Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included 751 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.18/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −131.05 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$251.18

69 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs TN average

−20.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	252.91	1,376	63
Medium and Large 2-3	540	232.99	1,257	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $119 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.53, low $321.48, median $382.23 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

251.18

—

TN average12 barns · 535 hd

245.02

+6.16

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−20.73

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−131.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

66 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	256.28/cwt	253.00–259.50	1,848	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	311.56/cwt	306.00–316.75	1,592	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	295.73/cwt	287.00–298.50	1,739	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	228.00/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	241.80/cwt	230.00–244.50	1,806	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	218.58/cwt	215.00–219.75	1,893	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	321.39/cwt	321.00–322.50	1,199	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	274.46/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	283.66/cwt	272.50–288.00	1,458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	260.51/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	298.13/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	236.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	263.75/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,139	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	255.54/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,354	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	287.13/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,123	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	313.61/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,170	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	230.64/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,467	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	267.76/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,232	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	239.81/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,391	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	272.43/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,411	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	218.50/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,542	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	234.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	263.53/cwt	220.00–270.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	182.92/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	228.59/cwt	200.00–252.00	994	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	893	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	220.63/cwt	220.00–221.25	1,589	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,524	21

How this sale compares

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Receipts 946Last week 899Year ago 783

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	511	306.00–316.75	311.56
34	550–600	588	287.00–298.50	295.73
5	600–650	611	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	657	260.00	260.00
106	700–750	721	253.00–259.50	256.28
15	850–900	869	224.00	224.00
2	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	256	341.00	341.00
16	350–400	373	321.00–322.50	321.39
5	400–450	439	292.50	292.50
8	450–500	468	290.00–302.50	298.13
11	500–550	514	272.50–288.00	283.66
15	550–600	577	264.00–278.00	274.46
5	600–650	622	230.00–245.00	236.20
10	650–700	656	256.00–265.00	260.51
40	700–750	747	230.00–244.50	241.80
3	750–800	765	227.00–230.00	228.00
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
29	850–900	866	215.00–219.75	218.58
1	950–1000	985	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	257.50	257.50
2	350–400	373	242.50	242.50
3	450–500	477	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	610	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	317.50	317.50
5	300–350	321	315.00	315.00
27	350–400	391	280.00–296.00	287.13
13	400–450	432	263.00–272.50	263.75
25	450–500	460	266.00–268.00	267.76
36	500–550	530	244.00–260.00	255.54
21	550–600	580	231.00–245.00	239.81
26	600–650	636	224.00–235.00	230.64
9	650–700	670	210.00–221.00	218.50
2	700–750	700	206.00	206.00
5	800–850	802	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	234.00	234.00
8	350–400	372	220.00–270.00	263.53
11	400–450	435	200.00–252.00	228.59
4	500–550	517	230.00–240.00	234.99
2	550–600	585	229.00	229.00
1	600–650	630	160.00	160.00
12	700–750	713	160.00–185.00	182.92
6	850–900	850	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	283.00	283.00
13	600–650	603	246.50	246.50
21	650–700	657	232.00	232.00
78	700–750	720	220.00–221.25	220.63
44	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
12	850–900	893	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	373	296.00–315.00	313.61
9	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
16	450–500	452	299.00	299.00
21	500–550	518	263.00–274.00	272.43
3	550–600	578	253.00	253.00
14	600–650	607	254.00	254.00
8	650–700	666	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	716	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	795	197.00	197.00
3	800–850	823	189.00	189.00
6	850–900	874	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	273.00	273.00
3	500–550	538	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	222.50	222.50

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.

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