Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Receipts
474 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 455▼ 231 vs year ago 705 · −32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included two loads sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.07/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$197.07
161 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.40
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564202.111,139123
Medium and Large 2-3503180.7490838
One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about $231 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 sale161 hd
197.07
—
TN average12 barns · 1,969 hd
208.47
−11.40
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

59 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318241.00/cwt241.00–241.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320186.65/cwt173.00–190.005975
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380199.00/cwt199.00–199.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458258.20/cwt247.50–262.001,1834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546218.22/cwt212.00–227.501,1915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559250.33/cwt246.00–252.501,3993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569233.36/cwt227.00–237.501,3289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635229.94/cwt224.00–236.001,4608
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3653202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664221.74/cwt217.00–230.001,47224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708198.44/cwt198.00–206.001,40519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718221.05/cwt218.00–224.001,58716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770217.04/cwt211.00–223.001,6712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3892175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,063179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325214.00/cwt214.00–214.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367186.24/cwt185.00–188.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386214.00/cwt214.00–214.008268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430177.40/cwt170.00–181.007636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3452197.00/cwt197.00–197.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459215.90/cwt214.00–219.0099113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527211.88/cwt205.00–216.001,11713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530184.48/cwt162.50–195.009783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587199.26/cwt194.00–207.001,17038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590187.08/cwt181.00–190.001,1046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618203.73/cwt200.00–205.501,25913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658188.45/cwt183.00–190.001,24013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735181.35/cwt180.00–184.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3761146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370187.50/cwt187.50–187.506941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392234.97/cwt225.00–240.009216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,05512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490162.50/cwt162.50–162.507961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,21321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530175.36/cwt150.00–187.509293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568218.78/cwt211.00–225.001,24329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,36116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3654180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722183.02/cwt182.00–184.001,3218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3615178.25/cwt177.50–183.001,09622

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.