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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, May 1

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Apr 17May 1May 15 →

Receipts

1,139 head

▲ 324 vs last sale 815▲ 392 vs year ago 747 · +52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 666 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 $250.49/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −115.88 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$250.49

179 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$23.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs TN average

−17.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	252.35	1,406	165
Medium and Large 2-3	556	228.58	1,271	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale179 hd

250.49

—

TN average13 barns · 789 hd

256.22

−5.72

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−17.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−115.88

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

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	887	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	976	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	325.86/cwt	321.00–342.50	1,053	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	301.27/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,274	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,384	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	302.92/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,384	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,507	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	288.95/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,503	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,554	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	263.83/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,406	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,655	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	281.36/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,609	82
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	269.69/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,686	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	243.51/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,524	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	259.46/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,731	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	691	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,638	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,455	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	225.81/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,639	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	222.14/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,755	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	223.67/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,874	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	866	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	263.78/cwt	259.00–272.50	987	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,078	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	261.42/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,161	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	269.98/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,237	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	247.21/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,179	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	279.70/cwt	278.50–281.00	1,362	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	236.92/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,213	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,365	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	252.63/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,329	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	239.41/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,393	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	250.77/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,475	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	222.33/cwt	199.00–230.00	1,310	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	602	202.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,216	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	229.11/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,441	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,534	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,598	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	220.50/cwt	215.00–223.50	1,495	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,531	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,445	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,568	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	196.80/cwt	189.00–200.50	1,500	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,445	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,613	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,565	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,529	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,723	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,053	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	313.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,149	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	304.18/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,326	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	441	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,045	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	289.56/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,364	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	277.39/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,470	33
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	252.73/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,360	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,347	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	256.79/cwt	238.00–260.50	1,510	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	240.62/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,547	31
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	238.28/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,573	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,521	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	793	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,451	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	648	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,251	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	682	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,378	28

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 May 1, 2024

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

Receipts 1,139Last week 815Year ago 747

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	367	310.00–315.00	313.01
23	400–450	436	300.00–311.00	304.18
13	450–500	471	289.00–290.00	289.56
33	500–550	530	270.00–281.00	277.39
17	550–600	588	238.00–260.50	256.79
31	600–650	643	239.00–245.00	240.62
11	650–700	660	222.00–242.00	238.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	441	237.00	237.00
1	450–500	470	242.50	242.50
4	500–550	538	237.00–258.00	252.73
8	550–600	583	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	740	205.50	205.50
2	750–800	793	183.00	183.00
3	800–850	805	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
4	500–550	533	260.00–276.00	263.83
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
33	650–700	691	237.00	237.00
3	700–750	703	207.00	207.00
1	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	321.00	321.00
25	450–500	471	320.00	320.00
25	500–550	526	295.50	295.50
11	550–600	564	293.50	293.50
24	600–650	625	266.00–271.00	269.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	342.50	342.50
9	300–350	323	321.00–342.50	325.86
15	400–450	423	291.00–304.00	301.27
12	450–500	457	298.00–313.00	302.92
10	500–550	520	281.00–294.00	288.95
82	550–600	572	269.00–285.00	281.36
20	600–650	626	242.00–248.00	243.51
11	650–700	667	254.00–260.00	259.46
21	700–750	726	223.00–230.00	225.81
17	750–800	790	220.00–223.00	222.14
6	800–850	838	221.00–225.00	223.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
47	450–500	487	278.50–281.00	279.70
38	500–550	519	263.00	263.00
66	550–600	588	250.00–251.00	250.77
36	600–650	638	240.50	240.50
35	650–700	666	240.00	240.00
15	700–750	709	216.00	216.00
10	750–800	750	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	262.50	262.50
9	400–450	433	249.00	249.00
21	450–500	477	239.00–255.00	247.21
6	500–550	512	231.00–243.00	236.92
8	550–600	589	199.00–230.00	222.33
5	600–650	602	200.00–210.00	202.01
1	800–850	835	173.00	173.00
1	900–950	905	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	259.00–272.50	263.78
26	400–450	444	255.00–272.00	261.42
35	450–500	458	263.00–275.00	269.98
37	500–550	526	246.00–259.00	252.63
24	550–600	582	234.00–247.00	239.41
17	600–650	629	226.00–233.00	229.11
27	650–700	678	215.00–223.50	220.50
2	700–750	745	194.00	194.00
10	750–800	762	189.00–200.50	196.80
6	800–850	840	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	860	182.00	182.00
6	900–950	919	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	648	193.00	193.00
28	650–700	682	202.00	202.00

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.