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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Receipts

618 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 645▲ 163 vs year ago 455 · +35.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Offerings also included 326 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 $232.69/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −133.68 against this barn's trailing median of $366.38.

Average price

$232.69

90 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs TN average

−25.12 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	237.30	1,281	80
Medium and Large 2-3	564	195.80	1,105	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale90 hd

232.69

—

TN average13 barns · 742 hd

235.97

−3.27

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−25.12

This barn, trailing median18 sales

366.38

−133.68

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

61 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	304.26/cwt	302.00–306.00	958	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,212	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	272.88/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,157	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	275.82/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,349	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,344	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	261.30/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,497	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,559	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	243.42/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,529	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	233.70/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,584	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	225.17/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,736	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,853	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	285.89/cwt	282.00–290.00	909	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	384	214.06/cwt	207.50–233.00	822	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	265.39/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,027	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,109	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,029	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	213.14/cwt	205.00–217.50	906	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	246.37/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,148	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	251.64/cwt	249.00–252.50	1,283	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	233.46/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,230	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,367	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	198.29/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,150	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	226.14/cwt	225.00–226.50	1,332	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	218.76/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,354	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	205.55/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,340	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	689	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,247	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	172.89/cwt	162.50–183.00	1,259	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	196.09/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,447	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,561	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,772	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	904	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,099	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	266.76/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,227	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	239.46/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,274	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	237.34/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,407	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,109	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	224.80/cwt	215.00–226.50	1,486	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,185	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,648	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	819	178.51/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,462	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	937	160.02/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,499	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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Receipts 618Last week 645Year ago 455

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	408	297.00	297.00
18	600–650	615	253.50	253.50
8	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
24	750–800	781	237.25	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
11	300–350	315	302.00–306.00	304.26
16	400–450	424	271.00–273.00	272.88
15	450–500	489	273.00–280.00	275.82
8	500–550	523	257.00	257.00
11	550–600	573	254.00–262.00	261.30
16	600–650	628	236.00–249.00	243.42
6	650–700	678	231.00–235.00	233.70
3	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
6	750–800	771	224.00–231.00	225.17
1	950–1000	990	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
10	300–350	318	282.00–290.00	285.89
26	350–400	387	263.00–269.00	265.39
21	400–450	402	256.00	256.00
28	450–500	466	243.00–249.00	246.37
35	500–550	527	229.00–241.00	233.46
17	550–600	589	225.00–226.50	226.14
47	600–650	619	214.00–226.00	218.76
9	650–700	652	202.00–210.00	205.55
14	700–750	738	193.00–202.00	196.09
1	750–800	760	201.00	201.00
3	800–850	835	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
4	950–1000	958	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	392	283.00	283.00
20	500–550	510	249.00–252.50	251.64
8	550–600	565	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	235.00	235.00
4	350–400	384	207.50–233.00	214.06
3	400–450	425	205.00–217.50	213.14
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	528	190.00	190.00
7	550–600	580	197.00–200.00	198.29
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
7	650–700	689	181.00	181.00
4	700–750	728	162.50–183.00	172.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	593	187.00	187.00
3	650–700	677	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
6	800–850	819	177.50–179.00	178.51
3	900–950	937	155.00–162.50	160.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	279.00	279.00
18	450–500	460	246.00–271.00	266.76
21	500–550	532	234.00–240.00	239.46
12	550–600	593	236.00–238.00	237.34
7	650–700	661	215.00–226.50	224.80
8	700–750	720	212.00	212.00
10	750–800	751	219.50	219.50

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.