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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, May 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← May 1May 15May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▼ 560 vs last sale 1,139▲ 10 vs year ago 569 · +1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 91▲ 57 vs year ago 81 · +70.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 1059 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 $264.79/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −101.59 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$264.79

114 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs TN average

−5.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	267.83	1,472	102
Medium and Large 2-3	528	238.93	1,263	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale114 hd

264.79

—

TN average12 barns · 596 hd

257.66

+7.13

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−5.21

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−101.59

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.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,835	159.85	2,933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	135.90	1,544	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	132.63	1,916	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	113.09	1,177	16

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,244	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	356.34/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,368	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,379	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	324.46/cwt	322.50–326.00	1,538	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	299.10/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,451	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	319.86/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,705	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	295.86/cwt	293.00–301.00	1,589	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,715	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	289.54/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,717	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	267.68/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,609	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	289.89/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,855	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,960	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,831	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,894	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,907	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,030	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,988	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	927	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,016	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,144	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	248.38/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,006	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	278.05/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,148	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	269.11/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,259	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	283.25/cwt	282.50–283.50	1,445	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	240.47/cwt	205.00–247.00	1,265	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	257.16/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,371	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	244.55/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,433	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	261.21/cwt	260.25–262.75	1,552	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	233.13/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,448	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,626	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,566	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,526	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,515	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,462	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,435	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	331.16/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,258	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	317.90/cwt	317.50–318.00	1,399	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,358	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	285.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,504	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	236.81/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,355	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,704	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	257.54/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,679	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,631	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	884	155.13/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,371	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,914	166.05/cwt	159.00–171.00	3,178	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	110.07/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,140	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	119.83/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,246	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	121.17/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,320	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	141.20/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,610	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	132.69/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,517	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	130.79/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,839	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 1,139Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 91Year ago 81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,040	119.00–122.00	119.83
8	—	1,036	106.00–115.00	110.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	119.00–124.00	121.17
41	—	1,140	138.00–150.00	141.20
31	—	1,143	125.00–137.00	132.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	129.00–134.00	130.79
1	—	1,600	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,914	159.00–171.00	166.05
3	—	1,650	140.00–149.00	145.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	323.00–340.00	331.16
9	400–450	440	317.50–318.00	317.90
13	500–550	527	280.00–290.00	285.33
11	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
13	600–650	643	265.00	265.00
11	650–700	652	255.00–259.00	257.54
5	700–750	700	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	283.00	283.00
2	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	572	234.00–245.00	236.81
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
5	850–900	884	150.00–163.00	155.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	405	237.50–259.00	248.38
11	500–550	526	205.00–247.00	240.47
1	550–600	555	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	312.00	312.00
5	300–350	331	307.00	307.00
5	350–400	396	289.00	289.00
14	400–450	413	272.00–280.00	278.05
22	450–500	468	261.00–271.00	269.11
18	500–550	533	256.00–262.00	257.16
8	550–600	586	242.00–250.00	244.55
23	600–650	621	224.00–241.00	233.13
4	650–700	684	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	705	211.00	211.00
4	750–800	773	196.00	196.00
3	800–850	817	179.00	179.00
3	900–950	938	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	510	282.50–283.50	283.25
36	550–600	594	260.25–262.75	261.21
3	600–650	640	254.00	254.00
14	650–700	651	249.00	249.00
5	700–750	705	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	313	397.50	397.50
4	350–400	384	330.00–365.00	356.34
2	400–450	413	334.00	334.00
4	450–500	485	283.00–305.00	299.10
24	500–550	537	293.00–301.00	295.86
4	550–600	593	279.00–293.00	289.54
6	600–650	601	266.00–276.00	267.68
4	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	865	219.00	219.00
2	950–1000	983	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	474	322.50–326.00	324.46
33	500–550	533	310.00–323.00	319.86
6	550–600	568	302.00	302.00
65	600–650	640	286.00–294.00	289.89
6	650–700	683	287.00	287.00
9	700–750	721	254.00	254.00
4	1000–1050	1,030	193.00	193.00

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.