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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 18

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Oct 4Oct 18Nov 1 →

Receipts

455 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 490▼ 30 vs year ago 485 · −6.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 3.00-12.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 507 head sold on video. The video sale report can bee 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 $200.84/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$200.84

196 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$27.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

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	204.45	1,185	170
Medium and Large 2-3	508	177.20	900	26

One grade step is worth $27.25/cwt here — about $285 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 sale196 hd

200.84

—

TN average11 barns · 1,812 hd

209.90

−9.07

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,052	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,154	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	207.27/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,016	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	238.65/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,301	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,485	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	218.32/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,365	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	201.53/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,354	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	181.76/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,334	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,718	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	752	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	848	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	969	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	223.73/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,029	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	164.44/cwt	154.00–172.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	233.65/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,138	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	210.00/cwt	206.50–216.00	1,094	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	175.64/cwt	166.00–185.00	927	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	554	171.80/cwt	171.00–172.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,152	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,033	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	195.85/cwt	188.50–200.50	1,226	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,394	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,439	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,156	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	193.28/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,318	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,312	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	147.98/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,218	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,178	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	935	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	225.04/cwt	212.50–230.00	983	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	168.59/cwt	155.00–182.50	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,034	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	216.01/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,162	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	171.62/cwt	130.00–190.00	958	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,212	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	213.27/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,369	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	206.20/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,371	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,302	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,304	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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 455Last week 490Year ago 485

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	521	206.50–216.00	210.00
23	—	460	222.00–227.00	223.73
13	—	585	197.00	197.00
5	—	423	229.00	229.00
1	—	240	209.00	209.00
4	—	733	178.00–180.00	179.01
3	—	780	159.00	159.00
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
4	—	823	144.00–152.00	147.98
26	—	626	188.50–200.50	195.85
10	—	682	182.00–197.00	193.28
10	—	377	225.00	225.00
6	—	1,122	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	975	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	172.00	172.00
5	—	554	171.00–172.00	171.80
6	—	528	166.00–185.00	175.64
3	—	485	154.00–172.00	164.44
1	—	615	168.00	168.00
5	—	374	201.00	201.00
4	—	676	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	651	221.00	221.00
11	—	487	232.50–235.00	233.65
7	—	628	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	220.00	220.00
4	—	535	255.00	255.00
3	—	605	242.00	242.00
1	—	870	212.00	212.00
12	—	788	218.00	218.00
6	—	594	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	734	181.00–184.00	181.76
4	—	433	243.00	243.00
4	—	625	210.00–221.00	218.32
3	—	545	237.00–242.00	238.65
1	—	350	237.50	237.50
9	—	481	240.00	240.00
13	—	672	201.00–202.00	201.53
3	—	323	247.50	247.50
1	—	975	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	200.00–209.00	207.27
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
4	—	310	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	665	190.00–209.00	206.20
20	—	538	215.00–220.00	216.01
11	—	577	210.00	210.00
5	—	723	180.00	180.00
4	—	829	157.00	157.00
2	—	458	202.00	202.00
1	—	925	141.00	141.00
24	—	642	211.00–214.00	213.27
1	—	375	242.50	242.50
24	—	437	212.50–230.00	225.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	132.50	132.50
1	—	455	182.50	182.50
2	—	440	155.00–182.50	168.59
3	—	525	197.00	197.00
1	—	915	121.00	121.00
5	—	558	130.00–190.00	171.62
3	—	398	235.00	235.00
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
6	—	685	160.00	160.00

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.