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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Feb 1Feb 15Mar 1 →

Receipts

1,419 head

▲ 475 vs last sale 944▲ 490 vs year ago 929 · +52.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Offerings also included 422 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.98/cwt on 590 head.

Average price

$181.98

590 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$11.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

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	681	182.30	1,242	573
Medium and Large 2-3	545	171.08	933	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about $309 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 sale590 hd

181.98

—

TN average10 barns · 2,123 hd

190.22

−8.24

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	212.68/cwt	208.00–225.00	585	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	212.70/cwt	205.00–218.00	693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	170.19/cwt	163.00–177.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	211.72/cwt	209.00–212.00	828	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	216.51/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,007	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	200.94/cwt	198.00–210.00	942	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	195.84/cwt	185.50–202.00	1,014	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	217.73/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,147	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	188.30/cwt	179.50–191.00	1,077	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	987	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	192.92/cwt	189.50–197.00	1,217	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	183.98/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,163	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	164.57/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,131	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	178.58/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,234	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	174.75/cwt	171.50–177.00	1,249	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	151.01/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,143	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,317	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	167.49/cwt	156.50–169.50	1,382	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,300	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	938	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,426	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	993	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,514	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	162.33/cwt	140.00–169.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	186.54/cwt	183.00–192.00	722	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	767	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	173.69/cwt	166.00–178.00	799	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	871	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	176.02/cwt	173.50–177.50	926	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	166.62/cwt	159.00–170.00	893	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	162.14/cwt	154.00–165.00	947	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	171.27/cwt	163.50–173.00	1,053	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	158.95/cwt	152.50–161.00	1,017	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	147.82/cwt	144.00–149.50	984	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	165.26/cwt	158.00–175.00	1,122	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	139.25/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,030	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	155.93/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,162	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,015	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	143.80/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,117	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,252	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,112	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	204.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	772	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	166.97/cwt	165.00–169.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	194.27/cwt	185.00–196.00	894	51
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	185.02/cwt	178.50–188.00	973	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	178.56/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,021	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,064	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	973	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	684	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	876	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,108	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	844	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	979	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	945	3

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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Receipts 1,419Last week 944Year ago 929

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	163.00	163.00
13	—	574	172.00	172.00
2	—	360	163.00–177.00	170.19
1	—	645	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	198.00–210.00	200.94
14	—	687	162.00–165.00	164.57
13	—	632	178.00–187.00	183.98
10	—	391	209.00–212.00	211.72
6	—	757	150.00–153.00	151.01
7	—	275	208.00–225.00	212.68
7	—	326	205.00–218.00	212.70
5	—	935	139.00	139.00
1	—	875	141.00	141.00
29	—	572	179.50–191.00	188.30
16	—	518	185.50–202.00	195.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	825	156.50–169.50	167.49
5	—	938	152.00	152.00
58	—	691	176.00–187.00	178.58
55	—	631	189.50–197.00	192.92
13	—	770	171.00	171.00
46	—	527	217.00–218.00	217.73
91	—	715	171.50–177.00	174.75
23	—	465	212.00–222.00	216.51
13	—	993	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	740	131.00–141.00	139.25
2	—	818	136.00	136.00
8	—	314	190.00	190.00
2	—	273	190.00	190.00
23	—	387	183.00–192.00	186.54
29	—	640	152.50–161.00	158.95
28	—	584	154.00–165.00	162.14
33	—	441	174.00	174.00
22	—	460	166.00–178.00	173.69
10	—	666	144.00–149.50	147.82
39	—	536	159.00–170.00	166.62
6	—	763	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	526	173.50–177.50	176.02
6	—	818	153.00	153.00
15	—	777	143.00–145.00	143.80
100	—	615	163.50–173.00	171.27
13	—	476	183.00	183.00
74	—	679	158.00–175.00	165.26
50	—	745	146.00–157.00	155.93
11	—	390	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
8	—	536	141.00	141.00
7	—	377	140.00–169.00	162.33
1	—	800	119.00	119.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	526	178.50–188.00	185.02
28	—	377	190.00–210.00	204.75
14	—	643	165.50	165.50
11	—	772	143.50	143.50
5	—	671	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	139.00	139.00
51	—	460	185.00–196.00	194.27
33	—	572	168.00–181.00	178.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
6	—	684	128.00	128.00
4	—	844	116.00	116.00
4	—	438	165.00–169.00	166.97
3	—	940	100.50	100.50
2	—	640	135.00	135.00

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.