Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 136 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 $241.39/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −140.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$241.39

71 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs TN average

−23.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	244.00	1,294	60
Medium and Large 2-3	534	227.15	1,212	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale71 hd

241.39

—

TN average13 barns · 464 hd

242.67

−1.28

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−23.13

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−140.84

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

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	—	Average	1,781	145.19	2,586	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	133.61	1,873	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	132.75	1,578	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	111.37	1,122	18

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	290.35/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,170	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	246.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,274	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	266.23/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,233	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	337.23/cwt	332.50–342.50	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	290.60/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,337	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	183.76/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,365	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	283.42/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,057	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	963	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	282.45/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	207.86/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	227.56/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	258.60/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,094	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	131.84/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,525	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	143.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,830	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	122.44/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,497	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	132.78/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,871	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	140.72/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,950	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	141.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,979	158.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	3,129	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	132.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,043	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	97.70/cwt	87.00–106.00	929	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	112.37/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,117	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	122.54/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	174.65/cwt	166.00–183.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	294	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	336.29/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	251.48/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	319.47/cwt	306.00–326.00	1,176	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	229.58/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,400	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	267.75/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	241.66/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	311.06/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,366	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	268.48/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,576	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	235.98/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,345	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	262.86/cwt	260.50–269.00	1,764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	292.00/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,559	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	244.33/cwt	243.00–246.50	1,483	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	357.17/cwt	350.50–362.50	1,157	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	256.26/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,648	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	318.36/cwt	308.50–320.00	1,369	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	281.82/cwt	252.00–286.00	1,471	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	212.00/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,679	3

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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 805Year ago 922

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 63Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	301	320.00	320.00
28	350–400	373	277.00–288.00	283.42
17	400–450	403	283.00–292.00	290.35
49	450–500	463	259.00–270.00	266.23
44	500–550	516	240.00–250.00	246.92
16	550–600	570	231.00–242.00	235.98
41	600–650	610	225.00–236.00	229.58
12	650–700	662	223.00	223.00
17	700–750	743	180.00–184.00	183.76
6	750–800	757	180.00–185.00	182.50
2	800–850	825	166.00–183.00	174.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
36	450–500	460	287.00–293.00	290.60
43	600–650	607	243.00–246.50	244.33
3	700–750	728	195.00	195.00
7	750–800	791	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	262.00	262.00
8	400–450	423	256.00–267.00	258.60
1	450–500	480	248.00	248.00
10	500–550	528	222.00–235.00	227.56
1	550–600	590	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	332.50–342.50	337.23
27	300–350	324	350.50–362.50	357.17
26	400–450	439	303.00–313.00	311.06
7	450–500	454	304.00	304.00
14	500–550	516	275.00–284.00	282.45
13	550–600	580	261.00–269.50	267.75
31	600–650	643	251.00–266.00	256.26
11	650–700	682	235.00–246.00	241.66
2	700–750	743	223.00	223.00
3	750–800	792	209.00–217.00	212.00
4	800–850	815	212.00	212.00
15	850–900	895	207.50–213.00	207.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	294	282.50	282.50
10	300–350	319	336.00–337.50	336.29
3	400–450	427	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	523	248.00–255.00	251.48
2	650–700	660	226.00	226.00
5	750–800	772	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	534	286.00–296.00	292.00
11	550–600	561	294.00	294.00
14	650–700	671	260.50–269.00	262.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	306.00–326.00	319.47
33	400–450	430	308.50–320.00	318.36
8	450–500	478	291.00	291.00
33	500–550	522	252.00–286.00	281.82
19	550–600	587	256.00–270.00	268.48
4	600–650	636	247.00	247.00
10	650–700	654	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	705	207.00	207.00
6	750–800	758	208.00	208.00
4	800–850	834	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	985	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	291.00	291.00
3	400–450	435	289.50	289.50
3	450–500	452	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	578	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,157	127.00–138.00	131.84
8	—	1,274	140.00–148.00	143.68
6	—	1,223	119.00–125.00	122.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,409	126.00–137.00	132.78
4	—	1,386	139.00–145.00	140.72
1	—	1,325	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	87.00–106.00	97.70
10	—	994	108.00–118.00	112.37
4	—	1,096	121.00–125.00	122.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	138.00–148.00	141.98
4	—	1,979	155.00–162.00	158.11
3	—	1,545	128.00–135.00	132.24

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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