Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2019-12-04

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 1,119▲ 719 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 122▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 80▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.53/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$117.53

279 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	118.28	677	254
Medium and Large 2-3	573	109.96	630	25

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale279 hd

117.53

—

TN average9 barns · 3,041 hd

118.82

−1.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	45.00	563	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	293	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	401	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	165.15/cwt	140.00–173.00	532	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	501	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	139.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	118.56/cwt	117.00–123.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	129.33/cwt	126.00–131.00	688	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.40/cwt	123.00–126.00	724	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	127.70/cwt	121.00–130.00	790	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	123.96/cwt	118.00–128.00	823	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	122.59/cwt	117.00–125.00	895	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	123.74/cwt	113.50–125.00	945	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	125.45/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,045	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	348	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	428	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	131.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	500	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	117.80/cwt	113.00–125.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	116.88/cwt	114.00–117.00	543	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	615	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	116.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	610	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	618	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	111.75/cwt	108.50–115.00	649	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	112.39/cwt	107.00–115.00	747	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	113.14/cwt	111.00–113.50	830	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	918	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	914	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	847	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	961	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	959	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	156.56/cwt	147.00–159.00	590	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	136.28/cwt	131.00–138.50	621	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	672	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	549	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	119.09/cwt	115.50–120.00	680	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	119.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	767	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	106.95/cwt	103.00–108.00	816	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	858	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	618	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	563	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 1,119Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	665	107.00–115.00	112.39
7	—	280	120.00–127.00	124.21
5	—	443	113.00–125.00	117.80
50	—	526	113.00–117.00	116.02
25	—	465	114.00–117.00	116.88
3	—	868	110.50	110.50
3	—	842	108.50	108.50
1	—	925	94.00	94.00
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
22	—	379	127.00–137.00	131.88
20	—	581	108.50–115.00	111.75
8	—	329	130.00	130.00
7	—	734	111.00–113.50	113.14
13	—	643	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	781	117.50	117.50
5	—	632	118.50	118.50
31	—	710	123.00	123.00
16	—	496	124.00	124.00
9	—	847	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	557	111.00	111.00
6	—	468	115.00	115.00
4	—	664	108.00	108.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
7	—	371	135.00	135.00
4	—	466	117.00–123.00	118.56
4	—	293	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	123.00–126.00	125.40
10	—	465	135.00–140.00	139.49
9	—	322	140.00–173.00	165.15
42	—	664	118.00–128.00	123.96
2	—	393	159.00	159.00
2	—	240	150.00	150.00
26	—	532	126.00–131.00	129.33
18	—	764	113.50–125.00	123.74
12	—	619	121.00–130.00	127.70
11	—	730	117.00–125.00	122.59
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	142.00–143.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	833	125.00–126.00	125.45
4	—	945	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	123.00–130.00	128.16
22	—	571	115.50–120.00	119.09
20	—	377	147.00–159.00	156.56
10	—	763	103.00–108.00	106.95
5	—	671	114.00	114.00
3	—	843	96.00	96.00
29	—	456	131.00–138.50	136.28
28	—	643	110.00–120.00	119.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	858	72.00	72.00
2	—	753	95.00	95.00
2	—	690	94.00	94.00
7	—	462	127.50	127.50
6	—	549	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	45.00	45.00

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.