Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 600 lbs. 2.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. Steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-9.00 higher. Offerings also included 441 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 $283.39/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −98.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$283.39

116 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$43.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

vs TN average

−21.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	284.14	1,621	114
Medium and Large 2-3	578	240.86	1,392	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.28/cwt here — about $229 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 sale116 hd

283.39

—

TN average14 barns · 1,462 hd

278.95

+4.45

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−21.25

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−98.84

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	454	316.53/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,437	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	263.50/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	283.12/cwt	283.00–284.00	1,662	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,854	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	259.32/cwt	258.50–263.00	2,038	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	656	242.67/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	284.23/cwt	272.50–287.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	240.86/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	242.83/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	322.62/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	295.02/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	281.98/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	254.10/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	321.49/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	390.69/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	300.04/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	368.01/cwt	363.00–369.00	1,704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	262.02/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,790	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	255.40/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,632	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	299.83/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,220	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	245.49/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,682	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	288.61/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,518	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	242.70/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	323.33/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,222	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	340.47/cwt	339.00–342.50	1,127	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	300.05/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	314.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	215.02/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	364.82/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,368	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	352.62/cwt	331.00–360.00	1,643	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	364.12/cwt	353.00–373.00	1,537	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	273.59/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,659	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 Jan 29, 2025

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	375	350.00–371.00	364.82
18	400–450	422	353.00–373.00	364.12
21	450–500	466	331.00–360.00	352.62
15	500–550	524	310.00–315.00	314.68
3	550–600	578	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	613	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	650	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	745	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	755	247.00	247.00
2	800–850	803	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	687	249.00	249.00
2	700–750	710	220.00–222.50	221.26
1	850–900	895	192.50	192.50
2	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	317.50	317.50
12	300–350	331	339.00–342.50	340.47
15	350–400	378	315.00–327.50	323.33
25	400–450	407	290.00–301.00	299.83
9	450–500	456	292.00–305.00	300.05
22	500–550	526	281.00–295.00	288.61
13	550–600	579	265.00–279.00	273.59
36	600–650	639	251.00–258.00	255.40
22	650–700	685	236.00–247.00	245.49
16	700–750	727	234.00–244.00	242.70
4	750–800	750	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	833	214.00–216.00	215.02
9	900–950	910	201.00	201.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	454	315.00–317.00	316.53
6	500–550	513	303.00	303.00
73	550–600	587	283.00–284.00	283.12
8	600–650	608	261.00–265.00	263.50
7	700–750	741	248.00	248.00
35	750–800	766	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
3	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	578	230.00–252.00	240.86
2	600–650	620	237.50–248.00	242.83
3	700–750	735	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	342.00	342.00
16	550–600	555	320.00–326.00	322.62
8	600–650	624	293.00–297.00	295.02
9	650–700	652	283.00	283.00
23	700–750	749	269.00	269.00
59	750–800	786	258.50–263.00	259.32
8	800–850	803	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	272.50–287.00	284.23
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
9	650–700	656	240.00–246.00	242.67
1	700–750	730	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	775	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	382.50	382.50
7	300–350	328	365.00–395.00	390.69
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
12	450–500	463	363.00–369.00	368.01
7	500–550	532	312.50–325.00	321.49
17	550–600	587	296.00–304.00	300.04
20	600–650	626	277.00–290.00	281.98
22	650–700	683	258.00–268.00	262.02
1	700–750	705	246.00	246.00
8	750–800	782	253.00–256.00	254.10

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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