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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 19

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Mar 5Mar 19Apr 2 →

Receipts

1,209 head

▼ 243 vs last sale 1,452▼ 24 vs year ago 1,233 · −1.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 605 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 $342.50/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −71.00 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$342.50

155 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$48.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs TN average

−14.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	346.59	1,905	142
Medium and Large 2-3	559	297.85	1,665	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.74/cwt here — about $240 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 sale155 hd

342.50

—

TN average15 barns · 533 hd

344.28

−1.78

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−14.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

−71.00

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

68 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,248	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	414	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,221	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	406.54/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,781	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,376	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	369.79/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,686	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,830	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	363.84/cwt	360.00–365.50	1,914	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	314.44/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,673	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	347.23/cwt	327.50–352.00	1,854	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,918	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	287.48/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,656	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	334.20/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,948	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	330.22/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,087	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	311.65/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,973	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,079	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	282.81/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,886	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	299.71/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,065	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	292.05/cwt	287.00–292.50	2,152	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	279.02/cwt	271.00–285.00	2,062	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	279.05/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,146	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	254.32/cwt	253.00–255.00	2,083	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,141	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	934	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,382	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	984	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,303	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	303	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	962	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,156	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	374	310.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,160	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,339	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	330.18/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,436	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	372.36/cwt	368.00–374.00	1,679	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	344.11/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,566	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	314.12/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,467	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	305.81/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,599	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,373	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	314.90/cwt	313.00–315.50	1,700	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	285.89/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,661	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	239.00/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,396	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,758	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,721	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	269.67/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,699	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,811	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	257.32/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,747	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,692	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	231.79/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,692	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,898	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,953	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	397.55/cwt	370.00–404.50	1,535	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	379.09/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,672	36
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	367.86/cwt	352.50–377.00	1,707	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,650	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,754	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,696	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,607	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	326.30/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,873	35
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	298.26/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,864	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,654	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	259.93/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,851	15
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,854	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,828	1

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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Receipts 1,209Last week 1,452Year ago 1,233

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
33	450–500	451	368.00–374.00	372.36
55	500–550	540	313.00–315.50	314.90
17	550–600	586	300.00	300.00
12	600–650	604	285.00	285.00
32	650–700	667	271.50	271.50
3	700–750	717	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	840	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	317.50	317.50
5	350–400	374	290.00–315.00	310.05
4	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
16	450–500	467	290.00–318.00	314.12
2	500–550	523	262.50	262.50
5	550–600	584	235.00–242.50	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
15	300–350	321	360.00	360.00
11	350–400	388	345.00	345.00
42	400–450	435	326.00–340.00	330.18
20	450–500	455	341.00–350.00	344.11
41	500–550	523	291.00–311.00	305.81
41	550–600	581	277.50–290.00	285.89
12	600–650	630	264.00–273.00	269.67
17	650–700	679	255.00–258.00	257.32
9	700–750	730	230.00–232.00	231.79
2	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	853	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
10	300–350	314	397.50	397.50
11	400–450	438	402.50–410.00	406.54
17	450–500	456	352.50–377.50	369.79
51	500–550	534	327.50–352.00	347.23
42	550–600	583	332.00–340.00	334.20
22	600–650	633	309.00–313.00	311.65
45	650–700	689	299.00–300.00	299.71
7	700–750	739	271.00–285.00	279.02
3	800–850	819	253.00–255.00	254.32
3	850–900	860	249.00	249.00
9	950–1000	984	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	414	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	455	302.50	302.50
5	500–550	532	305.00–321.00	314.44
8	550–600	576	275.00–310.00	287.48
7	650–700	667	282.00–286.00	282.81
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	396.00	396.00
30	500–550	526	360.00–365.50	363.84
19	550–600	556	345.00	345.00
63	600–650	632	325.00–331.00	330.22
6	650–700	658	316.00	316.00
47	700–750	737	287.00–292.50	292.05
47	750–800	769	277.00–285.00	279.05
28	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
12	900–950	934	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	386	370.00–404.50	397.55
36	400–450	441	377.00–390.00	379.09
29	450–500	464	352.50–377.00	367.86
24	500–550	513	342.00	342.00
35	550–600	574	317.50–330.00	326.30
20	600–650	625	297.00–301.00	298.26
15	700–750	712	257.00–261.00	259.93
6	800–850	824	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	489	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	535	317.00	317.00
4	550–600	569	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	655	252.50	252.50

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.