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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 16

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Feeder Cattle receipts

331 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 244▼ 371 vs year ago 702 · −52.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 56 vs year ago 80 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls not well tested due to light offerings. Offerings also included a video sale. 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 $374.49/cwt on 37 head, up $8.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −39.01 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$374.49

▲ 8.44 vs prior sale

37 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$43.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs TN average

−28.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	378.00	2,167	34
Medium and Large 2-3	543	334.67	1,818	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.34/cwt here — about $348 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 sale37 hd

374.49

—

TN average14 barns · 531 hd

367.89

+6.60

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−28.87

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

−39.01

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	1,839	196.14	3,607	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	152.05	1,971	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	150.07	2,325	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	126.30	1,244	4thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	387.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,231	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,508	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	386.63/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,601	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	392.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,871	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,701	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	359.34/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,955	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,814	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,217	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	361.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,135	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	351.64/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,184	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,431	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,251	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	318.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,309	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	308.83/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,387	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,722	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	363.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,310	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,159	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,486	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	350.60/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,648	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	349.05/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,822	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	319.35/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,696	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,936	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	332.22/cwt	312.50–337.00	1,927	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,809	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	314.25/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,986	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,879	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	304.31/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,091	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	292.35/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,114	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	275.50/cwt	271.00–280.00	2,011	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,495	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	372.89/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,417	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,735	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	359.57/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,913	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,968	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	307.20/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,932	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,100	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	306.31/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,264	24
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,194	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	186.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,324	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	205.85/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,901	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	125.60/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,266	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	152.05/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,971	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,069	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,621	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,308	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 244Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	145.00–150.00	147.64
1	—	1,560	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,510	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,008	125.00–126.00	125.60
1	—	1,090	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	148.00–157.00	152.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	185.00–190.00	186.42
3	—	1,895	203.00–210.00	205.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	380	365.00–390.00	372.89
8	400–450	448	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
17	500–550	532	345.00–362.50	359.57
10	550–600	583	337.50	337.50
4	600–650	629	301.00–310.00	307.20
3	650–700	650	323.00	323.00
24	700–750	739	300.00–311.00	306.31
3	800–850	847	259.00	259.00
2	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	518	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
8	350–400	360	355.00–365.00	363.77
1	400–450	410	362.50	362.50
11	450–500	470	347.50–365.00	350.60
17	500–550	522	337.50–352.50	349.05
21	550–600	580	312.50–337.00	332.22
11	600–650	632	307.50–320.00	314.25
14	650–700	687	302.50–305.00	304.31
3	700–750	723	285.00–296.00	292.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	531	315.00–322.50	319.35
2	550–600	593	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	665	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	730	271.00–280.00	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	387.23
1	350–400	370	407.50	407.50
11	400–450	414	365.00–397.50	386.63
9	450–500	477	390.00–410.00	392.17
4	500–550	544	357.50–365.00	359.34
8	550–600	591	355.00–365.00	361.22
10	600–650	621	337.50–365.00	351.64
3	650–700	662	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	726	310.00–320.00	318.07
2	750–800	773	305.00–312.50	308.83
1	800–850	835	326.00	326.00
1	900–950	905	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	572	387.50	387.50
9	600–650	638	381.00	381.00
16	700–750	740	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	493	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	324.00	324.00
1	650–700	660	312.50	312.50

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.