Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 31
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Receipts
707 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 522▲ 375 vs year ago 332 · +113.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Offerings also included a 511 head sold on video. The video sale report can be found 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 $150.68/cwt on 312 head.
Average price
$150.68
312 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.24
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2608152.12925277
Medium and Large 2-3509139.2970935
One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $216 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 sale312 hd
150.68
—
TN average11 barns · 2,155 hd
153.92
−3.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235177.50/cwt177.50–177.504171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315167.50/cwt167.50–167.505281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329175.00/cwt175.00–175.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386197.70/cwt192.00–199.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413198.00/cwt198.00–198.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468135.00/cwt135.00–135.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484185.68/cwt181.00–191.0089911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516166.71/cwt153.00–170.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524188.00/cwt188.00–188.009857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526183.06/cwt181.50–185.5096319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582173.29/cwt168.00–180.001,00915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618150.00/cwt150.00–150.009277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619171.03/cwt169.00–174.001,05911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660163.75/cwt161.00–166.001,08120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3669147.00/cwt147.00–147.009835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715142.61/cwt136.00–147.001,02010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763150.31/cwt147.50–156.501,1479
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,27613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313171.00/cwt171.00–171.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367181.50/cwt181.50–181.5066613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384166.77/cwt165.00–167.0064017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393137.47/cwt135.00–140.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436140.85/cwt140.00–145.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443156.00/cwt156.00–156.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459161.00/cwt161.00–161.0073914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463169.50/cwt169.50–169.507852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473143.29/cwt138.00–153.0067812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520169.00/cwt169.00–169.0087914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522155.47/cwt153.00–157.0081260
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531139.62/cwt132.00–151.007416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566164.50/cwt164.50–164.5093113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589154.44/cwt143.00–159.0091026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632155.56/cwt149.00–156.509838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638140.00/cwt140.00–140.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657148.49/cwt144.00–151.5097615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,0685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743134.89/cwt134.00–135.001,0029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756136.58/cwt135.00–137.001,03319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812130.71/cwt130.00–131.001,0617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881130.93/cwt130.50–131.501,15316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908123.87/cwt113.00–128.001,12513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,041122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2759
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377189.67/cwt187.00–191.007159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420141.59/cwt140.00–145.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446182.06/cwt181.00–191.008129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450187.50/cwt187.50–187.5084411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472150.00/cwt150.00–150.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535174.31/cwt164.00–176.5093332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3548148.00/cwt148.00–148.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570136.46/cwt132.00–138.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588169.79/cwt163.00–172.0099812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665146.09/cwt144.00–151.0097110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678131.74/cwt131.00–132.508932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718142.90/cwt139.00–146.001,0267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722129.05/cwt127.00–131.009324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2826128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0292

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.