Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale. Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Offerings also included 1039 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.85/cwt on 98 head, up $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −35.39 against this barn's trailing median of $381.24.

Average price

$345.85

▲ 8.25 vs prior sale

98 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs TN average

−5.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	349.32	1,912	85
Medium and Large 2-3	558	323.18	1,804	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.53, low $321.48, median $381.24 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

345.85

—

TN average15 barns · 717 hd

338.71

+7.14

National average172 barns · 11,766 hd

351.40

−5.55

This barn, trailing median18 sales

381.24

−35.39

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

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	1,785	180.35	3,220	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	146.50	2,158	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	145.66	1,821	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	124.37	1,475	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,496	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,719	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$2,254	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,649	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$3,125	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,685	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	321.82/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,857	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	115.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,500	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	146.39/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,175	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,093	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	156.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	368.45/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,927	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	431.58/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,653	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	336.53/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,295	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	348.17/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,037	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,495.76/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,254.43/head	1,975.00–2,600.00	2,254	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,014	285.99/cwt	280.00–291.00	2,900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	317.30/cwt	312.00–322.50	2,313	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	841	323.90/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,724	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,309	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,583.71/head	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	362.59/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,292	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,719.35/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	363.75/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	391.23/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	302.31/cwt	292.50–307.50	2,007	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,713.79/head	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	382.96/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	376.76/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,035	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	407.09/cwt	382.50–413.00	1,787	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	384.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,835	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	343.99/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,978	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	535.71/cwt	532.50–540.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	410.12/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	280.02/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	332.20/cwt	326.00–333.00	2,594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	309.76/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	369.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	297.86/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,359	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	301.57/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,180	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	302.22/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	389.45/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,799	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	325.65/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,078	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	368.66/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	321.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	399.02/cwt	377.50–407.50	1,500	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	935	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,983	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	356.63/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,539	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	350.75/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,831	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,004	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	326.24/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	352.31/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,959	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	344.13/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,159	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	145.68/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,812	24
Bulls	—	—	1,770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	182.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,481	6
Bulls	—	—	1,613	171.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,768	4

How this sale compares

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 331Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 24Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 21Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	473	332.50–355.00	344.13
4	500–550	516	322.50–327.50	326.24
9	550–600	577	295.00–332.50	321.82
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
8	1000–1050	1,004	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	321	365.00–370.00	369.33
11	350–400	376	377.50–407.50	399.02
4	400–450	428	377.50–400.00	382.96
33	450–500	462	387.50–390.00	389.45
35	500–550	522	335.00–353.00	350.75
24	550–600	575	335.00–346.00	343.99
9	600–650	624	302.50–315.00	309.76
22	650–700	664	292.50–307.50	302.31
23	700–750	723	300.00–303.00	301.57
26	750–800	792	282.00–300.00	297.86
3	800–850	822	275.00–290.00	280.02
1	850–900	885	262.50	262.50
7	1000–1050	1,009	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	407.50	407.50
26	550–600	556	350.00–354.00	352.31
34	600–650	638	322.50–332.50	325.65
11	700–750	713	311.00	311.00
7	800–850	816	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	397.50	397.50
5	600–650	625	376.00	376.00
13	650–700	655	352.50	352.50
32	700–750	712	356.00–358.00	356.63
17	750–800	781	326.00–333.00	332.20
39	800–850	841	320.00–324.00	323.90
57	900–950	935	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	583	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	623	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	227	532.50–540.00	535.71
7	300–350	316	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	410.12
10	450–500	459	380.00–392.50	391.23
12	500–550	540	370.00–392.50	376.76
12	550–600	583	360.00–367.50	363.75
10	600–650	632	352.50–365.00	362.59
12	650–700	682	332.50–340.00	336.53
12	700–750	729	312.00–322.50	317.30
3	800–850	812	304.00	304.00
5	850–900	856	298.00–305.00	302.22
17	1000–1050	1,014	280.00–291.00	285.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	383	422.50–440.00	431.58
21	400–450	439	382.50–413.00	407.09
14	450–500	477	370.00–390.00	384.72
29	500–550	523	355.00–375.00	368.45
57	550–600	585	337.50–355.00	348.17
8	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	355.00–410.00	368.66
2	500–550	513	330.00–345.00	337.32
5	550–600	577	320.00–325.00	321.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	110.00–120.00	115.56
4	—	1,165	125.00–130.00	128.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,486	140.00–153.00	146.39
5	—	1,528	135.00–138.00	136.98
5	—	1,372	155.00–158.00	156.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	135.00–137.00	136.04
2	—	1,393	155.00	155.00
24	—	1,244	140.00–151.00	145.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,903	180.00–190.00	182.92
4	—	1,613	170.00–177.00	171.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,583.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,713.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,495.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,154	1,975.00–2,600.00	2,254.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,395	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,719.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,685.00	2,685.00

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.

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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

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