Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Offering also included 289 head sol 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 $214.98/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −167.25 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$214.98

30 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$82.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.73

vs TN average

−43.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	227.16	1,193	21
Medium and Large 2-3	534	191.78	1,024	8thin
Small 1-2	580	145.00	841	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.16/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale30 hd

214.98

—

TN average13 barns · 696 hd

230.71

−15.73

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−43.41

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−167.25

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

51 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	350–400	370	239.23/cwt	227.50–243.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	211.52/cwt	195.00–227.50	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	225.85/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	216.34/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,352	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	191.12/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	197.16/cwt	188.00–215.00	964	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	473	222.70/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,206	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	198.06/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	194.78/cwt	187.50–198.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	239.96/cwt	239.50–242.00	1,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	192.21/cwt	186.00–208.00	1,282	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	230.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,181	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	212.42/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	236.03/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,731	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	256.00/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,580	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	213.76/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	708	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

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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
2	200–250	233	267.50	267.50
2	300–350	308	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	370	227.50–243.00	239.23
11	450–500	458	239.50–242.00	239.96
17	500–550	513	230.00–235.00	230.31
4	550–600	578	211.00–222.00	213.76
19	600–650	625	212.00–218.00	216.34
15	650–700	667	186.00–208.00	192.21
7	700–750	714	187.50–198.00	194.78
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	170.00	170.00
6	450–500	489	188.00–215.00	197.16
6	500–550	527	185.00–203.00	191.12
2	550–600	555	192.50–195.00	193.75
4	600–650	638	188.00	188.00
2	700–750	738	177.00	177.00
1	800–850	825	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	625	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	195.00–227.50	211.52
1	500–550	520	204.00	204.00
1	550–600	570	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	210.00–235.00	222.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
5	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	438	272.00	272.00
5	450–500	465	283.00	283.00
4	500–550	536	259.00	259.00
6	550–600	595	230.00–235.00	231.68
9	600–650	642	231.00–239.00	236.03
5	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	748	227.00	227.00
16	750–800	766	226.00	226.00
1	800–850	825	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	617	252.00–259.00	256.00
7	650–700	656	249.00	249.00
6	750–800	777	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	200.00–234.00	225.85
3	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	835	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	384	308.00	308.00
1	400–450	430	252.50	252.50
16	450–500	450	268.00	268.00
10	500–550	518	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	578	224.00	224.00
7	600–650	625	212.00–213.00	212.42
8	650–700	659	216.00	216.00
2	700–750	713	199.00	199.00
12	750–800	763	186.00–202.00	198.06
4	800–850	840	184.00	184.00

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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