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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 4

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18 →

Receipts

438 head

▼ 384 vs last sale 822▼ 19 vs year ago 457 · −4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 548 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 $228.22/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −138.15 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$228.22

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$39.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs TN average

−12.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	232.09	1,246	37
Medium and Large 3	542	192.48	1,042	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $204 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 sale41 hd

228.22

—

TN average11 barns · 360 hd

225.50

+2.72

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−12.47

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−138.15

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

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	771	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,381	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,388	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	248.81/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,453	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	260.77/cwt	259.50–261.50	1,619	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,458	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	246.91/cwt	242.50–250.50	1,684	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,483	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	214.20/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,626	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	234.93/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,788	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,645	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,907	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	199.13/cwt	187.50–210.00	743	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	259.45/cwt	258.00–261.00	976	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	248.55/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,128	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	215.50/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,002	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	233.49/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,228	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,310	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,073	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	202.50/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,225	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	230.59/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,427	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	175.08/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,101	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,472	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	187.57/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,260	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	963	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,638	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,337	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	799	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,694	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,434	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,689	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,691	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	261.25/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,152	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	241.75/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,088	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	178.48/cwt	176.00–181.00	937	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,132	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,111	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	226.53/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,334	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,187	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,527	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,475	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,669	3

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Receipts 438Last week 822Year ago 457

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	258.00–261.00	259.45
14	450–500	454	243.00–250.00	248.55
29	500–550	526	226.00–235.00	233.49
8	550–600	577	227.00	227.00
2	600–650	605	201.00–204.00	202.50
9	650–700	672	186.00–188.00	187.57
3	750–800	773	173.00	173.00
1	800–850	810	177.00	177.00
3	850–900	855	189.00	189.00
3	900–950	908	186.00	186.00
5	950–1000	950	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	373	187.50–210.00	199.13
5	450–500	465	202.50–230.00	215.50
2	500–550	503	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	580	180.00–190.00	184.96
5	600–650	629	165.00–191.00	175.08
1	700–750	700	137.50	137.50
1	750–800	755	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	619	230.00–231.00	230.59
6	650–700	654	225.00	225.00
36	700–750	728	225.00	225.00
22	750–800	799	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	247.50	247.50
10	400–450	441	254.00–262.00	261.25
4	450–500	450	241.00–242.50	241.75
13	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
14	550–600	589	211.00–229.00	226.53
13	650–700	667	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
5	750–800	771	198.00	198.00
4	800–850	815	181.00	181.00
3	900–950	943	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	534	212.00	212.00
3	550–600	567	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	176.00–181.00	178.48
1	550–600	585	165.00	165.00
3	700–750	733	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	212.00	212.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	552	260.00	260.00
11	600–650	621	259.50–261.50	260.77
22	650–700	682	242.50–250.50	246.91
29	750–800	761	234.00–238.50	234.93
11	850–900	891	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	320	241.00	241.00
2	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	519	266.00	266.00
8	550–600	584	240.00–256.00	248.81
7	600–650	630	236.00	236.00
2	650–700	678	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	720	206.00	206.00
7	750–800	759	209.00–221.00	214.20
2	800–850	848	194.00	194.00
1	900–950	915	208.00	208.00

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.