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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 16

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Mar 2Mar 16Mar 30 →

Receipts

877 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 730▲ 133 vs year ago 744 · +17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower. Offerings also included 360 head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

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 $147.74/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$147.74

378 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

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	555	148.27	823	362
Medium and Large 2-3	485	135.66	657	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $166 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 sale378 hd

147.74

—

TN average11 barns · 2,039 hd

143.33

+4.41

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	177.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	690	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	178.74/cwt	173.00–181.00	788	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	171.60/cwt	164.50–179.00	827	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	167.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	885	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	157.36/cwt	151.00–161.00	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	165.17/cwt	164.00–166.50	986	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	152.82/cwt	148.00–154.50	960	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	158.49/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,014	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	154.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,013	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	137.44/cwt	134.50–138.00	992	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,096	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	134.83/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,052	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	869	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,208	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,188	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,315	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,466	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	342	139.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	164.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	640	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	160.18/cwt	154.00–165.00	695	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	165.96/cwt	165.50–166.50	730	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	144.48/cwt	128.00–148.50	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	159.75/cwt	158.00–163.00	828	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	154.13/cwt	147.00–157.50	809	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	145.47/cwt	136.00–150.50	855	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	144.49/cwt	141.50–148.50	897	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	136.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	865	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	129.24/cwt	128.50–132.00	890	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	129.31/cwt	126.50–133.50	918	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	120.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	860	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	113.73/cwt	112.00–119.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	107.36/cwt	106.00–110.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	657	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	174.53/cwt	162.00–178.00	757	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	164.83/cwt	162.00–166.00	803	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	885	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	153.27/cwt	147.00–159.00	874	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	975	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	146.19/cwt	138.00–149.50	977	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	130.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	961	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	870	2

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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 877Last week 730Year ago 744

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	441	173.00–181.00	178.74
10	—	780	128.00–137.00	134.83
10	—	564	151.00–161.00	157.36
7	—	388	175.00–180.00	177.86
5	—	940	117.00	117.00
12	—	628	148.00–154.50	152.82
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
12	—	320	182.00	182.00
37	—	722	134.50–138.00	137.44
12	—	658	150.00–156.00	154.00
22	—	482	164.50–179.00	171.60
19	—	529	165.00–171.00	167.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	161.00	161.00
1	—	355	167.50	167.50
14	—	693	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	139.00	139.00
17	—	597	164.00–166.50	165.17
4	—	1,315	111.50	111.50
11	—	780	140.50	140.50
38	—	640	157.00–161.50	158.49
14	—	939	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	711	116.00–122.00	120.93
65	—	525	147.00–157.50	154.13
49	—	635	130.00–138.00	136.18
6	—	819	106.00–110.00	107.36
1	—	450	163.00	163.00
3	—	267	160.00	160.00
25	—	390	155.00–166.00	164.03
29	—	434	154.00–165.00	160.18
18	—	588	136.00–150.50	145.47
9	—	689	128.50–132.00	129.24
13	—	327	170.00	170.00
4	—	770	112.00–119.00	113.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	518	158.00–163.00	159.75
21	—	621	141.50–148.50	144.49
17	—	666	137.00	137.00
11	—	595	154.00	154.00
10	—	710	126.50–133.50	129.31
17	—	440	165.50–166.50	165.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
4	—	342	130.00–142.00	139.02
2	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	133.00	133.00
5	—	474	128.00–148.50	144.48
3	—	432	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	389	169.00	169.00
7	—	633	154.00	154.00
13	—	527	168.00	168.00
7	—	487	162.00–166.00	164.83
31	—	434	162.00–178.00	174.53
15	—	735	130.00–134.00	130.77
7	—	668	138.00–149.50	146.19
25	—	570	147.00–159.00	153.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	148.00	148.00
3	—	715	105.00	105.00
2	—	853	102.00	102.00
5	—	560	148.00	148.00
3	—	428	147.00–150.00	149.05
1	—	670	119.00	119.00

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.