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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 3

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17 →

Receipts

805 head

▼ 428 vs last sale 1,233▲ 508 vs year ago 297 · +171.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-18.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower. Offerings also included 1053 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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.24/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −118.14 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$248.24

136 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs TN average

−22.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	248.62	1,377	134
Medium and Large 2-3	555	222.50	1,235	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $143 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale136 hd

248.24

—

TN average12 barns · 689 hd

249.83

−1.59

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−22.35

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−118.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.53, low $321.48, median $366.38 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,092	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	303.67/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,309	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,394	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	286.14/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,459	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	255.87/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,323	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	268.33/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,540	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	249.92/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,577	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	238.06/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,531	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	257.21/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,739	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	682	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,582	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	223.80/cwt	223.50–225.00	1,598	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,852	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,833	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,848	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	216.17/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,887	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,781	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	738	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	302.54/cwt	296.00–307.50	865	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	297.56/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,089	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	271.74/cwt	263.50–286.00	1,155	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,124	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	266.61/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,280	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	243.07/cwt	202.50–257.00	1,189	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	261.59/cwt	256.50–264.00	1,321	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	247.47/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,250	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	244.89/cwt	244.50–247.00	1,428	74
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	229.73/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,344	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	240.24/cwt	238.50–247.00	1,456	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	220.05/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,384	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	198.63/cwt	172.50–205.00	1,267	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	200.56/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,338	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,415	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	731	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,319	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	52
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	187.66/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,426	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,639	20
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	140.23/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,301	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,399	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,374	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	374	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	984	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	315.73/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,219	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	252.36/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,080	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,414	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,289	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	230.42/cwt	197.50–242.00	1,196	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	274.33/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,432	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	274.61/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,574	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	236.51/cwt	207.50–255.00	1,386	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	244.93/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,631	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	217.73/cwt	207.50–223.00	1,463	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,549	2

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Receipts 805Last week 1,233Year ago 297

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
37	500–550	505	256.50–264.00	261.59
74	550–600	583	244.50–247.00	244.89
28	600–650	606	238.50–247.00	240.24
52	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	307.50	307.50
9	250–300	286	296.00–307.50	302.54
10	350–400	366	267.50–310.00	297.56
26	400–450	425	263.50–286.00	271.74
19	450–500	480	263.00–275.00	266.61
13	500–550	505	246.00–253.00	247.47
10	550–600	585	218.00–231.00	229.73
31	600–650	629	215.00–227.00	220.05
7	650–700	667	200.00–202.00	200.56
8	700–750	711	199.00	199.00
12	750–800	760	185.00–189.00	187.66
20	850–900	874	187.50	187.50
13	900–950	928	139.00–143.00	140.23
1	950–1000	985	142.00	142.00
3	1000–1050	1,033	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	235.00	235.00
5	400–450	434	259.00	259.00
7	450–500	489	202.50–257.00	243.07
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	638	172.50–205.00	198.63
4	700–750	731	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	498	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	517	242.00–260.00	255.87
11	600–650	643	220.00–242.00	238.06
16	650–700	682	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	825	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	735	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	350.00	350.00
15	400–450	431	301.00–309.00	303.67
3	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
23	500–550	510	275.00–289.00	286.14
18	550–600	574	263.00–271.00	268.33
25	600–650	631	245.00–262.00	249.92
11	650–700	676	254.00–266.00	257.21
20	700–750	714	223.50–225.00	223.80
3	750–800	770	238.00	238.00
10	850–900	873	212.50–225.00	216.17
5	950–1000	960	185.50	185.50
14	1050–1100	1,065	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	263.00	263.00
6	400–450	428	247.50–263.00	252.36
4	500–550	519	197.50–242.00	230.42
6	550–600	586	207.50–255.00	236.51
3	650–700	672	207.50–223.00	217.73
2	750–800	765	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	386	285.00–322.00	315.73
8	400–450	446	317.00	317.00
6	450–500	454	284.00	284.00
21	500–550	522	266.00–277.00	274.33
21	550–600	573	267.00–277.00	274.61
16	650–700	666	239.00–251.00	244.93

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.