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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

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Receipts

929 head

▲ 455 vs last sale 474▼ 18 vs year ago 947 · −1.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower, with 500-600 lbs. steers being steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower. Offerings also included 298 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 $196.02/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$196.02

417 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

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	610	197.58	1,204	385
Medium and Large 2-3	482	177.26	854	32

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $351 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 sale417 hd

196.02

—

TN average14 barns · 3,395 hd

197.19

−1.17

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

Every lot

68 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	235	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	616	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	309	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	717	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	820	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	255.12/cwt	249.00–261.00	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	245.91/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,129	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,148	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,378	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	237.96/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,268	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	238.96/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,369	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,329	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,271	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	241.22/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,496	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	216.53/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,479	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	199.71/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,368	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,586	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	197.84/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,511	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	206.91/cwt	205.75–207.75	1,637	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	205.71/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,707	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,554	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	304	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	656	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	202.15/cwt	190.00–205.00	780	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	188.92/cwt	160.00–192.00	795	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	217.30/cwt	211.50–228.00	967	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	997	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	194.09/cwt	189.00–201.00	897	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	200.75/cwt	185.00–203.50	1,050	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	217.35/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,139	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	213.50/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,234	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	198.28/cwt	189.00–206.00	1,180	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,301	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	149.69/cwt	141.00–167.00	943	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	196.41/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,318	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	183.84/cwt	174.00–187.50	1,245	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	181.85/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,328	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	737	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,223	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,452	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	196.16/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,512	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	161.07/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,372	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,389	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	249.89/cwt	231.00–257.50	945	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	860	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	218.40/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,013	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	170.28/cwt	152.50–185.00	816	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	191.66/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,004	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	158.39/cwt	143.00–160.00	884	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,066	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	168.92/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,106	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	929	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	160.48/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,172	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	131.73/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,012	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,154	2

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 929Last week 474Year ago 947

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	677	174.00–187.50	183.84
2	—	1,148	121.00	121.00
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
28	—	445	211.50–228.00	217.30
25	—	595	189.00–206.00	198.28
13	—	730	180.00–184.00	181.85
42	—	523	185.00–203.50	200.75
12	—	462	189.00–201.00	194.09
8	—	328	200.00	200.00
28	—	852	161.00–162.00	161.07
7	—	274	206.00	206.00
16	—	386	190.00–205.00	202.15
1	—	620	173.00	173.00
3	—	750	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	771	195.00–197.00	196.16
12	—	741	196.00	196.00
5	—	453	220.00	220.00
26	—	671	194.00–197.00	196.41
31	—	618	210.00–211.00	210.49
32	—	578	210.00–219.00	213.50
19	—	524	213.00–219.00	217.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	304	201.00	201.00
6	—	630	141.00–167.00	149.69
3	—	560	170.00	170.00
10	—	421	160.00–192.00	188.92
3	—	737	166.00	166.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	508	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	258.50	258.50
7	—	716	221.50	221.50
3	—	560	254.00	254.00
33	—	830	202.00–207.00	205.71
38	—	791	205.75–207.75	206.91
34	—	620	234.00–243.00	241.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	459	245.00–246.00	245.91
1	—	945	181.00	181.00
4	—	371	249.00–261.00	255.12
3	—	573	238.00–241.00	238.96
16	—	604	220.00	220.00
13	—	1,050	148.00	148.00
9	—	533	234.00–240.00	237.96
3	—	273	251.00	251.00
9	—	235	262.00	262.00
5	—	736	212.00	212.00
10	—	764	179.00–200.00	197.84
25	—	683	215.00–220.50	216.53
3	—	955	183.50	183.50
9	—	319	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	232.00	232.00
7	—	685	198.00–201.00	199.71
5	—	529	217.00	217.00
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
3	—	617	206.00	206.00
3	—	465	199.00	199.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	589	181.00	181.00
11	—	655	164.00–170.00	168.92
9	—	402	214.00	214.00
7	—	378	231.00–257.50	249.89
2	—	833	138.50	138.50
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
22	—	464	202.00–222.00	218.40
20	—	730	152.00–162.50	160.48
26	—	524	183.00–195.00	191.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	152.50–185.00	170.28
2	—	683	136.00	136.00
2	—	768	131.00–132.50	131.73
11	—	558	143.00–160.00	158.39

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.