Lafayette, Tennessee · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 7, 2026. 27 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.
Receipts
465 head
Last reported: 1,137 (Sep 30, 2026)
500-599 lb steers
$377.16/cwt
23 head, M&L 1-2 ▲ +$6.91 vs last week ▼ -$4.08 vs Oct 1, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$321.55/cwt
12 head, M&L 1-2 ▼ -$20.53 vs last week ▼ -$20.09 vs Oct 1, 2025
Reports
27 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Wednesday
Prices, Oct 7, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
248248
510.00510.00
$1,265
1
255255
500.00500.00
$1,275
4
319319
480.00480.00
$1,531
2
373373
460.00460.00
$1,716
8
474450-493
381.08367.50-400.00
$1,806
13
534518-540
383.49365.00-392.50
$2,048
10
576571-593
368.93361.00-373.00
$2,125
13
628608-645
348.29337.50-352.50
$2,187
5
633633
370.00370.00
$2,342
Value Added
11
662653-668
334.61325.00-340.00
$2,215
6
709709
339.00339.00
$2,404
Value Added
1
745745
300.00300.00
$2,235
5
761753-767
304.93301.00-307.50
$2,321
3
875870-885
285.06280.00-295.00
$2,494
2
1,0831083
265.00265.00
$2,870
5
1,1321132
232.50232.50
$2,632
Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
420420
365.00365.00
$1,533
2
468468
340.00340.00
$1,591
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
318318
375.00375.00
$1,192
7
389389
368.00368.00
$1,432
14
442440-448
386.45385.00-390.00
$1,708
3
487483-495
331.74327.50-340.00
$1,616
3
517517
352.50352.50
$1,822
Value Added
27
535510-549
324.93313.00-330.00
$1,738
21
561550-588
328.42317.50-335.00
$1,842
13
637613-644
307.67302.50-310.00
$1,960
6
659653-680
309.04292.50-317.50
$2,037
9
712710-713
297.00295.00-298.00
$2,115
2
795795
282.50282.50
$2,246
2
835835
267.50267.50
$2,234
8
1,0561056
230.00230.00
$2,429
Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
250250
300.00300.00
$750
4
321300-328
333.83330.00-335.00
$1,072
6
376360-383
318.91302.50-322.50
$1,199
4
442425-447
346.90345.00-347.50
$1,533
1
490490
315.00315.00
$1,544
1
825825
247.50247.50
$2,042
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
375374-375
462.50460.00-465.00
$1,734
26
435415-449
401.75390.00-407.50
$1,748
25
511504-514
369.17346.00-378.00
$1,886
8
571571
352.50352.50
$2,013
14
658652-664
300.61290.00-310.00
$1,978
21
736712-747
290.36281.00-294.00
$2,137
1
765765
281.00281.00
$2,150
Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
385385
330.00330.00
$1,270
1
435435
310.00310.00
$1,348
3
535515-545
311.51307.50-320.00
$1,667
4
568565-570
308.76307.50-310.00
$1,754
1
795795
225.00225.00
$1,789
1
825825
205.00205.00
$1,691
4
864864
227.50227.50
$1,966
Slaughter bulls, 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,7851785
175.00175.00
$3,124
Low dressing
3
1,8381550-2180
187.98185.00-191.00
$3,455
Average dressing
1
2,0852085
202.00202.00
$4,212
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,4901455-1525
152.00152.00
$2,265
High dressing
6
1,5431365-1650
133.05125.00-155.00
$2,053
Low dressing
6
1,6081395-1745
139.25135.00-145.00
$2,239
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,1201105-1135
155.07150.00-160.00
$1,737
High dressing
3
1,2251060-1365
126.39125.00-128.00
$1,548
Low dressing
10
1,2481090-1570
134.83130.00-140.00
$1,683
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
1,051960-1115
108.00100.00-110.00
$1,135
Low dressing
8
1,143925-1300
119.24115.00-128.00
$1,363
Average dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 27 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
$377.16
$321.55
Sep 28, 2026
$370.25
$342.08
Sep 14, 2026
$378.00
$332.52
Aug 31, 2026
$366.80
$300.00
Aug 17, 2026
$368.66
$336.47
Aug 3, 2026
$400.91
$364.27
Jul 27, 2026
$397.16
$335.95
Jul 13, 2026
$406.95
$364.50
Jun 15, 2026
$452.68
$370.09
Jun 1, 2026
$424.04
$369.61
May 18, 2026
$471.69
$363.08
May 4, 2026
$475.32
$380.30
Apr 27, 2026
$472.91
$357.00
Apr 13, 2026
$483.97
$369.47
Mar 30, 2026
$468.29
$371.26
Mar 16, 2026
$448.36
$364.48
Mar 2, 2026
$444.82
$369.00
Feb 16, 2026
$473.03
$374.50
Feb 2, 2026
$385.09
$370.58
Jan 19, 2026
$415.70
$344.00
Jan 5, 2026
$423.71
$359.12
Dec 15, 2025
$371.22
$340.73
Dec 1, 2025
$360.63
$334.72
Nov 17, 2025
$344.98
$320.46
Nov 3, 2025
$342.28
$288.93
Oct 27, 2025
$354.77
$316.52
Oct 13, 2025
$387.17
$335.15
Price slide, Oct 7, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
$473.33
$370.55
400-499 lb
$381.08-92.25
$376.80+6.25
500-599 lb
$377.16-3.92
$327.99-48.81
600-699 lb
$346.84-30.32
$308.10-19.89
700-799 lb
$321.55-25.29
$294.36-13.74
800-899 lb
$285.06-36.49
$267.50-26.86
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.