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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, May 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 579▼ 139 vs year ago 536 · −25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included a video sale. 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.36/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −125.14 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$288.36

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$42.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs TN average

−16.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	295.05	1,592	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	252.67	1,394	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.38/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale19 hd

288.36

—

TN average8 barns · 167 hd

296.43

−8.07

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−16.78

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

−125.14

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $366.05, median $413.50 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	910	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	319.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,102	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	326.60/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,212	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,271	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	289.35/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,369	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,401	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	290.42/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,539	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,662	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,766	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	272.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,713	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	642	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,656	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	270.95/cwt	262.00–281.00	1,794	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,639	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,502	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	261.50/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,935	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	265.30/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,998	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,922	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,998	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,889	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	743	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	626	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	292.52/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,097	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	289.56/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,265	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	454	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,271	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	268.97/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,278	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,275	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,404	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	256.70/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,355	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,452	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	251.00/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,458	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	230.89/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,406	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,577	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	226.78/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,508	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,173	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,534	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,532	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,675	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,245	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,359	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	251.57/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,180	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,150	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,393	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	259.59/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,542	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,488	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,737	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,708	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,473	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 579Year ago 536

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
4	450–500	469	250.00–256.00	251.57
3	500–550	502	229.00	229.00
1	550–600	560	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	625	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	815	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	287.50	287.50
6	450–500	453	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	516	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	594	251.00–263.00	259.59
6	650–700	668	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	733	233.00	233.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	830	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	552	301.00	301.00
27	600–650	609	290.00	290.00
34	750–800	753	264.00–268.00	265.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	469	270.00–272.00	271.01
1	500–550	515	272.00	272.00
2	550–600	570	243.00	243.00
3	600–650	642	258.00	258.00
2	650–700	690	235.00–240.00	237.52
1	700–750	705	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	327.50	327.50
7	300–350	345	315.00–320.00	319.32
7	350–400	371	315.00–334.00	326.60
1	400–450	405	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	473	288.00–291.00	289.35
9	500–550	530	279.00–299.00	290.42
26	600–650	629	270.00–275.00	272.31
18	650–700	662	262.00–281.00	270.95
8	700–750	740	261.00–262.00	261.50
2	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	825	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	865	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	935	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	280.00	280.00
8	500–550	518	271.00	271.00
5	550–600	550	264.00	264.00
10	600–650	649	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	282.50–285.00	283.74
14	350–400	375	291.00–294.00	292.52
9	400–450	437	288.00–290.00	289.56
18	450–500	475	263.00–270.00	268.97
31	500–550	528	252.00–264.00	256.70
12	550–600	581	243.00–253.00	251.00
3	600–650	609	222.50–235.00	230.89
8	650–700	665	221.00–230.00	226.78
4	700–750	720	213.00	213.00
4	750–800	766	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	813	206.00	206.00
1	850–900	855	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	227.50	227.50
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	495	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	565	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	680	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.