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.
Cattle 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.