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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 21

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Feeder Cattle receipts

609 head

▲ 235 vs last sale 374▼ 206 vs year ago 815 · −25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 59▼ 1 vs year ago 72 · −1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 32▲ 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Offerings also included 1496 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 $390.02/cwt on 50 head, up $12.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −23.48 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$390.02

▲ 12.86 vs prior sale

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$47.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.02

vs TN average

−49.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	401.48	2,183	38
Medium and Large 2-3	516	353.72	1,825	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale50 hd

390.02

—

TN average18 barns · 602 hd

375.00

+15.02

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−49.25

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

−23.48

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

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	1,733	181.88	3,151	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	132.07	1,521	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	131.84	2,030	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	116.36	1,115	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,426	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$3,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,427	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	412.13/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,925	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,990	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	353.72/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,825	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	416.49/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,207	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	371.18/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,168	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,363	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	361.95/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,306	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	335.53/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,245	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	347.32/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,466	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,175	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	319.89/cwt	312.00–337.50	2,297	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	333.97/cwt	330.00–334.50	2,625	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	304.97/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,409	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	321.80/cwt	320.50–325.00	2,610	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,401	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	318.03/cwt	307.50–319.00	2,811	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,864	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,681	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	394.12/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,521	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	318.97/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,372	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	358.50/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,574	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	371.12/cwt	371.00–372.50	1,703	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	354.46/cwt	342.50–356.00	1,857	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	335.83/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,800	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,812	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	332.89/cwt	327.50–342.00	1,947	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	298.36/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,814	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	319.29/cwt	313.00–327.00	2,021	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	291.11/cwt	282.50–292.00	1,950	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,105	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	303.63/cwt	302.50–304.00	2,192	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	324.90/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,378	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	295.10/cwt	286.00–301.00	2,243	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,616	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,215	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,611	23
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,000	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,800	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,110	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,942	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,676	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,739	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,628	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,912	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,913	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,070	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	323.33/cwt	320.00–324.50	2,069	27
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	287.69/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,106	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,222	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	170.76/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,247	9
Bulls	—	—	2,205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	927	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,181	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	132.07/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,521	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,273	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	133.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,050	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	121.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,898	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,426.30/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 374Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 59Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	383	437.50	437.50
3	400–450	443	392.50	392.50
7	450–500	464	412.00	412.00
15	500–550	513	373.00	373.00
5	550–600	588	352.00	352.00
27	600–650	640	320.00–324.50	323.33
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	732	278.00–290.00	287.69
5	800–850	823	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	430	297.50–330.00	318.97
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
11	500–550	536	335.00–336.00	335.83
9	550–600	579	313.00	313.00
2	600–650	608	287.00–310.00	298.36
1	850–900	860	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
10	350–400	386	380.00–400.00	394.12
4	400–450	439	358.00–360.00	358.50
12	450–500	459	371.00–372.50	371.12
28	500–550	524	342.50–356.00	354.46
18	550–600	585	327.50–342.00	332.89
11	600–650	633	313.00–327.00	319.29
13	650–700	670	282.50–292.00	291.11
4	700–750	722	302.50–304.00	303.63
7	750–800	760	286.00–301.00	295.10
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	679	310.00	310.00
43	700–750	732	322.00–328.00	324.90
13	800–850	833	314.00	314.00
23	850–900	891	293.00	293.00
5	1000–1050	1,000	280.00	280.00
3	1100–1150	1,110	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
12	500–550	516	347.50–355.00	353.72
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	713	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
7	300–350	328	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	467	390.00–417.50	412.13
3	500–550	507	392.50	392.50
11	550–600	584	371.00–372.00	371.18
35	600–650	637	360.00–365.00	361.95
11	650–700	669	330.00–337.50	335.53
4	700–750	718	312.00–337.50	319.89
7	750–800	790	302.50–320.00	304.97
1	850–900	850	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	975	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	530	412.50–417.50	416.49
30	600–650	637	371.00	371.00
23	700–750	710	342.50–350.00	347.32
25	750–800	786	330.00–334.50	333.97
21	800–850	811	320.50–325.00	321.80
23	850–900	884	307.50–319.00	318.03
6	900–950	933	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,757	180.00–190.00	184.81
4	—	1,560	165.00–175.00	170.76
1	—	2,205	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	105.00	105.00
6	—	983	115.00–125.00	120.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	130.00–140.00	133.67
3	—	1,562	120.00–125.00	121.52
1	—	1,515	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,152	129.00–140.00	132.07

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.