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Lafayette Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 30

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Sep 16Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

866 head

▲ 535 vs last sale 331▲ 450 vs year ago 416 · +108.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 24▲ 96 vs year ago 81 · +118.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 21▲ 82 vs year ago 12 · +683.3%

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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 — 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 $345.85/cwt on 98 head, up $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −20.53 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

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

−6.81 vs national

Price by quality 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.

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 average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−6.81

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−20.53

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

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. 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	535.71/cwt	532.50–540.00	1,216	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,517	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	410.12/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,723	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	391.23/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,796	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,868	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	376.76/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,035	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	363.75/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,121	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,938	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,103	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,350	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	362.59/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,292	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,309	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	336.53/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,295	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	356.63/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,539	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	317.30/cwt	312.00–322.50	2,313	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	332.20/cwt	326.00–333.00	2,594	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,468	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	841	323.90/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,724	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	302.22/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,587	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	935	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,983	57
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	285.99/cwt	280.00–291.00	2,900	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	369.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	399.02/cwt	377.50–407.50	1,500	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,671	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	382.96/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,639	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	389.45/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,799	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	344.13/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,628	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	326.24/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,683	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	350.75/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,831	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	352.31/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,959	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	343.99/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,978	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	321.82/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,857	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	309.76/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,933	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	325.65/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,078	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	302.31/cwt	292.50–307.50	2,007	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,217	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	301.57/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,180	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	297.86/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,359	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,432	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	280.02/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,302	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,323	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,004	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,269	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,583	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	362	368.66/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,335	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	431.58/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,653	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	407.09/cwt	382.50–413.00	1,787	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	384.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,835	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,730	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	368.45/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,927	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	321.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,855	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	348.17/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,037	57
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	171.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,768	4
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,500	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,603	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	115.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,419	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	145.68/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,812	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	156.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,146	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,159	2
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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	3,713.79/head	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,714	2
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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	2,254.43/head	1,975.00–2,600.00	2,254	8
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	1,395	2,719.35/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,719	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	1

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 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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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 — 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	155.00–158.00	156.42
5	—	1,528	135.00–138.00	136.98
17	—	1,486	140.00–153.00	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	125.00–130.00	128.77
2	—	1,228	110.00–120.00	115.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,713.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	3,100.00–4,050.00	3,583.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,395	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,719.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,154	1,975.00–2,600.00	2,254.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,495.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.