Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Sep 20Oct 4Oct 18 →

Receipts

490 head

▼ 476 vs last sale 966▼ 306 vs year ago 796 · −38.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-12.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower. Offerings also included 577 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 $201.37/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$201.37

203 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$36.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

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	605	205.52	1,244	180
Medium and Large 2-3	532	168.94	898	23

One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $346 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 sale203 hd

201.37

—

TN average14 barns · 2,825 hd

213.72

−12.35

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	232.99/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,081	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	981	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	206.47/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,049	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	234.96/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,208	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	551	219.98/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,212	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	239.10/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,387	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,460	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	187.84/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,262	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	218.25/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,473	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,539	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	180.84/cwt	158.00–189.00	1,298	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	208.62/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,592	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	217.39/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,793	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,857	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	186.68/cwt	150.00–195.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	838	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	224.24/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,032	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,158	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	206.39/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,079	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	230.50/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,293	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	152.16/cwt	151.50–152.50	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	206.53/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,183	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,103	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,301	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	171.81/cwt	153.00–177.50	1,131	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	189.40/cwt	188.50–199.00	1,273	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	213.01/cwt	209.50–215.00	1,536	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,274	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	175.69/cwt	171.00–176.50	1,326	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	894	187.86/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,679	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	994	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,829	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	872	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	202.55/cwt	200.00–208.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	211.41/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,135	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	873	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	193.53/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,134	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	192.49/cwt	171.00–195.00	1,249	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,225	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,463	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,550	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Receipts 490Last week 966Year ago 796

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
4	—	994	184.00	184.00
13	—	894	180.00–189.00	187.86
17	—	721	209.50–215.00	213.01
2	—	495	234.00	234.00
1	—	750	199.00	199.00
11	—	561	226.00–233.00	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	755	171.00–176.50	175.69
8	—	635	200.00–210.00	204.92
1	—	825	160.00	160.00
30	—	523	200.00–220.00	206.39
5	—	724	176.00	176.00
16	—	573	205.00–220.00	206.53
5	—	326	210.00	210.00
8	—	388	216.00	216.00
1	—	240	207.50	207.50
24	—	672	188.50–199.00	189.40
27	—	460	211.00–226.00	224.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	603	183.00	183.00
3	—	440	145.00–150.00	148.39
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
3	—	562	151.50–152.50	152.16
8	—	658	153.00–177.50	171.81
5	—	384	150.00–195.00	186.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	200.00–213.00	206.47
2	—	315	215.00	215.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
4	—	718	158.00–189.00	180.84
3	—	467	210.00	210.00
6	—	672	180.00–196.00	187.84
5	—	551	212.50–225.00	219.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	250.00	250.00
7	—	652	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
10	—	514	231.00–239.00	234.96
3	—	464	229.00–235.00	232.99
18	—	825	207.00–218.00	217.39
2	—	880	211.00	211.00
14	—	580	236.00–241.00	239.10
28	—	675	215.00–220.00	218.25
6	—	763	203.00–216.00	208.62
6	—	716	215.00	215.00
4	—	316	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	750	197.00	197.00
11	—	381	229.00	229.00
9	—	861	180.00	180.00
7	—	836	175.00	175.00
3	—	429	200.00–208.00	202.55
1	—	945	160.00	160.00
13	—	470	230.00	230.00
31	—	537	200.00–214.00	211.41
14	—	586	181.00–197.00	193.53
19	—	649	171.00–195.00	192.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
3	—	780	157.00	157.00
3	—	450	182.50	182.50
1	—	645	139.00	139.00
6	—	567	154.00	154.00

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.