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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 31

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Mar 17Mar 31Apr 7 →

Receipts

999 head

▲ 255 vs last sale 744▲ 659 vs year ago 340 · +193.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher.

*Offerings also included 6 Load Lots sold on video totaling 392 head... 1141 head of regular run + 392 video cattle = 1533 Total head*

*To view todays video sale report click here: 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.56/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$147.56

402 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$3.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

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	632	147.69	933	387
Medium and Large 2-3	462	144.07	665	15thin

One grade step is worth $3.62/cwt here — about $268 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 sale402 hd

147.56

—

TN average10 barns · 1,400 hd

150.51

−2.96

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	183.95/cwt	177.50–186.00	607	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	334	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	641	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	161.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	778	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	169.09/cwt	157.00–171.50	781	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	157.35/cwt	153.00–159.00	834	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	150.72/cwt	148.00–151.00	814	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	146.87/cwt	146.50–150.00	858	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	151.65/cwt	151.50–151.75	893	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	144.33/cwt	139.50–147.75	889	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	142.79/cwt	141.50–143.25	962	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	928	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	129.67/cwt	127.00–131.00	956	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,038	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	116.64/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,029	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	983	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,155	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	261	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	382	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	152.60/cwt	152.00–155.00	514	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	369	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	614	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	147.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	561	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	148.37/cwt	143.50–152.50	651	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	155.02/cwt	149.50–156.50	739	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	139.40/cwt	134.00–144.50	668	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	133.15/cwt	128.50–135.00	704	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	144.90/cwt	143.50–146.50	784	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	801	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.07/cwt	128.00–135.00	753	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	764	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	120.16/cwt	119.50–121.00	771	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	118.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	780	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	118.55/cwt	116.50–120.50	859	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	858	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	854	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	157.28/cwt	155.00–158.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	684	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.41/cwt	131.00–140.00	720	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	121.31/cwt	107.00–127.00	699	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	128.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	748	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	127.80/cwt	124.00–130.50	843	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	115.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	826	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	113.92/cwt	110.50–115.50	887	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	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 31, 2021

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

Receipts 999Last week 744Year ago 340

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher.

*Offerings also included 6 Load Lots sold on video totaling 392 head... 1141 head of regular run + 392 video cattle = 1533 Total head*

*To view todays video sale report click here: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	117.50	117.50
9	—	334	192.00	192.00
36	—	589	151.50–151.75	151.65
21	—	442	176.00	176.00
66	—	674	141.50–143.25	142.79
15	—	616	139.50–147.75	144.33
48	—	530	153.00–159.00	157.35
37	—	765	135.75	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	146.50–150.00	146.87
7	—	882	116.00–117.50	116.64
12	—	737	127.00–131.00	129.67
10	—	540	148.00–151.00	150.72
7	—	674	137.75	137.75
4	—	631	130.00–136.00	132.02
4	—	435	160.00–167.00	161.63
3	—	773	122.00	122.00
18	—	462	157.00–171.50	169.09
18	—	330	177.50–186.00	183.95
2	—	230	184.00	184.00
1	—	275	182.50	182.50
47	—	825	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	149.00	149.00
3	—	378	150.00	150.00
2	—	228	165.00	165.00
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
4	—	523	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	580	128.00–132.00	128.93
15	—	448	155.00	155.00
5	—	460	147.00	147.00
4	—	372	155.00–158.00	157.28
3	—	648	129.50	129.50
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
34	—	524	131.00–140.00	137.41
19	—	779	110.50–115.50	113.92
1	—	920	96.00	96.00
12	—	660	124.00–130.50	127.80
6	—	713	110.00–117.00	115.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	143.00–144.00	143.66
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
7	—	576	107.00–127.00	121.31
3	—	653	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	166.50	166.50
9	—	759	113.00	113.00
40	—	606	125.00–127.00	126.05
19	—	541	143.50–146.50	144.90
71	—	725	116.50–120.50	118.55
46	—	477	149.50–156.50	155.02
8	—	556	144.00	144.00
4	—	928	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
2	—	585	114.00–116.00	115.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	128.00–135.00	132.07
10	—	337	152.00–155.00	152.60
6	—	261	145.00–147.50	146.24
38	—	439	143.50–152.50	148.37
33	—	529	128.50–135.00	133.15
29	—	656	116.00–121.00	118.95
12	—	642	119.50–121.00	120.16
24	—	479	134.00–144.50	139.40
12	—	381	142.00–150.00	147.29
3	—	897	96.00	96.00

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.