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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 30

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Mar 16Mar 30Apr 6 →

Receipts

917 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 877▼ 82 vs year ago 999 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Offerings also included 187 head sold on video in three load lots. 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 $153.80/cwt on 426 head.

Average price

$153.80

426 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

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	519	154.32	802	406
Medium and Large 2-3	417	143.21	597	20

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $205 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 sale426 hd

153.80

—

TN average9 barns · 2,485 hd

150.36

+3.44

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

Every lot

60 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	252	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	456	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	309	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	485	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	591	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	162.19/cwt	158.00–169.00	610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	175.62/cwt	170.00–177.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	150.65/cwt	144.00–157.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	177.00/cwt	168.00–179.00	747	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	179.21/cwt	170.00–184.50	823	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	141.60/cwt	125.00–157.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	154.29/cwt	149.00–160.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	170.99/cwt	169.00–172.00	910	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	169.53/cwt	166.00–170.00	966	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	164.03/cwt	156.00–165.00	950	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	163.24/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,020	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	985	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	153.68/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,024	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	139.71/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,028	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	144.04/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,064	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	869	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,217	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,170	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	249	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	408	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	166.70/cwt	159.00–168.00	460	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	309	152.04/cwt	141.00–154.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	533	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	157.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	606	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	165.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	692	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	175.31/cwt	168.50–177.00	808	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	155.61/cwt	150.50–159.00	738	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	151.56/cwt	146.00–152.50	773	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	161.26/cwt	161.00–162.00	847	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	136.81/cwt	133.00–140.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	154.44/cwt	154.00–154.50	890	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	142.00/cwt	137.00–148.00	831	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	145.58/cwt	143.00–147.00	898	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	132.06/cwt	129.00–142.00	845	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	135.04/cwt	134.00–135.50	890	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	135.27/cwt	131.00–136.00	967	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,006	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	939	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	572	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	170.46/cwt	170.00–171.00	665	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	146.42/cwt	130.00–152.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	170.98/cwt	156.50–173.50	775	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	165.24/cwt	155.00–170.00	858	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	157.06/cwt	151.00–160.00	920	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	146.93/cwt	137.00–154.50	929	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	128.83/cwt	128.00–129.00	951	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	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 30, 2022

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

Receipts 917Last week 877Year ago 999

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	149.00–160.00	154.29
7	—	309	157.00	157.00
5	—	376	158.00–169.00	162.19
2	—	468	125.00–157.00	141.60
2	—	420	144.00–157.00	150.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	739	143.50–144.50	144.04
34	—	570	166.00–170.00	169.53
12	—	625	161.00–164.00	163.24
8	—	869	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	666	151.00–155.00	153.68
26	—	532	169.00–172.00	170.99
18	—	422	168.00–179.00	177.00
13	—	459	170.00–184.50	179.21
9	—	579	156.00–165.00	164.03
8	—	252	181.00	181.00
5	—	390	170.00–177.00	175.62
3	—	800	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,120	104.50	104.50
10	—	736	139.00–141.00	139.71
3	—	642	153.50	153.50
1	—	860	137.00	137.00
11	—	330	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	617	143.00–147.00	145.58
42	—	576	154.00–154.50	154.44
27	—	525	161.00–162.00	161.26
9	—	831	121.00	121.00
52	—	461	168.50–177.00	175.31
28	—	715	131.00–136.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	136.00	136.00
2	—	418	130.00	130.00
7	—	309	141.00–154.00	152.04
6	—	532	133.00–140.00	136.81
3	—	385	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	249	164.00	164.00
2	—	920	102.00	102.00
43	—	474	150.50–159.00	155.61
40	—	418	160.00–169.00	165.55
28	—	510	146.00–152.50	151.56
30	—	585	137.00–148.00	142.00
10	—	640	129.00–142.00	132.06
20	—	386	150.00–161.00	157.00
14	—	323	165.00	165.00
13	—	659	134.00–135.50	135.04
13	—	276	159.00–168.00	166.70
2	—	878	107.00	107.00
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	519	155.00–170.00	165.24
18	—	586	151.00–160.00	157.06
12	—	632	137.00–154.50	146.93
11	—	390	170.00–171.00	170.46
7	—	306	187.00	187.00
6	—	738	128.00–129.00	128.83
41	—	453	156.50–173.50	170.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	143.00	143.00
4	—	553	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
4	—	439	130.00–152.00	146.42
1	—	830	91.00	91.00

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.