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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16 →

Receipts

633 head

▼ 423 vs last sale 1,056▼ 125 vs year ago 758 · −16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower, 0ver 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00-12.00 lower. Offerings also included a video sale. 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 $203.15/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$203.15

261 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$15.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.12

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	612	205.47	1,257	223
Medium and Large 2-3	546	189.49	1,034	38

One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $223 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 sale261 hd

203.15

—

TN average14 barns · 2,596 hd

223.26

−20.12

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	861	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	225.38/cwt	215.00–235.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	264.65/cwt	260.00–269.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	244.70/cwt	240.00–245.50	1,150	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,221	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	211.62/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,028	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,319	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	242.34/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,311	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	544	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,213	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	237.88/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,358	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	204.36/cwt	188.00–221.00	1,185	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	228.98/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,452	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	231.65/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,529	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	238.87/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,593	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	227.94/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,694	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	224.46/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,740	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	215.49/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,870	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	225.05/cwt	222.00–232.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	309	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	222.13/cwt	216.00–227.00	864	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	222.85/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,014	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	200.51/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,051	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,264	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	224.16/cwt	221.50–235.00	1,186	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,161	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	214.58/cwt	213.50–220.00	1,264	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,287	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,101	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	187.24/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,204	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,268	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	176.48/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,253	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,218	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,223	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	183.83/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,456	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,296	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,543	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	254.72/cwt	246.00–257.00	976	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	241.48/cwt	224.00–243.50	1,077	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,132	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	205.06/cwt	186.00–215.00	954	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	229.10/cwt	220.00–231.75	1,205	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	200.87/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,097	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	220.62/cwt	219.50–226.00	1,277	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	180.01/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,136	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,335	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,255	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	215.98/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,438	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,445	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,383	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Receipts 633Last week 1,056Year ago 758

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	634	226.00–231.00	228.98
15	—	541	237.00–246.00	242.34
14	—	660	231.00–232.00	231.65
24	—	743	218.00–232.00	227.94
9	—	775	220.00–231.00	224.46
4	—	868	215.00–217.00	215.49
7	—	571	231.00–239.00	237.88
3	—	432	244.00	244.00
2	—	368	260.00–269.00	264.65
3	—	280	268.00	268.00
4	—	331	260.00	260.00
7	—	470	240.00–245.50	244.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	214.00	214.00
5	—	544	223.00	223.00
2	—	580	188.00–221.00	204.36
2	—	333	215.00–235.00	225.38
9	—	486	207.00–214.00	211.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	667	236.00–247.00	238.87
5	—	532	248.00	248.00
7	—	475	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	643	185.00–201.00	187.24
4	—	1,118	138.00	138.00
30	—	589	213.50–220.00	214.58
30	—	455	215.00–226.00	222.85
2	—	998	139.00	139.00
2	—	710	174.00–179.00	176.48
39	—	529	221.50–235.00	224.16
3	—	278	222.00–232.00	225.05
23	—	662	191.50	191.50
11	—	389	216.00–227.00	222.13
8	—	784	156.00	156.00
2	—	805	161.00	161.00
1	—	895	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	193.00	193.00
10	—	588	195.00–200.00	197.49
13	—	524	191.00–209.00	200.51
4	—	738	165.00	165.00
2	—	373	190.00	190.00
1	—	450	183.00	183.00
2	—	690	140.00	140.00
2	—	640	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
6	—	628	205.00	205.00
11	—	529	239.00	239.00
37	—	792	180.00–185.00	183.83
6	—	553	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	194.00	194.00
7	—	464	244.00	244.00
4	—	645	207.00	207.00
3	—	820	153.00	153.00
1	—	870	159.00	159.00
1	—	760	186.00	186.00
28	—	666	207.00–218.50	215.98
19	—	446	224.00–243.50	241.48
14	—	383	246.00–257.00	254.72
39	—	526	220.00–231.75	229.10
28	—	579	219.50–226.00	220.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	211.00	211.00
6	—	465	186.00–215.00	205.06
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
5	—	546	188.00–204.00	200.87
1	—	650	193.00	193.00
5	—	631	170.00–186.00	180.01

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.