Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 1
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Receipts
944 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 987▲ 10 vs year ago 934 · +1.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00-16.00 higher with steers having instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.46/cwt on 453 head.
Average price
$178.46
453 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2682180.371,230424
Medium and Large 2-3617150.5592829
One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $301 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 sale453 hd
178.46
—
TN average10 barns · 1,432 hd
177.84
+0.62
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

66 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313177.50/cwt177.50–177.505562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365208.00/cwt208.00–208.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405162.50/cwt162.50–162.506581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413222.00/cwt222.00–222.009177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425181.94/cwt181.00–184.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463205.94/cwt205.00–208.0095422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470182.00/cwt182.00–182.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,03611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528146.13/cwt142.50–150.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531178.93/cwt172.00–186.009507
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595189.33/cwt183.00–189.751,12760
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615139.73/cwt127.00–148.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644183.15/cwt181.50–185.501,17941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662150.00/cwt150.00–150.0099320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690178.16/cwt177.50–179.501,229118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,36238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842171.03/cwt159.00–172.001,44067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919150.39/cwt150.00–150.501,3829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,167126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4703
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320181.00/cwt181.00–181.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added351190.00/cwt190.00–190.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414167.77/cwt165.00–170.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424182.35/cwt178.00–186.0077327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468164.28/cwt162.00–166.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.61/cwt129.00–140.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518145.00/cwt145.00–145.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526156.92/cwt156.00–158.0082511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535166.28/cwt158.00–169.2589070
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570123.50/cwt120.00–127.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582148.51/cwt140.00–150.0086429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592161.00/cwt161.00–161.0095317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611146.70/cwt142.00–149.0089617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630160.20/cwt160.00–160.501,00990
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680146.36/cwt144.00–149.5099527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723134.00/cwt134.00–134.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750153.39/cwt148.00–153.501,15049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772133.79/cwt133.00–137.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,13413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2864115.00/cwt115.00–115.009946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added952143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,36422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335167.50/cwt167.50–167.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415161.00/cwt161.00–161.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440183.00/cwt183.00–183.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508148.00/cwt148.00–148.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512179.00/cwt179.00–179.009166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556171.00/cwt171.00–171.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0164

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.