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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, May 21

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Receipts

530 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 572▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Offerings also included 487 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 $346.58/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −66.92 against this barn's trailing median of $413.50.

Average price

$346.58

29 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$52.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.97

vs TN average

−31.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	355.55	1,979	24
Medium and Large 2-3	557	303.51	1,691	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.04/cwt here — about $289 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 sale29 hd

346.58

—

TN average14 barns · 555 hd

359.55

−12.97

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−31.47

This barn, trailing median18 sales

413.50

−66.92

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

63 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	246	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,205	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	462.15/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,289	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	453.11/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,427	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	436.27/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,636	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,436	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	389.53/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,656	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,516	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	362.03/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,734	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	316.41/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,639	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	370.21/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,947	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	294.91/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,719	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	338.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,006	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	331.28/cwt	322.00–339.00	2,080	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	331.87/cwt	329.00–333.50	2,263	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	313.20/cwt	296.00–319.00	2,152	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	291.02/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,999	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,377	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,046	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	286.61/cwt	284.00–291.00	2,181	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,365	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,254	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,422	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	272.21/cwt	269.00–282.00	2,341	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,422	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,033	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	329	354.83/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,167	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	396.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,333	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,414	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	320.56/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,221	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	347.69/cwt	339.00–360.00	1,512	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	329.73/cwt	324.00–336.00	1,543	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,500	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	335.06/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,742	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	309.40/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,671	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	304.62/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,788	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,854	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	301.63/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,882	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	282.12/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,817	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	250.66/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,772	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,848	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	352.19/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,314	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,583	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	351.34/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,823	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,870	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,067	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,009	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,087	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,112	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,179	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 May 21, 2025

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
8	300–350	329	310.00–370.00	354.83
5	350–400	381	265.00–335.00	320.56
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–315.00	312.47
2	500–550	538	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	520	330.00–342.00	335.06
20	550–600	598	310.00	310.00
25	600–650	624	300.00–307.00	301.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	455.00	455.00
15	300–350	336	390.00–405.00	396.83
12	350–400	381	371.00	371.00
16	400–450	435	339.00–360.00	347.69
18	450–500	468	324.00–336.00	329.73
10	500–550	540	308.00–310.00	309.40
24	550–600	587	304.00–306.00	304.62
13	600–650	644	276.00–287.00	282.12
3	700–750	707	250.00–252.00	250.66
1	750–800	795	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	246	490.00	490.00
8	250–300	279	450.00–485.00	462.15
20	300–350	315	452.50–465.00	453.11
2	350–400	375	435.00–437.50	436.27
3	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	389.53
7	450–500	479	345.00–375.00	362.03
13	500–550	526	350.00–377.50	370.21
11	550–600	593	330.00–340.00	338.22
16	600–650	628	322.00–339.00	331.28
8	650–700	687	296.00–319.00	313.20
8	750–800	761	284.00–291.00	286.61
8	800–850	802	281.00	281.00
4	850–900	860	269.00–282.00	272.21
1	900–950	935	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	378	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	518	305.00–327.50	316.41
3	550–600	583	280.00–302.50	294.91
10	650–700	687	277.00–292.50	291.02
2	750–800	755	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	682	329.00–333.50	331.87
9	700–750	745	319.00	319.00
12	750–800	763	310.00	310.00
27	800–850	838	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	340.00–375.00	352.19
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	409.00	409.00
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
21	500–550	519	335.00–353.00	351.34
7	550–600	579	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	646	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	720	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	780	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	820	257.50	257.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	207.50	207.50

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.