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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 7

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▼ 492 vs last sale 866▲ 374 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 177▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower;5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-9.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Offerings also included 547 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 $327.99/cwt on 51 head, down $17.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −38.39 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$327.99

▼ 17.86 vs prior sale

51 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.70

vs TN average

−39.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	327.99	1,786	51

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

327.99

—

TN average16 barns · 689 hd

333.69

−5.70

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−39.92

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−38.39

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	1,877	188.19	3,532	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	138.41	2,164	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	135.84	1,666	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	114.92	1,273	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,265	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,531	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,591	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	381.08/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,806	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	383.49/cwt	365.00–392.50	2,048	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	368.93/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,125	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	348.29/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,187	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,342	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	334.61/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,215	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,404	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	304.93/cwt	301.00–307.50	2,321	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	285.06/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,494	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,870	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,632	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,193	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	333.83/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,072	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	318.91/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,199	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,432	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	386.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,708	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	346.90/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,533	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	331.74/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,616	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,822	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	324.93/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,738	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	328.42/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,842	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	307.67/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,960	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	309.04/cwt	292.50–317.50	2,037	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	297.00/cwt	295.00–298.00	2,115	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,246	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,042	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,234	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,429	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	462.50/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,734	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	401.75/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,748	26
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	369.17/cwt	346.00–378.00	1,886	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	311.51/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,667	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,754	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,013	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	300.61/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,978	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	290.36/cwt	281.00–294.00	2,137	21
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	864	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,966	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	187.98/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,455	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,212	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	108.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,135	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,737	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	119.24/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,363	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,683	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,265	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	133.05/cwt	125.00–155.00	2,053	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	139.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,239	6

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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 866Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,785	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,838	185.00–191.00	187.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	125.00–155.00	133.05
6	—	1,608	135.00–145.00	139.25
2	—	1,490	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	130.00–140.00	134.83
2	—	1,120	150.00–160.00	155.07
3	—	1,225	125.00–128.00	126.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,143	115.00–128.00	119.24
5	—	1,051	100.00–110.00	108.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	535	307.50–320.00	311.51
4	550–600	568	307.50–310.00	308.76
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	864	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	460.00–465.00	462.50
26	400–450	435	390.00–407.50	401.75
25	500–550	511	346.00–378.00	369.17
8	550–600	571	352.50	352.50
14	650–700	658	290.00–310.00	300.61
21	700–750	736	281.00–294.00	290.36
1	750–800	765	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	389	368.00	368.00
14	400–450	442	385.00–390.00	386.45
3	450–500	487	327.50–340.00	331.74
27	500–550	535	313.00–330.00	324.93
21	550–600	561	317.50–335.00	328.42
13	600–650	637	302.50–310.00	307.67
6	650–700	659	292.50–317.50	309.04
9	700–750	712	295.00–298.00	297.00
2	750–800	795	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	835	267.50	267.50
8	1050–1100	1,056	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	321	330.00–335.00	333.83
6	350–400	376	302.50–322.50	318.91
4	400–450	442	345.00–347.50	346.90
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	633	370.00	370.00
6	700–750	709	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	319	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
8	450–500	474	367.50–400.00	381.08
13	500–550	534	365.00–392.50	383.49
10	550–600	576	361.00–373.00	368.93
13	600–650	628	337.50–352.50	348.29
11	650–700	662	325.00–340.00	334.61
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	761	301.00–307.50	304.93
3	850–900	875	280.00–295.00	285.06
2	1050–1100	1,083	265.00	265.00
5	1100–1150	1,132	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	468	340.00	340.00

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.