50	2,763	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	370.06/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,550	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	378.49/cwt	372.50–382.00	2,668	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	362.78/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,616	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	365.77/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,798	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	330.35/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,762	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	339.27/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,958	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	325.85/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,845	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,906	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	963	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,995	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	3,011	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,792	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	470.54/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,807	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	404	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,919	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,721	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	452.21/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,003	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	442.84/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,072	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,213	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	410.42/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,163	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,351	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	384.68/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,200	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	362.47/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,280	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,184	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	342.54/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,357	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	321.58/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,290	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	334.90/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,462	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,260	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	326.91/cwt	324.00–331.00	2,543	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,647	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	304.98/cwt	302.50–307.50	2,708	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	477.80/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,801	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	537.06/cwt	517.50–545.00	2,052	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,179	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,191	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	431.70/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,288	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,100	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	404.27/cwt	387.50–417.50	2,341	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	391.73/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,554	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	324.44/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,547	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,305	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	183.76/cwt	183.00–185.00	3,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	203.93/cwt	202.50–205.00	3,738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	147.96/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,376	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	163.72/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,847	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	179.16/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,078	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,523	2

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 1,117Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 98Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	502.50	502.50
10	450–500	484	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	514	450.00–455.00	452.20
66	550–600	585	441.00–452.00	448.63
6	600–650	621	416.00	416.00
28	650–700	683	404.50	404.50
23	700–750	705	372.50–382.00	378.49
33	750–800	765	357.00–369.00	365.77
33	850–900	872	339.00–340.00	339.27
5	950–1000	963	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	258	540.00	540.00
10	300–350	315	520.00–590.00	557.60
2	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	438	485.00–495.00	486.20
3	500–550	530	440.00–447.50	445.07
21	550–600	586	410.00–431.00	429.67
3	600–650	628	405.00–410.00	408.37
13	650–700	689	362.50–372.50	370.06
18	700–750	721	357.50–367.50	362.78
7	800–850	836	330.00–332.50	330.35
16	850–900	873	317.50–330.00	325.85
1	900–950	945	307.50	307.50
4	1000–1050	1,024	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	515.00	515.00
19	350–400	384	460.00–485.00	470.54
16	400–450	443	450.00–452.50	452.21
25	450–500	468	435.00–450.00	442.84
15	500–550	527	395.00–417.50	410.42
8	550–600	572	382.50–385.00	384.68
3	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	346.61
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
15	700–750	712	317.50–327.50	321.58
2	850–900	888	302.50–307.50	304.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	475.00	475.00
7	500–550	527	420.00	420.00
12	550–600	561	419.00	419.00
28	600–650	629	357.00–369.00	362.47
16	650–700	688	341.00–347.50	342.54
13	700–750	735	330.00–339.00	334.90
7	750–800	778	324.00–331.00	326.91
3	800–850	835	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	433	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	382	517.50–545.00	537.06
14	400–450	447	487.50	487.50
5	450–500	498	440.00	440.00
30	500–550	530	410.00–435.00	431.70
9	550–600	579	387.50–417.50	404.27
14	650–700	652	372.50–395.00	391.73
6	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	785	322.50–332.50	324.44
1	800–850	820	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	475.00–485.00	477.80
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	535	390.00–395.00	392.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	160.00–164.00	161.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,160	177.50–180.00	179.16
10	—	1,128	158.00–172.50	163.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	155.00	155.00
5	—	930	140.00–152.50	147.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,690	190.00–200.00	195.59
2	—	1,833	202.50–205.00	203.93
3	—	1,810	183.00–185.00	183.76

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.