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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

301 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 536▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Offerings also included 244 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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 $140.60/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$140.60

124 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

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	601	142.38	856	116
Medium and Large 2-3	512	114.76	588	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $268 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 sale124 hd

140.60

—

TN average11 barns · 2,802 hd

146.61

−6.01

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	611	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	136.92/cwt	131.00–142.50	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	127.52/cwt	125.00–131.00	726	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	157.75/cwt	156.00–158.00	981	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	143.18/cwt	137.00–144.00	918	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,113	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	155.75/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,173	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	148.33/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,253	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	890	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	157.14/cwt	149.00–163.00	596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	117.02/cwt	110.00–135.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	143.03/cwt	141.00–148.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.61/cwt	125.00–136.00	744	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	147.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	852	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	135.80/cwt	133.00–137.00	853	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	131.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	127.09/cwt	119.00–131.00	926	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	143.58/cwt	142.00–145.50	1,058	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	775	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	155.83/cwt	144.00–165.00	818	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	153.93/cwt	141.00–156.00	908	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	885	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	125.11/cwt	124.50–125.50	893	5

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Receipts 301Last week 536Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	148.50	148.50
1	—	950	148.50	148.50
18	—	845	148.00–149.00	148.33
8	—	622	156.00–158.00	157.75
7	—	718	155.00	155.00
21	—	753	151.00–156.00	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	149.00	149.00
3	—	550	155.00	155.00
3	—	470	170.00–172.00	171.32
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
8	—	641	137.00–144.00	143.18
3	—	368	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	131.00–142.50	136.92
11	—	569	125.00–131.00	127.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	154.00	154.00
13	—	570	125.00–136.00	130.61
6	—	729	119.00–131.00	127.09
7	—	505	141.00–148.00	143.03
2	—	465	154.00	154.00
6	—	669	124.00–135.00	131.38
12	—	628	133.00–137.00	135.80
3	—	332	160.00	160.00
7	—	379	149.00–163.00	157.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	579	141.00–150.00	147.19
26	—	737	142.00–145.50	143.58
7	—	604	141.00	141.00
4	—	521	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	111.00	111.00
5	—	479	110.00–135.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	144.00–165.00	155.83
6	—	663	142.00	142.00
5	—	714	124.50–125.50	125.11
5	—	448	173.00	173.00
3	—	450	150.00	150.00
3	—	367	181.00	181.00
8	—	639	138.50	138.50
13	—	590	141.00–156.00	153.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	116.00	116.00

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.