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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, May 18

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← May 4May 18Jun 1 →

Receipts

549 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 685▼ 213 vs year ago 762 · −28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 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 $145.66/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$145.66

232 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	598	145.87	873	226
Medium and Large 2-3	562	137.50	773	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $99 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 sale232 hd

145.66

—

TN average9 barns · 1,685 hd

148.26

−2.60

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	167.89/cwt	167.50–168.00	890	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	163.75/cwt	163.50–164.50	886	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	158.23/cwt	153.00–162.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,000	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	163.71/cwt	163.00–166.00	999	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	152.83/cwt	149.00–157.00	949	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	133.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	953	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,178	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	135.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,128	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,163	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	122.67/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,171	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	156.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	777	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	151.84/cwt	147.00–152.50	796	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	849	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	147.77/cwt	140.00–152.50	850	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	911	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	867	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	136.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	914	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	139.41/cwt	139.00–139.50	940	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	909	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	994	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	122.98/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,010	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	115.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	987	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,059	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,152	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	174.50/cwt	167.00–182.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	169.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	768	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	873	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	157.10/cwt	154.50–159.50	895	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	144.74/cwt	138.00–145.00	925	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	936	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	960	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	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 May 18, 2022

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

Receipts 549Last week 685Year ago 762

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	464	167.50	167.50
2	—	753	132.00	132.00
17	—	580	157.00	157.00
9	—	602	144.00	144.00
5	—	428	165.00	165.00
11	—	674	139.00–139.50	139.41
7	—	526	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	466	154.00	154.00
18	—	669	135.00–137.00	136.66
6	—	427	150.00–158.00	156.67
5	—	821	121.50–124.00	122.98
2	—	600	138.00	138.00
38	—	524	147.00–152.50	151.84
1	—	350	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,092	105.50	105.50
2	—	913	116.00	116.00
6	—	733	122.00–128.00	124.03
16	—	856	115.00–119.00	115.25
3	—	752	126.00	126.00
2	—	310	170.00	170.00
34	—	575	140.00–152.50	147.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	563	145.00	145.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	117.00–126.50	122.67
10	—	712	130.00–135.00	133.88
8	—	541	163.50–164.50	163.75
7	—	584	153.00–162.00	158.23
1	—	350	184.00	184.00
2	—	435	178.00	178.00
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
10	—	879	130.00–134.50	132.27
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
8	—	621	149.00–157.00	152.83
5	—	833	135.00–137.00	135.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	185.00	185.00
6	—	807	146.00	146.00
18	—	530	167.50–168.00	167.89
3	—	728	142.00	142.00
14	—	599	167.00	167.00
13	—	610	163.00–166.00	163.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	166.00	166.00
5	—	744	129.00	129.00
3	—	752	121.00	121.00
2	—	678	138.00	138.00
2	—	400	167.00–182.00	174.50
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
26	—	570	154.50–159.50	157.10
18	—	453	165.00–171.00	169.54
26	—	639	138.00–145.00	144.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
2	—	543	146.00	146.00
2	—	468	155.00–156.00	155.51

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.