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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Receipts

1,058 head

▲ 425 vs last sale 633▲ 536 vs year ago 522 · +102.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher.

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 $225.36/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$225.36

474 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

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	580	232.27	1,348	389
Medium and Large 2-3	573	193.76	1,110	85

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $238 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 sale474 hd

225.36

—

TN average12 barns · 2,454 hd

225.23

+0.13

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

Every lot

73 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	263.52/cwt	263.00–265.00	672	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	873	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	201.98/cwt	190.00–227.50	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	221.88/cwt	220.00–222.50	959	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	258.96/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	198.59/cwt	180.00–207.50	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	243.31/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,178	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	272.18/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,407	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	245.39/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,271	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,221	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	212.32/cwt	180.00–236.00	1,195	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	267.62/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,539	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	248.23/cwt	238.50–255.00	1,447	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,165	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	241.63/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,484	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	256.35/cwt	253.00–257.50	1,628	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	223.92/cwt	223.50–226.00	1,469	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	178.04/cwt	176.00–205.00	1,264	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,750	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	224.64/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,656	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	225.07/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,722	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	223.22/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,858	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	773	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	225.94/cwt	225.00–227.00	843	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,014	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,099	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	226.96/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,028	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	210.28/cwt	197.50–218.00	965	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,208	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	254.72/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,309	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	200.73/cwt	150.00–208.50	1,032	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	222.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,171	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	199.83/cwt	181.00–211.00	1,137	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	226.46/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,318	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	245.09/cwt	237.00–246.25	1,436	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	188.59/cwt	180.00–190.50	1,175	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	238.17/cwt	232.00–240.50	1,503	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	198.02/cwt	194.50–210.00	1,273	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	226.00/cwt	219.50–232.00	1,526	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	174.32/cwt	147.50–185.00	1,191	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	201.29/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,379	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	196.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	953	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,334	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	253.12/cwt	241.00–255.50	982	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,103	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	203.85/cwt	197.50–210.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	230.85/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,064	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	229.61/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,205	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	171.39/cwt	162.00–221.50	912	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	213.80/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,253	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	979	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	210.44/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,364	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	989	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	191.39/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,386	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,140	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,486	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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,058Last week 633Year ago 522

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	191.00	191.00
4	—	255	263.00–265.00	263.52
7	—	484	237.00–252.00	243.31
12	—	518	244.00–252.50	245.39
8	—	614	236.00–245.00	241.63
20	—	765	221.00–231.00	225.07
17	—	656	223.50–226.00	223.92
9	—	313	279.00	279.00
4	—	820	221.00–230.00	223.22
5	—	737	219.00–229.00	224.64
8	—	385	240.00	240.00
25	—	583	238.50–255.00	248.23
4	—	436	244.00–264.00	258.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	655	260.00	260.00
44	—	575	262.00–271.00	267.62
9	—	723	242.00	242.00
5	—	755	240.00	240.00
62	—	635	253.00–257.50	256.35
25	—	517	262.00–280.00	272.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	180.00–207.50	198.59
15	—	563	180.00–236.00	212.32
5	—	531	230.00	230.00
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
3	—	370	190.00–227.50	201.98
14	—	710	176.00–205.00	178.04
4	—	432	220.00–222.50	221.88
1	—	605	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	724	191.00–192.00	191.39
1	—	895	166.00	166.00
16	—	443	249.00	249.00
15	—	586	209.00–215.00	213.80
36	—	525	226.00–231.00	229.61
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
18	—	648	206.00–211.00	210.44
21	—	461	230.00–233.00	230.85
18	—	388	241.00–255.50	253.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	139.00	139.00
2	—	670	145.00–150.00	147.54
2	—	458	197.50–210.00	203.85
1	—	730	155.00	155.00
8	—	532	162.00–221.50	171.39
3	—	612	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
27	—	514	150.00–208.50	200.73
1	—	340	182.50	182.50
17	—	569	181.00–211.00	199.83
10	—	459	197.50–218.00	210.28
3	—	953	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
4	—	683	147.50–185.00	174.32
21	—	623	180.00–190.50	188.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	643	194.50–210.00	198.02
10	—	685	201.00–202.00	201.29
21	—	443	229.00	229.00
2	—	728	187.00	187.00
11	—	582	220.00–232.00	226.46
13	—	373	225.00–227.00	225.94
10	—	784	190.00–200.00	196.26
8	—	313	247.00	247.00
6	—	453	221.00–230.00	226.96
3	—	863	177.00	177.00
31	—	526	220.00–230.00	222.59
3	—	278	255.00	255.00
1	—	825	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	675	219.50–232.00	226.00
22	—	514	250.00–256.00	254.72
32	—	631	232.00–240.50	238.17
134	—	586	237.00–246.25	245.09
10	—	444	247.50	247.50
7	—	725	207.00	207.00
6	—	490	246.50	246.50
6	—	939	184.50	184.50

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.