Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Offerings also included 326 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 $232.69/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −149.54 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$232.69

90 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs TN average

−25.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	237.30	1,281	80
Medium and Large 2-3	564	195.80	1,105	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $176 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 sale90 hd

232.69

—

TN average13 barns · 742 hd

235.97

−3.27

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−25.12

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−149.54

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

61 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	600–650	615	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	251.64/cwt	249.00–252.50	1,283	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	172.89/cwt	162.50–183.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	198.29/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	213.14/cwt	205.00–217.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	819	178.51/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	689	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	214.06/cwt	207.50–233.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,853	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	205.55/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,340	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,212	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	392	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,109	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	275.82/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,349	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	225.17/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	261.30/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	272.88/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,157	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	233.70/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	218.76/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,354	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	196.09/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	226.14/cwt	225.00–226.50	1,332	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	285.89/cwt	282.00–290.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	304.26/cwt	302.00–306.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	265.39/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,027	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	233.46/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,230	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,029	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	243.42/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,529	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	239.46/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,274	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	237.34/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,407	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	266.76/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,227	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	246.37/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,148	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	224.80/cwt	215.00–226.50	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	937	160.02/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,499	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 Oct 16, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	408	297.00	297.00
18	600–650	615	253.50	253.50
8	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
24	750–800	781	237.25	237.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
11	300–350	315	302.00–306.00	304.26
16	400–450	424	271.00–273.00	272.88
15	450–500	489	273.00–280.00	275.82
8	500–550	523	257.00	257.00
11	550–600	573	254.00–262.00	261.30
16	600–650	628	236.00–249.00	243.42
6	650–700	678	231.00–235.00	233.70
3	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
6	750–800	771	224.00–231.00	225.17
1	950–1000	990	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
10	300–350	318	282.00–290.00	285.89
26	350–400	387	263.00–269.00	265.39
21	400–450	402	256.00	256.00
28	450–500	466	243.00–249.00	246.37
35	500–550	527	229.00–241.00	233.46
17	550–600	589	225.00–226.50	226.14
47	600–650	619	214.00–226.00	218.76
9	650–700	652	202.00–210.00	205.55
14	700–750	738	193.00–202.00	196.09
1	750–800	760	201.00	201.00
3	800–850	835	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
4	950–1000	958	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	392	283.00	283.00
20	500–550	510	249.00–252.50	251.64
8	550–600	565	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	235.00	235.00
4	350–400	384	207.50–233.00	214.06
3	400–450	425	205.00–217.50	213.14
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	528	190.00	190.00
7	550–600	580	197.00–200.00	198.29
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
7	650–700	689	181.00	181.00
4	700–750	728	162.50–183.00	172.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	593	187.00	187.00
3	650–700	677	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
6	800–850	819	177.50–179.00	178.51
3	900–950	937	155.00–162.50	160.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	279.00	279.00
18	450–500	460	246.00–271.00	266.76
21	500–550	532	234.00–240.00	239.46
12	550–600	593	236.00–238.00	237.34
7	650–700	661	215.00–226.50	224.80
8	700–750	720	212.00	212.00
10	750–800	751	219.50	219.50

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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