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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 21

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4 →

Receipts

822 head

▲ 477 vs last sale 345▼ 236 vs year ago 1,058 · −22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included 484 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 $233.62/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −132.76 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$233.62

167 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$26.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs TN average

−10.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	234.10	1,274	164
Medium and Large 2-3	527	207.29	1,092	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale167 hd

233.62

—

TN average15 barns · 955 hd

236.26

−2.64

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−10.79

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−132.76

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

57 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	258	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	516	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	832	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,024	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,162	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	257.04/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,080	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	261.42/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,216	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	275.16/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,302	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	257.45/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,346	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,163	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	240.57/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,407	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,564	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	240.94/cwt	240.50–244.00	1,506	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	214.80/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,375	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,481	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	224.73/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,620	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,706	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,535	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	210.98/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,671	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	220.49/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,846	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	213.98/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,864	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	245.49/cwt	242.50–248.00	813	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	217.34/cwt	200.00–235.00	819	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	259.24/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,006	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,087	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	244.64/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,103	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	251.72/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,186	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	249.70/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,261	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	233.48/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,205	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	207.29/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,092	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	236.41/cwt	230.50–241.00	1,345	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	218.05/cwt	208.00–221.50	1,276	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	218.61/cwt	215.50–220.00	1,384	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	197.97/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,301	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,423	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	182.63/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,333	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	184.28/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,410	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	184.17/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,529	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	454	222.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,012	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	256.02/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,193	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	237.42/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,230	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	203.07/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,054	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	228.90/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,316	31
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	219.67/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,322	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	187.72/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,154	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	207.85/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,376	24
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,343	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,404	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	174.14/cwt	162.50–178.00	1,458	8

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 21, 2024

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

Receipts 822Last week 345Year ago 1,058

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
31	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
15	450–500	471	250.00–252.00	251.72
23	500–550	505	246.00–251.00	249.70
55	550–600	569	230.50–241.00	236.41
20	600–650	633	215.50–220.00	218.61
4	650–700	668	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	377	200.00–235.00	217.34
1	400–450	435	202.50	202.50
3	500–550	527	192.50–217.50	207.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	331	242.50–248.00	245.49
18	350–400	388	255.00–261.00	259.24
10	400–450	442	246.00	246.00
29	450–500	451	241.00–248.00	244.64
58	500–550	516	229.00–240.00	233.48
28	550–600	585	208.00–221.50	218.05
5	600–650	643	201.00	201.00
11	650–700	657	194.00–201.00	197.97
25	700–750	730	178.00–187.00	182.63
4	750–800	765	183.00–188.00	184.28
6	800–850	830	180.00–185.00	184.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
5	500–550	536	217.00	217.00
9	600–650	640	212.50–224.00	214.80
3	750–800	775	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	256.00	256.00
7	350–400	394	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	420	251.00–260.00	257.04
9	450–500	465	256.00–264.00	261.42
22	500–550	523	254.00–259.00	257.45
17	550–600	585	239.00–243.00	240.57
8	600–650	625	240.50–244.00	240.94
6	650–700	667	222.00	222.00
12	700–750	721	220.00–231.00	224.73
5	750–800	792	207.00–217.00	210.98
5	850–900	871	212.50–215.00	213.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	402	289.00	289.00
22	450–500	473	269.00–277.00	275.16
16	550–600	588	266.00	266.00
3	700–750	732	233.00	233.00
21	800–850	837	219.00–221.00	220.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	251.00	251.00
30	450–500	466	245.00–266.00	256.02
24	500–550	518	236.00–238.00	237.42
31	550–600	575	215.00–233.00	228.90
21	600–650	602	214.00–221.00	219.67
24	650–700	662	206.00–209.00	207.85
6	700–750	718	187.00	187.00
5	750–800	751	187.00	187.00
8	800–850	837	162.50–178.00	174.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	205.00	205.00
7	450–500	454	210.00–225.00	222.88
13	500–550	519	200.00–213.00	203.07
6	600–650	615	181.00–205.00	187.72
1	700–750	720	155.00	155.00

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.