Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 605 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 $342.50/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −102.03 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$342.50

155 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$48.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs TN average

−14.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	346.59	1,905	142
Medium and Large 2-3	559	297.85	1,665	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.74/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale155 hd

342.50

—

TN average15 barns · 533 hd

344.28

−1.78

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−14.66

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

−102.03

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

68 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,758	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	314.12/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,467	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	369.79/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	406.54/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	311.65/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,973	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	314.90/cwt	313.00–315.50	1,700	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	372.36/cwt	368.00–374.00	1,679	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	279.02/cwt	271.00–285.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	347.23/cwt	327.50–352.00	1,854	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	287.48/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,248	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	292.05/cwt	287.00–292.50	2,152	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	363.84/cwt	360.00–365.50	1,914	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	314.44/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	462	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	934	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,382	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	279.05/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,146	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	282.81/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	330.22/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,087	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	259.93/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,851	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	397.55/cwt	370.00–404.50	1,535	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	326.30/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,873	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	285.89/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,661	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	305.81/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,599	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,754	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	367.86/cwt	352.50–377.00	1,707	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	231.79/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	379.09/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,672	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	298.26/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,864	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	330.18/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,436	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	344.11/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,156	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	257.32/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,811	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	310.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	239.00/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	254.32/cwt	253.00–255.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	269.67/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	299.71/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,065	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	334.20/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,948	42

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 Mar 19, 2025

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	451	368.00–374.00	372.36
55	500–550	540	313.00–315.50	314.90
17	550–600	586	300.00	300.00
12	600–650	604	285.00	285.00
32	650–700	667	271.50	271.50
3	700–750	717	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	840	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	317.50	317.50
5	350–400	374	290.00–315.00	310.05
4	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
16	450–500	467	290.00–318.00	314.12
2	500–550	523	262.50	262.50
5	550–600	584	235.00–242.50	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
15	300–350	321	360.00	360.00
11	350–400	388	345.00	345.00
42	400–450	435	326.00–340.00	330.18
20	450–500	455	341.00–350.00	344.11
41	500–550	523	291.00–311.00	305.81
41	550–600	581	277.50–290.00	285.89
12	600–650	630	264.00–273.00	269.67
17	650–700	679	255.00–258.00	257.32
9	700–750	730	230.00–232.00	231.79
2	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	853	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
10	300–350	314	397.50	397.50
11	400–450	438	402.50–410.00	406.54
17	450–500	456	352.50–377.50	369.79
51	500–550	534	327.50–352.00	347.23
42	550–600	583	332.00–340.00	334.20
22	600–650	633	309.00–313.00	311.65
45	650–700	689	299.00–300.00	299.71
7	700–750	739	271.00–285.00	279.02
3	800–850	819	253.00–255.00	254.32
3	850–900	860	249.00	249.00
9	950–1000	984	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	414	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	455	302.50	302.50
5	500–550	532	305.00–321.00	314.44
8	550–600	576	275.00–310.00	287.48
7	650–700	667	282.00–286.00	282.81
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	396.00	396.00
30	500–550	526	360.00–365.50	363.84
19	550–600	556	345.00	345.00
63	600–650	632	325.00–331.00	330.22
6	650–700	658	316.00	316.00
47	700–750	737	287.00–292.50	292.05
47	750–800	769	277.00–285.00	279.05
28	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
12	900–950	934	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	386	370.00–404.50	397.55
36	400–450	441	377.00–390.00	379.09
29	450–500	464	352.50–377.00	367.86
24	500–550	513	342.00	342.00
35	550–600	574	317.50–330.00	326.30
20	600–650	625	297.00–301.00	298.26
15	700–750	712	257.00–261.00	259.93
6	800–850	824	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	489	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	535	317.00	317.00
4	550–600	569	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	655	252.50	252.50

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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