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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, May 17

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← May 3May 17May 31 →

Receipts

569 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 747▲ 20 vs year ago 549 · +3.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with instances of 14.00 higher. Offerings also included 1266 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.83/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$186.83

238 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$25.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

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	604	189.89	1,146	209
Medium and Large 2-3	574	164.80	946	29

One grade step is worth $25.08/cwt here — about $200 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 sale238 hd

186.83

—

TN average10 barns · 1,715 hd

197.43

−10.60

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	186.19/cwt	180.00–217.50	611	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	856	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,256	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	236.42/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,121	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,349	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	245.67/cwt	217.00–248.00	1,307	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	214.39/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,250	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,353	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,485	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	205.62/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,382	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,455	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,395	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	194.07/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,533	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,604	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	298	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	175.12/cwt	165.00–180.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	219.95/cwt	212.50–221.00	858	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	401	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	216.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	899	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	203.24/cwt	192.00–206.00	921	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	213.94/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,025	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	172.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	194.36/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,011	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,109	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	179.50/cwt	178.00–180.00	982	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	193.64/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,106	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	200.19/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,177	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	183.00/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,171	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	990	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,159	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	169.64/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,218	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	143.69/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,237	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,461	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,138	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,149	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	230.88/cwt	226.00–232.00	896	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	221.78/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,011	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	184.99/cwt	170.00–207.00	962	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	243.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,294	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,187	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	193.68/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,272	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,332	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,368	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	4

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 May 17, 2023

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

Receipts 569Last week 747Year ago 549

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	588	197.50–205.00	200.19
9	—	523	212.00	212.00
14	—	479	211.00–218.00	213.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	161.00–174.00	169.64
21	—	453	192.00–206.00	203.24
19	—	416	212.00–220.00	216.07
31	—	571	188.00–196.50	193.64
24	—	1,011	144.50	144.50
14	—	640	178.00–185.00	183.00
8	—	390	212.50–221.00	219.95
2	—	948	137.00	137.00
22	—	520	187.00–196.00	194.36
13	—	861	142.00–144.00	143.69
3	—	670	173.00	173.00
5	—	324	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	178.00–180.00	179.50
3	—	374	165.00–180.00	175.12
2	—	643	154.00	154.00
2	—	298	205.00	205.00
7	—	401	182.50	182.50
6	—	493	160.00–175.00	172.57
5	—	1,138	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	213.00	213.00
4	—	858	187.00	187.00
8	—	724	201.00	201.00
8	—	509	265.00	265.00
3	—	590	222.00	222.00
14	—	790	194.00–195.00	194.07
4	—	474	265.00	265.00
9	—	672	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	197.00–214.00	205.62
4	—	404	240.00	240.00
3	—	474	227.00–241.00	236.42
2	—	738	189.00	189.00
12	—	583	212.00–217.00	214.39
12	—	333	257.00	257.00
2	—	258	240.00	240.00
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	232.50	232.50
13	—	532	217.00–248.00	245.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
6	—	328	180.00–217.50	186.19
1	—	655	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	456	216.00–224.00	221.78
16	—	388	226.00–232.00	230.88
12	—	425	231.00	231.00
11	—	643	201.00	201.00
10	—	582	204.00	204.00
8	—	657	181.00–198.00	193.68
24	—	531	242.00–244.00	243.66
7	—	756	181.00	181.00
5	—	732	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	170.00–207.00	184.99
4	—	860	141.00	141.00
3	—	630	173.00	173.00
4	—	555	181.00	181.00

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.