Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2026-10-07

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 7
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
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
View

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 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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545327.991,78651
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
444398353307median 366.3803/0404/2907/1509/0210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,877188.193,5325thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,563138.412,16414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226135.841,66615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108114.921,27313

Every lot

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2248510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2652
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474381.08/cwt367.50–400.001,8068
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534383.49/cwt365.00–392.502,04813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576368.93/cwt361.00–373.002,12510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628348.29/cwt337.50–352.502,18713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3425
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662334.61/cwt325.00–340.002,21511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,4046
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761304.93/cwt301.00–307.502,3215
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875285.06/cwt280.00–295.002,4943
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,083265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8702
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,132232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,6325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3321333.83/cwt330.00–335.001,0724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376318.91/cwt302.50–322.501,1996
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,4327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442386.45/cwt385.00–390.001,70814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442346.90/cwt345.00–347.501,5334
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487331.74/cwt327.50–340.001,6163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535324.93/cwt313.00–330.001,73827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561328.42/cwt317.50–335.001,84221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637307.67/cwt302.50–310.001,96013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659309.04/cwt292.50–317.502,0376
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712297.00/cwt295.00–298.002,1159
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,2462
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0421
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,2342
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,056230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4298
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375462.50/cwt460.00–465.001,7348
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435401.75/cwt390.00–407.501,74826
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511369.17/cwt346.00–378.001,88625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535311.51/cwt307.50–320.001,6673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568308.76/cwt307.50–310.001,7544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0138
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658300.61/cwt290.00–310.001,97814
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736290.36/cwt281.00–294.002,13721
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7891
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3864227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9664
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,785175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,1241
Bulls——1,838187.98/cwt185.00–191.003,4553
Bulls——2,085202.00/cwt202.00–202.004,2121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051108.00/cwt100.00–110.001,1355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120155.07/cwt150.00–160.001,7372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143119.24/cwt115.00–128.001,3638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225126.39/cwt125.00–128.001,5483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248134.83/cwt130.00–140.001,68310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,2652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543133.05/cwt125.00–155.002,0536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608139.25/cwt135.00–145.002,2396

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.