Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Receipts
705 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 485▼ 146 vs year ago 851 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included a few load lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.69/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$134.69
291 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.78
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611136.25832250
Medium and Large 2-3480125.1960141
One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $231 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 sale291 hd
134.69
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TN average9 barns · 1,800 hd
140.47
−5.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2248172.50/cwt172.50–172.504282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3308137.00/cwt137.00–137.004223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319161.00/cwt161.00–161.0051412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379165.77/cwt165.00–166.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433164.00/cwt164.00–164.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453168.33/cwt165.00–175.007636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531159.36/cwt151.00–164.5084621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542113.98/cwt110.00–126.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558109.00/cwt108.00–110.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594149.69/cwt147.00–150.008899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628143.76/cwt133.00–146.0090319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636130.00/cwt130.00–130.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707135.00/cwt135.00–135.009545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768133.37/cwt130.00–135.001,0249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918123.01/cwt121.00–125.001,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,291137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,76928
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266145.00/cwt145.00–145.003865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.0044813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3357132.29/cwt110.00–135.5047211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383143.15/cwt140.00–144.0054814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438129.00/cwt129.00–129.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441142.72/cwt140.00–144.0062919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465123.55/cwt107.00–126.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483144.90/cwt144.00–147.0070024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522118.35/cwt115.00–120.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528144.07/cwt141.50–145.0076142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584138.04/cwt133.00–140.0080635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585123.26/cwt112.50–126.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614121.00/cwt121.00–121.007439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646134.67/cwt130.00–138.0087024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670131.90/cwt131.00–132.508849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737136.19/cwt131.00–137.501,00420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780125.67/cwt125.00–126.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2957113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,098105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,135105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390151.00/cwt151.00–151.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406170.81/cwt161.00–171.5069315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430117.59/cwt115.00–120.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455162.58/cwt153.00–167.0074051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470139.15/cwt130.00–142.0065410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526128.69/cwt110.00–144.0067713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527162.08/cwt160.50–162.5085444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579120.33/cwt110.00–122.006977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587138.87/cwt134.50–140.0081524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659136.58/cwt128.00–140.0090025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3661112.00/cwt112.00–112.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757116.50/cwt114.00–119.0088212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830108.00/cwt108.00–108.008962

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.