Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 1059 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 $264.79/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −117.44 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$264.79

114 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs TN average

−5.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	267.83	1,472	102
Medium and Large 2-3	528	238.93	1,263	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale114 hd

264.79

—

TN average12 barns · 596 hd

257.66

+7.13

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−5.21

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−117.44

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	—	High	1,835	159.85	2,933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	135.90	1,544	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	132.63	1,916	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	113.09	1,177	16

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	119.83/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,246	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	121.17/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,320	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	130.79/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,839	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	141.20/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,610	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	132.69/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,517	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	110.07/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,140	8
Bulls	—	—	1,914	166.05/cwt	159.00–171.00	3,178	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	317.90/cwt	317.50–318.00	1,399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	257.54/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	278.05/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,148	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	233.13/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,448	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	331.16/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	244.55/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	269.11/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,259	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	257.16/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,371	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	236.81/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	884	155.13/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	285.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,504	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	295.86/cwt	293.00–301.00	1,589	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	324.46/cwt	322.50–326.00	1,538	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	299.10/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	289.54/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,030	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	289.89/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,855	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	267.68/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	319.86/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,705	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	356.34/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	240.47/cwt	205.00–247.00	1,265	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	261.21/cwt	260.25–262.75	1,552	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	283.25/cwt	282.50–283.50	1,445	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	248.38/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,006	2

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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 1,139Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 91Year ago 81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,040	119.00–122.00	119.83
8	—	1,036	106.00–115.00	110.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	119.00–124.00	121.17
41	—	1,140	138.00–150.00	141.20
31	—	1,143	125.00–137.00	132.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	129.00–134.00	130.79
1	—	1,600	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,914	159.00–171.00	166.05
3	—	1,650	140.00–149.00	145.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	323.00–340.00	331.16
9	400–450	440	317.50–318.00	317.90
13	500–550	527	280.00–290.00	285.33
11	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
13	600–650	643	265.00	265.00
11	650–700	652	255.00–259.00	257.54
5	700–750	700	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	283.00	283.00
2	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	572	234.00–245.00	236.81
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
5	850–900	884	150.00–163.00	155.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	405	237.50–259.00	248.38
11	500–550	526	205.00–247.00	240.47
1	550–600	555	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	312.00	312.00
5	300–350	331	307.00	307.00
5	350–400	396	289.00	289.00
14	400–450	413	272.00–280.00	278.05
22	450–500	468	261.00–271.00	269.11
18	500–550	533	256.00–262.00	257.16
8	550–600	586	242.00–250.00	244.55
23	600–650	621	224.00–241.00	233.13
4	650–700	684	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	705	211.00	211.00
4	750–800	773	196.00	196.00
3	800–850	817	179.00	179.00
3	900–950	938	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	510	282.50–283.50	283.25
36	550–600	594	260.25–262.75	261.21
3	600–650	640	254.00	254.00
14	650–700	651	249.00	249.00
5	700–750	705	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	313	397.50	397.50
4	350–400	384	330.00–365.00	356.34
2	400–450	413	334.00	334.00
4	450–500	485	283.00–305.00	299.10
24	500–550	537	293.00–301.00	295.86
4	550–600	593	279.00–293.00	289.54
6	600–650	601	266.00–276.00	267.68
4	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	865	219.00	219.00
2	950–1000	983	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	474	322.50–326.00	324.46
33	500–550	533	310.00–323.00	319.86
6	550–600	568	302.00	302.00
65	600–650	640	286.00–294.00	289.89
6	650–700	683	287.00	287.00
9	700–750	721	254.00	254.00
4	1000–1050	1,030	193.00	193.00

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.

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