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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Receipts

345 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 622▼ 288 vs year ago 633 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the las sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower. Offerings also included 488 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 $216.63/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −149.75 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$216.63

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.80

vs TN average

−28.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	221.37	1,213	25
Medium and Large 2-3	536	192.91	1,034	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $179 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 sale30 hd

216.63

—

TN average17 barns · 922 hd

243.43

−26.80

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−28.44

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−149.75

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

54 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 2-3	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,049	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,137	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	457	199.40/cwt	182.50–205.00	911	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,302	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	274.43/cwt	257.00–279.00	1,402	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,488	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,438	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,651	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,506	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,466	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,671	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,724	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	733	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	814	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	954	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,030	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	452	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,035	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	256.68/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,222	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	196.76/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,035	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	228.95/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,211	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,210	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	223.08/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,412	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,553	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	188.09/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,245	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	199.26/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,409	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	168.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,215	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	250.51/cwt	245.00–253.00	939	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	278.26/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,199	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	207.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	902	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	192.45/cwt	182.50–202.50	997	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	237.90/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,261	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	219.01/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,297	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	219.68/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,419	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,455	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,639	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,669	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,693	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Receipts 345Last week 622Year ago 633

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	431	274.00–294.00	278.26
2	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
25	500–550	530	226.00–242.00	237.90
3	550–600	592	217.50–222.00	219.01
9	600–650	646	217.00–220.00	219.68
2	650–700	693	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	735	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	845	197.50	197.50
1	900–950	925	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	245.00–253.00	250.51
4	400–450	435	200.00–215.00	207.33
1	450–500	495	227.50	227.50
2	500–550	518	182.50–202.50	192.45
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	735	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	231.00	231.00
4	450–500	457	182.50–205.00	199.40
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	515	289.00	289.00
18	600–650	623	265.00	265.00
17	650–700	678	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	368	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	425	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	495	263.00	263.00
5	500–550	511	257.00–279.00	274.43
1	550–600	580	248.00	248.00
8	600–650	625	241.00	241.00
4	650–700	650	225.50	225.50
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
4	950–1000	958	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	452	229.00	229.00
4	500–550	526	187.50–200.00	196.76
1	550–600	575	177.50	177.50
1	600–650	615	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	805	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
8	650–700	658	236.00	236.00
4	700–750	707	194.00–201.00	199.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	310	262.50	262.50
2	350–400	388	246.00	246.00
3	400–450	448	230.00	230.00
40	450–500	476	251.00–260.00	256.68
15	500–550	529	224.00–246.00	228.95
10	550–600	576	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	633	220.00–228.00	223.08
13	650–700	662	185.00–190.00	188.09
4	700–750	719	168.00–172.00	168.99
5	950–1000	955	175.00	175.00

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.