Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2020-04-15

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 15

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Apr 1Apr 15Apr 29 →

Receipts

503 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 340▲ 503 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 steady to 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 $118.98/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$118.98

223 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$34.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

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	521	120.51	628	213
Medium and Large 2-3	643	86.30	554	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about $74 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 sale223 hd

118.98

—

TN average10 barns · 1,197 hd

118.52

+0.46

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	418	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	497	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	144.28/cwt	141.00–151.00	641	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	142.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	690	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	132.47/cwt	129.00–136.00	759	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	104.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	118.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	109.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	778	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	835	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	899	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	129.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	414	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	130.51/cwt	120.00–138.00	491	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	126.00/cwt	121.00–135.50	544	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	125.34/cwt	124.00–128.50	570	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	118.77/cwt	117.00–123.00	627	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	127.15/cwt	125.50–129.50	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	123.76/cwt	121.00–125.00	708	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	112.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	730	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.50	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	104.57/cwt	102.00–111.00	703	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	94.71/cwt	89.00–96.50	684	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	92.39/cwt	86.00–96.00	746	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	152.12/cwt	143.00–153.00	572	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	144.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	611	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	132.09/cwt	123.00–133.00	699	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	121.67/cwt	114.50–125.50	701	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	715	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Receipts 503Last week 340Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	115.00–121.00	118.46
2	—	510	139.00	139.00
14	—	869	103.50	103.50
9	—	444	141.00–151.00	144.28
5	—	843	99.00	99.00
15	—	708	105.00–115.00	109.91
9	—	634	120.00–125.00	123.32
27	—	484	138.00–147.00	142.60
11	—	573	129.00–136.00	132.47
8	—	331	150.00	150.00
4	—	268	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	130.00	130.00
2	—	743	95.00	95.00
3	—	573	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
2	—	645	100.00–109.00	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	133.00–134.00	133.51
3	—	647	102.00	102.00
18	—	376	143.00–153.00	152.12
8	—	665	107.50	107.50
4	—	751	87.00	87.00
24	—	576	114.50–125.50	121.67
10	—	424	140.00–146.00	144.11
5	—	728	99.50	99.50
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
11	—	529	123.00–133.00	132.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	86.00	86.00
2	—	458	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	490	134.00	134.00
7	—	529	125.50–129.50	127.15
10	—	572	121.00–125.00	123.76
18	—	606	120.50	120.50
6	—	402	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	432	121.00–135.50	126.00
14	—	722	89.00–96.50	94.71
9	—	807	86.00–96.00	92.39
1	—	270	123.00	123.00
31	—	376	120.00–138.00	130.51
18	—	455	124.00–128.50	125.34
11	—	320	128.00–130.00	129.41
5	—	623	100.00–105.50	103.27
19	—	672	102.00–111.00	104.57
14	—	528	117.00–123.00	118.77
8	—	585	112.00–117.00	112.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	77.00	77.00
3	—	738	72.00	72.00
4	—	545	104.00	104.00

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.