Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Bulls under 650 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included a video sale. 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 $222.40/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −159.83 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$222.40

53 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs TN average

−14.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	224.61	1,208	47
Medium and Large 2-3	529	205.08	1,085	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $123 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 sale53 hd

222.40

—

TN average13 barns · 733 hd

225.83

−3.43

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−14.61

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−159.83

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

60 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	850–900	879	182.78/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	212.34/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,401	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	206.65/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,746	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	216.63/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,241	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	200.11/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,281	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	191.45/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	257.89/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,171	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	240.81/cwt	234.00–243.00	930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	240.72/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,052	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	225.91/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	225.23/cwt	223.50–226.50	1,507	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	193.68/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	236.51/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	250.07/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,308	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	262.00/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	229.13/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,187	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	261.78/cwt	257.50–265.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	213.30/cwt	209.00–220.00	994	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	205.06/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	235.72/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,143	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	225.11/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	213.16/cwt	212.00–218.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	233.80/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	216.88/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	236.36/cwt	235.00–239.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	203.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	724	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	207.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,417	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	223.30/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,320	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	232.39/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,213	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	257.02/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,005	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	215.24/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,672	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Sep 18, 2024

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	243.00	243.00
16	350–400	386	234.00–243.00	240.81
17	400–450	437	240.00–242.00	240.72
4	450–500	454	220.00–225.00	222.52
30	500–550	518	224.00–231.00	229.13
17	550–600	573	210.00–221.00	216.63
19	600–650	640	194.00–207.00	200.11
8	650–700	656	191.00–204.00	193.68
3	750–800	760	197.00	197.00
3	800–850	833	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	879	176.00–186.00	182.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	232.00–241.00	235.72
14	600–650	641	221.00	221.00
13	650–700	662	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	212.00–218.00	213.16
3	350–400	393	211.00	211.00
6	450–500	465	200.00–210.00	203.43
5	500–550	520	205.00–215.00	207.10
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	643	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
5	700–750	724	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	391	243.00–262.00	257.02
25	450–500	454	242.00–261.00	257.89
19	500–550	522	223.00–235.00	232.39
23	550–600	591	216.00–224.00	223.30
14	650–700	660	206.00–217.00	212.34
8	700–750	749	211.50	211.50
2	750–800	753	199.00	199.00
2	950–1000	955	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	230.00	230.00
10	450–500	466	209.00–220.00	213.30
3	500–550	513	200.00–207.50	205.06
2	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	674	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	241.00	241.00
22	700–750	733	238.25	238.25
4	750–800	755	221.50	221.50
1	800–850	805	211.00	211.00
6	850–900	872	206.00–210.00	206.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	256	257.50–265.00	261.78
4	300–350	311	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	435	259.00–265.00	262.00
17	500–550	523	245.00–252.00	250.07
4	550–600	584	231.00–242.00	236.51
9	600–650	616	219.00–228.00	225.91
16	650–700	669	223.50–226.50	225.23
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
8	750–800	777	213.00–216.00	215.24
1	800–850	803	203.00	203.00
2	950–1000	968	188.00–195.00	191.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	231.00	231.00
3	350–400	388	235.00–239.00	236.36
2	400–450	405	200.00–210.00	205.00
5	450–500	474	225.00–239.00	233.80
6	500–550	524	217.50–232.50	225.11
4	550–600	562	215.00–217.50	216.88
3	600–650	630	215.00–217.50	215.84
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

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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