Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to this market being closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday July 4th. Offerings also included 844 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.36/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −158.17 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$286.36

131 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs TN average

−4.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	288.77	1,585	114
Medium and Large 2-3	524	270.20	1,416	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $169 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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $368.65, median $444.53 across 17 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 sale131 hd

286.36

—

TN average14 barns · 555 hd

286.52

−0.15

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−4.73

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

−158.17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	284	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	270.23/cwt	207.50–280.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	270.20/cwt	187.50–282.50	1,416	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	239.85/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	213.89/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	256.48/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	884	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	284.76/cwt	284.00–285.50	1,680	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	248.91/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,501	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	400–450	449	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,254	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,600	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	253.91/cwt	251.00–254.50	1,874	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,458	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	267.72/cwt	265.00–268.50	1,368	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,333	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	260.31/cwt	258.50–263.00	1,346	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	201.95/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,460	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	265.31/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,250	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	218.14/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	229.38/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	185.45/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	236.18/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,631	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	265.47/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,253	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	323.76/cwt	302.50–336.00	1,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	238.03/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	265.61/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,028	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	247.34/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,623	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	272.97/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	214.01/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	250.63/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,464	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	240.83/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,532	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	301.73/cwt	300.00–307.50	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	329.02/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	308.46/cwt	300.00–309.50	1,357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	257.55/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	216.02/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	274.40/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,564	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	262.33/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,721	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,532	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	299.29/cwt	286.00–303.50	1,547	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	236.76/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	237.91/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	333.67/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,104	8

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.

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Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Jul 17, 2024

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	227.50	227.50
2	400–450	440	220.00–252.00	236.18
1	450–500	480	185.00	185.00
5	500–550	526	246.00	246.00
2	700–750	733	181.00–190.00	185.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	287.00	287.00
20	450–500	456	275.00	275.00
52	500–550	511	265.00–268.50	267.72
11	550–600	586	260.00	260.00
14	600–650	603	245.00–250.00	248.91
24	650–700	661	242.00	242.00
44	700–750	706	231.00	231.00
18	750–800	756	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	300.00–307.50	301.73
6	300–350	308	282.50	282.50
23	350–400	387	262.00–268.00	265.61
9	400–450	416	256.00–275.00	272.97
21	450–500	471	257.50–271.00	265.31
19	500–550	517	258.50–263.00	260.31
38	550–600	584	244.00–255.00	250.63
69	600–650	636	230.00–244.00	240.83
3	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
20	700–750	723	195.00–220.00	201.95
15	750–800	781	195.00–217.00	214.01
1	850–900	895	182.00	182.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	281.00	281.00
2	300–350	335	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
7	400–450	435	207.50–280.00	270.23
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
17	500–550	524	187.50–282.50	270.20
4	650–700	679	222.00–244.00	229.38
6	700–750	728	212.00–224.00	218.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	590	284.00–285.50	284.76
16	650–700	651	270.00	270.00
52	700–750	738	251.00–254.50	253.91
55	750–800	775	248.00	248.00
38	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
9	850–900	884	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	449	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	300.00–345.00	333.67
8	350–400	368	327.50–330.00	329.02
9	400–450	440	300.00–309.50	308.46
4	450–500	488	305.00	305.00
55	500–550	517	286.00–303.50	299.29
33	550–600	570	270.00–279.00	274.40
15	600–650	641	255.00–261.00	257.55
50	650–700	656	258.00–263.00	262.33
11	700–750	711	233.00–240.00	236.76
14	750–800	771	236.00–245.00	237.91
15	850–900	892	215.00–223.00	216.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	516	230.00–250.00	239.85
2	550–600	568	256.00–257.00	256.48
9	650–700	684	197.50–225.00	213.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	302.50–336.00	323.76
25	400–450	440	303.00	303.00
9	450–500	472	265.00–266.00	265.47
18	500–550	519	281.00	281.00
16	550–600	578	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	634	227.50–240.00	238.03
24	650–700	656	231.00–251.00	247.34
5	750–800	751	221.00	221.00
4	800–850	843	181.00	181.00

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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