Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2022-04-20

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 20
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Receipts
697 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 255▼ 201 vs year ago 898 · −22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Offerings also included 515 Head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.24/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$143.24
297 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611145.40889259
Medium and Large 2-3614128.5578938
One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale297 hd
143.24
—
TN average11 barns · 1,674 hd
145.33
−2.09
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

62 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2226219.92/cwt212.50–225.004978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315200.60/cwt197.50–205.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388192.00/cwt192.00–192.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435180.85/cwt180.00–182.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460179.00/cwt179.00–179.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529168.98/cwt164.00–170.008948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574163.51/cwt162.00–164.0093916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575159.00/cwt159.00–159.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582135.00/cwt135.00–135.0078614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618160.00/cwt160.00–160.009898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633152.51/cwt150.00–155.0096515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663149.00/cwt149.00–149.0098810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0727
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718123.00/cwt123.00–123.0088317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722138.35/cwt135.50–140.0099912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,11630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785139.59/cwt131.00–140.501,09610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808139.22/cwt137.50–140.501,12514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,22432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230202.50/cwt202.50–202.504663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320174.00/cwt174.00–174.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374174.00/cwt174.00–174.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396167.00/cwt167.00–167.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422171.00/cwt171.00–171.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432158.22/cwt154.00–165.0068414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464158.78/cwt149.00–163.0073713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477143.23/cwt141.00–144.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511156.00/cwt156.00–156.0079726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517128.63/cwt116.00–132.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532146.01/cwt143.00–152.0077729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569147.51/cwt144.50–153.0083915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576151.00/cwt151.00–151.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619148.00/cwt148.00–148.0091613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640138.00/cwt138.00–138.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669135.73/cwt134.00–139.0090814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679141.16/cwt140.50–141.5095838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3686128.00/cwt128.00–128.0087822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718110.00/cwt110.00–110.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743131.50/cwt122.00–133.009777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758126.00/cwt126.00–126.009552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778127.30/cwt127.00–128.0099037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833128.51/cwt128.00–129.001,0704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865129.25/cwt129.25–129.251,11812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386182.18/cwt172.00–183.507038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417151.67/cwt142.00–170.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445165.94/cwt165.00–166.0073815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453161.00/cwt161.00–161.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542137.00/cwt137.00–137.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588123.33/cwt119.00–126.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636138.00/cwt138.00–138.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693129.00/cwt129.00–129.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775117.00/cwt117.00–117.009072

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.