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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 15

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Dec 18Jan 15Jan 29 →

Receipts

1,308 head

▲ 550 vs last sale 758▲ 1,308 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Offerings also included 1066 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.18/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −101.32 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$312.18

127 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs TN average

−30.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	313.43	1,735	119
Medium and Large 2-3	552	293.63	1,620	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about $115 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 sale127 hd

312.18

—

TN average11 barns · 561 hd

316.95

−4.77

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−30.27

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

−101.32

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $366.05, median $413.50 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

78 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	310.16/cwt	290.00–330.00	971	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,205	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	349	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,340	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	378.50/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,416	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	356.94/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,381	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	359.90/cwt	352.50–368.00	1,515	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	387.42/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,635	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	379.29/cwt	372.50–381.00	1,741	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	351.05/cwt	337.00–362.50	1,682	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,562	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	316.26/cwt	302.50–323.00	1,648	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	329.53/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,727	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,609	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	321.12/cwt	315.50–330.00	1,853	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	300.28/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,739	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,646	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,863	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,703	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	283.63/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,793	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	295.65/cwt	285.00–298.25	1,990	94
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	274.18/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,845	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	681	248.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,693	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	270.10/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,974	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	265.77/cwt	258.00–268.50	2,070	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	793	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,871	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	263.71/cwt	250.00–264.50	2,126	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	228.44/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,857	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,021	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,084	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,905	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,169	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	312	271.25/cwt	255.00–287.50	846	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	342.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,347	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	394	288.75/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,138	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	318.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,387	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,311	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,280	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	312.89/cwt	312.50–313.00	1,464	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	305.53/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,497	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	295.68/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,520	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	281.34/cwt	272.50–289.00	1,466	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	239.18/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,361	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,613	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	263.60/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,532	61
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	236.89/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,469	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	262.64/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,644	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	247.73/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,650	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	263.44/cwt	258.50–265.25	1,778	81
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,823	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,835	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	237.48/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,836	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	205.43/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,703	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,855	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	190.10/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,739	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	322.50/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,219	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	361.52/cwt	347.50–364.00	1,403	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	327.19/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,430	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,351	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,457	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	293.24/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,551	32
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	285.00/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,653	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	256.66/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,655	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	727	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,581	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	239.69/cwt	236.50–242.00	1,759	19
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,697	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,831	4

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

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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
14	450–500	468	312.50–313.00	312.89
27	500–550	514	294.00–301.00	295.68
9	550–600	570	283.00	283.00
43	600–650	626	259.00–266.00	262.64
81	650–700	675	258.50–265.25	263.44
3	700–750	732	249.00	249.00
5	750–800	755	243.00	243.00
12	850–900	877	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	255.00–287.50	271.25
10	350–400	394	272.50–305.00	288.75
7	400–450	443	296.00	296.00
4	450–500	453	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	543	265.00	265.00
7	550–600	569	230.00–243.00	239.18
2	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
19	350–400	393	340.00–350.00	342.65
26	400–450	436	315.00–325.00	318.23
15	450–500	490	305.00–307.00	305.53
25	500–550	521	272.50–289.00	281.34
61	550–600	581	256.00–270.00	263.60
11	600–650	620	236.00–238.00	236.89
37	650–700	666	242.00–250.00	247.73
25	750–800	773	236.00–240.00	237.48
7	800–850	829	202.00–212.50	205.43
7	900–950	915	187.00–198.00	190.10
1	1000–1050	1,000	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	384.00	384.00
6	350–400	374	377.00–380.00	378.50
8	400–450	422	385.00–395.00	387.42
10	450–500	459	372.50–381.00	379.29
16	500–550	524	328.00–333.00	329.53
25	550–600	577	315.50–330.00	321.12
9	600–650	621	300.00	300.00
94	650–700	673	285.00–298.25	295.65
42	700–750	731	266.00–272.50	270.10
77	750–800	779	258.00–268.50	265.77
73	800–850	806	250.00–264.50	263.71
4	850–900	854	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	290.00–330.00	310.16
1	400–450	445	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	492	317.50	317.50
6	500–550	538	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	593	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	625	272.50	272.50
17	650–700	681	240.00–260.00	248.63
3	750–800	793	236.00	236.00
2	850–900	870	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
6	300–350	328	367.50	367.50
10	350–400	387	355.00–359.00	356.94
10	400–450	421	352.50–368.00	359.90
9	450–500	479	337.00–362.50	351.05
36	500–550	521	302.50–323.00	316.26
42	550–600	579	290.00–305.00	300.28
24	600–650	632	274.00–287.00	283.63
21	650–700	673	270.00–278.00	274.18
5	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
7	800–850	813	227.00–230.00	228.44
8	850–900	851	237.50	237.50
3	900–950	947	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	312.50–337.50	322.50
1	450–500	455	297.00	297.00
7	500–550	506	288.00	288.00
1	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	727	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	388	347.50–364.00	361.52
11	400–450	437	324.00–329.00	327.19
32	500–550	529	290.00–294.00	293.24
25	550–600	580	277.00–288.00	285.00
15	600–650	645	247.00–259.00	256.66
19	700–750	734	236.50–242.00	239.69
2	800–850	838	202.50	202.50
4	850–900	876	209.00	209.00

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.