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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 19

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Apr 5Apr 19May 3 →

Receipts

922 head

▲ 625 vs last sale 297▲ 225 vs year ago 697 · +32.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00; Feeder Heifers 6.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 303 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 $225.47/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$225.47

444 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$41.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

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	559	230.22	1,287	393
Medium and Large 2-3	582	188.83	1,100	51

One grade step is worth $41.40/cwt here — about $187 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 sale444 hd

225.47

—

TN average11 barns · 2,221 hd

228.46

−2.99

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

Every lot

69 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	274.61/cwt	257.50–289.00	884	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	396	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	249.45/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,060	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	241.81/cwt	223.00–248.00	1,030	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	211.64/cwt	205.00–215.00	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	859	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	227.32/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,100	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,220	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	237.12/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,240	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	211.14/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,121	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	235.28/cwt	232.00–241.50	1,353	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	225.93/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,310	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	194.76/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,151	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	182.50/cwt	161.00–191.00	1,146	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	205.09/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,292	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,495	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,343	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,301	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,144	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	194.39/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,481	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,962	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	232.55/cwt	223.00–240.00	735	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	223.05/cwt	215.00–224.00	870	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	206.89/cwt	188.00–210.50	900	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	212.12/cwt	210.00–215.00	984	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	195.67/cwt	182.00–205.00	920	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	197.04/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,027	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	208.95/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,095	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	181.12/cwt	171.00–188.00	980	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	171.77/cwt	153.00–174.00	996	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	191.04/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,114	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,171	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	180.11/cwt	176.00–188.50	1,118	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	162.69/cwt	145.00–172.00	1,020	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	171.96/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,169	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	161.62/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,238	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	163.33/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,331	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,367	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,008	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,542	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	892	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	227.72/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,041	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	930	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	214.61/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,146	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,052	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	200.49/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,223	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,347	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,280	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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Receipts 922Last week 297Year ago 697

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	521	192.00–200.00	197.04
11	—	766	158.00–163.00	161.62
19	—	390	215.00–224.00	223.05
22	—	435	188.00–210.50	206.89
1	—	810	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,318	117.00	117.00
28	—	621	176.00–188.50	180.11
18	—	470	182.00–205.00	195.67
19	—	316	223.00–240.00	232.55
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
12	—	680	171.00–172.50	171.96
26	—	583	184.00–198.00	191.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	199.50	199.50
26	—	464	210.00–215.00	212.12
54	—	524	203.00–214.00	208.95
5	—	865	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,008	146.00	146.00
6	—	815	162.00–164.00	163.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	145.00–172.00	162.69
1	—	485	167.50	167.50
1	—	375	177.00	177.00
10	—	541	171.00–188.00	181.12
9	—	580	153.00–174.00	171.77
4	—	448	150.00	150.00
2	—	290	205.00	205.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	205.00–215.00	211.64
2	—	855	177.00	177.00
2	—	458	187.50	187.50
3	—	738	155.00	155.00
16	—	591	183.00–210.00	194.76
7	—	396	200.00	200.00
18	—	628	161.00–191.00	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	248	277.50	277.50
2	—	735	177.00	177.00
20	—	322	257.50–289.00	274.61
10	—	668	201.00	201.00
17	—	580	218.00–228.00	225.93
8	—	484	222.50–230.00	227.32
10	—	762	192.00–196.00	194.39
12	—	426	223.00–248.00	241.81
3	—	380	240.00	240.00
26	—	630	198.00–209.00	205.09
20	—	531	207.00–220.00	211.14
7	—	275	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	868	226.00	226.00
53	—	710	205.00	205.00
27	—	425	249.00–250.00	249.45
26	—	490	249.00	249.00
64	—	523	235.00–238.50	237.12
6	—	631	237.00	237.00
4	—	678	220.00	220.00
67	—	575	232.00–241.50	235.28
3	—	839	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	392	227.50	227.50
4	—	610	200.00–202.00	200.49
3	—	948	135.00	135.00
2	—	753	177.00	177.00
2	—	705	191.00	191.00
2	—	575	203.00	203.00
22	—	457	220.00–231.00	227.72
1	—	670	206.00	206.00
18	—	534	208.00–215.00	214.61
1	—	880	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
5	—	572	184.00	184.00
5	—	472	197.00	197.00
1	—	670	179.00	179.00

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.