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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2 →

Receipts

517 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 438▼ 449 vs year ago 966 · −46.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Bulls under 650 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 2.00-8.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.40/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −143.98 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$222.40

53 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs TN average

−14.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	224.61	1,208	47
Medium and Large 2-3	529	205.08	1,085	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $123 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 sale53 hd

222.40

—

TN average13 barns · 733 hd

225.83

−3.43

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−14.61

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−143.98

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

60 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	256	261.78/cwt	257.50–265.00	670	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	785	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	723	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	236.36/cwt	235.00–239.00	917	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	830	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	262.00/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,140	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	233.80/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,108	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.07/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,308	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	225.11/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,180	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	216.88/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,219	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	236.51/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,381	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,477	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	225.91/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,392	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,360	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	225.23/cwt	223.50–226.50	1,507	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,746	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,672	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	215.24/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,672	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,630	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	206.65/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,802	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	191.45/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,853	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	213.16/cwt	212.00–218.00	682	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	824	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	240.81/cwt	234.00–243.00	930	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	829	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	240.72/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,052	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	203.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	946	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	235.72/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,143	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	229.13/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,187	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	207.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,077	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	216.63/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,241	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	200.11/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,281	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,417	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,093	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	193.68/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,271	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	724	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,289	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,497	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,583	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	182.78/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,607	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	257.02/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,005	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	915	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	257.89/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,171	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	213.30/cwt	209.00–220.00	994	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	205.06/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,052	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	232.39/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,213	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	223.30/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,320	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	212.34/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,401	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	674	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,314	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,584	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,498	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,576	2

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 18, 2024

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

Receipts 517Last week 438Year ago 966

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	243.00	243.00
16	350–400	386	234.00–243.00	240.81
17	400–450	437	240.00–242.00	240.72
4	450–500	454	220.00–225.00	222.52
30	500–550	518	224.00–231.00	229.13
17	550–600	573	210.00–221.00	216.63
19	600–650	640	194.00–207.00	200.11
8	650–700	656	191.00–204.00	193.68
3	750–800	760	197.00	197.00
3	800–850	833	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	879	176.00–186.00	182.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	232.00–241.00	235.72
14	600–650	641	221.00	221.00
13	650–700	662	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	212.00–218.00	213.16
3	350–400	393	211.00	211.00
6	450–500	465	200.00–210.00	203.43
5	500–550	520	205.00–215.00	207.10
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	643	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
5	700–750	724	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	391	243.00–262.00	257.02
25	450–500	454	242.00–261.00	257.89
19	500–550	522	223.00–235.00	232.39
23	550–600	591	216.00–224.00	223.30
14	650–700	660	206.00–217.00	212.34
8	700–750	749	211.50	211.50
2	750–800	753	199.00	199.00
2	950–1000	955	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	230.00	230.00
10	450–500	466	209.00–220.00	213.30
3	500–550	513	200.00–207.50	205.06
2	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	674	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	241.00	241.00
22	700–750	733	238.25	238.25
4	750–800	755	221.50	221.50
1	800–850	805	211.00	211.00
6	850–900	872	206.00–210.00	206.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	256	257.50–265.00	261.78
4	300–350	311	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	435	259.00–265.00	262.00
17	500–550	523	245.00–252.00	250.07
4	550–600	584	231.00–242.00	236.51
9	600–650	616	219.00–228.00	225.91
16	650–700	669	223.50–226.50	225.23
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
8	750–800	777	213.00–216.00	215.24
1	800–850	803	203.00	203.00
2	950–1000	968	188.00–195.00	191.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	231.00	231.00
3	350–400	388	235.00–239.00	236.36
2	400–450	405	200.00–210.00	205.00
5	450–500	474	225.00–239.00	233.80
6	500–550	524	217.50–232.50	225.11
4	550–600	562	215.00–217.50	216.88
3	600–650	630	215.00–217.50	215.84
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

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.