Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2023-01-04

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 18 →

Receipts

1,479 head

▲ 1,267 vs last sale 212▲ 1,479 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

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 $161.37/cwt on 664 head.

Average price

$161.37

664 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

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	599	161.42	967	661
Medium and Large 2-3	462	149.00	688	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about $279 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 sale664 hd

161.37

—

TN average8 barns · 2,422 hd

157.17

+4.20

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	446	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	492	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	185.36/cwt	175.00–189.00	612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	684	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	182.13/cwt	171.00–187.00	856	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,012	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	153.31/cwt	141.00–165.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	161.88/cwt	155.00–172.00	837	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	193.32/cwt	186.50–205.00	1,011	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	168.79/cwt	163.00–171.00	981	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	174.12/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,020	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	174.97/cwt	168.00–177.75	1,106	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	164.24/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,061	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	159.16/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,044	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,234	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	166.67/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,197	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	157.77/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,150	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	169.29/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,280	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	154.27/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,193	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,294	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	852	153.32/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,306	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	948	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,356	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	190.31/cwt	185.00–202.50	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	176.52/cwt	170.00–182.50	575	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	165.20/cwt	160.00–176.00	639	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	164.38/cwt	164.00–166.00	718	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	159.56/cwt	155.00–166.00	721	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	171.41/cwt	170.50–172.00	800	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	167.75/cwt	163.00–171.50	874	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	143.62/cwt	142.00–160.00	768	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	167.45/cwt	162.00–173.00	949	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	141.66/cwt	136.00–150.00	834	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	163.41/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,026	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	133.18/cwt	129.00–134.00	855	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	156.84/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,059	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	988	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	162.84/cwt	159.50–164.50	1,179	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,174	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,089	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,277	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	807	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	162.27/cwt	150.00–164.00	836	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	159.09/cwt	148.00–160.00	932	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	147.08/cwt	137.00–148.50	946	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	125.36/cwt	122.00–127.00	906	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	137.74/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,010	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,032	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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Receipts 1,479Last week 212Year ago 0

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	656	152.00–165.00	159.16
21	—	729	157.00–158.00	157.77
3	—	248	180.00	180.00
4	—	281	175.00	175.00
8	—	330	175.00–189.00	185.36
7	—	374	183.00	183.00
23	—	470	171.00–187.00	182.13
5	—	517	155.00–172.00	161.88
14	—	581	163.00–171.00	168.79
16	—	646	156.00–167.00	164.24
16	—	773	152.00–157.00	154.27
3	—	402	189.00	189.00
1	—	845	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	699	176.50	176.50
19	—	473	214.00	214.00
42	—	718	165.00–168.00	166.67
22	—	586	173.00–176.00	174.12
113	—	632	168.00–177.75	174.97
92	—	756	165.50–170.00	169.29
49	—	523	186.50–205.00	193.32
16	—	801	161.50	161.50
14	—	852	151.00–153.50	153.32
5	—	948	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	148.00	148.00
2	—	478	141.00–165.00	153.31
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	567	162.00–173.00	167.45
89	—	675	150.00–160.50	156.84
16	—	785	149.00–150.00	149.56
125	—	724	159.50–164.50	162.84
69	—	628	160.00–164.00	163.41
15	—	887	144.00	144.00
52	—	521	163.00–171.50	167.75
13	—	467	170.50–172.00	171.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	535	142.00–160.00	143.62
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
21	—	437	164.00–166.00	164.38
7	—	264	185.00–202.50	190.31
12	—	326	170.00–182.50	176.52
4	—	660	132.00	132.00
4	—	711	139.00	139.00
47	—	452	155.00–166.00	159.56
5	—	589	136.00–150.00	141.66
6	—	642	129.00–134.00	133.18
6	—	838	130.00	130.00
1	—	790	127.00	127.00
38	—	387	160.00–176.00	165.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	177.00	177.00
6	—	387	178.00	178.00
25	—	515	150.00–164.00	162.27
1	—	905	114.00	114.00
1	—	870	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	136.00	136.00
8	—	643	137.00–148.50	147.08
15	—	733	132.00–142.50	137.74
13	—	586	148.00–160.00	159.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
3	—	723	122.00–127.00	125.36

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.