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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 7

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 21 →

Receipts

1,774 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 1,640▲ 830 vs year ago 944 · +87.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 400 to 600lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Video load report on 11 loads: 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 $231.36/cwt on 776 head.

Average price

$231.36

776 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$2.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	599	231.43	1,386	746
Medium and Large 2-3	504	229.42	1,157	30

One grade step is worth $2.02/cwt here — about $229 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 sale776 hd

231.36

—

TN average11 barns · 4,144 hd

232.19

−0.83

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	941	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	308.90/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,183	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	1,338	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,255	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	310.08/cwt	309.00–312.00	1,485	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	299.53/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,438	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,459	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	272.69/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,473	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	261.71/cwt	261.50–262.00	1,489	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	253.69/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,487	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	255.40/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,617	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	240.96/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,528	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	242.29/cwt	240.50–245.00	1,609	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	216.37/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,575	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,619	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	754	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	229.92/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,754	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	226.65/cwt	224.00–229.50	1,736	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	220.35/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	215.55/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,830	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	755	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	352	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	254.95/cwt	254.00–260.00	974	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	393	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,128	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	276.54/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,189	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,109	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,260	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,102	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	250.65/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,266	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	235.26/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,242	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,185	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	239.00/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,377	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,341	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,267	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	228.64/cwt	224.00–232.25	1,395	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	221.23/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,394	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	211.87/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,415	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	220.14/cwt	219.50–220.50	1,473	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	200.37/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,451	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,551	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	201.69/cwt	192.00–203.25	1,521	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	185.91/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,366	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,138	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,098	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,392	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	277.29/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,292	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,349	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,401	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	905	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,441	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,564	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	788	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,308	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,487	5

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Receipts 1,774Last week 1,640Year ago 944

Compared to this market last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 400 to 600lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Video load report on 11 loads: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	736	220.00	220.00
73	—	479	309.00–312.00	310.08
107	—	633	249.00–257.00	255.40
30	—	569	261.50–262.00	261.71
5	—	383	307.50–311.00	308.90
7	—	849	224.00	224.00
93	—	763	222.00–233.00	229.92
40	—	420	318.50	318.50
10	—	654	250.00	250.00
9	—	512	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	728	215.00–219.00	216.37
2	—	350	255.00–265.00	260.00
5	—	855	215.00	215.00
18	—	480	294.00–304.00	299.53
28	—	766	224.00–229.50	226.65
3	—	402	292.00	292.00
4	—	968	189.00	189.00
13	—	586	251.00–256.00	253.69
52	—	540	263.00–276.00	272.69
47	—	634	236.00–243.00	240.96
39	—	664	240.50–245.00	242.29
6	—	817	217.00–221.00	220.35
7	—	319	295.00	295.00
5	—	908	210.00–217.00	215.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	245.00	245.00
4	—	754	211.00	211.00
2	—	730	181.00	181.00
2	—	453	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	826	180.00	180.00
7	—	461	302.00	302.00
9	—	595	235.50	235.50
10	—	649	222.00	222.00
10	—	782	200.00	200.00
15	—	650	229.00	229.00
20	—	373	305.00	305.00
26	—	520	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	788	166.00	166.00
22	—	466	271.00–284.00	277.29
4	—	624	145.00	145.00
2	—	403	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	737	210.50	210.50
36	—	505	245.00–251.00	250.65
94	—	610	224.00–232.25	228.64
11	—	866	187.00	187.00
138	—	576	236.00–241.00	239.00
16	—	393	287.00	287.00
17	—	458	275.00	275.00
40	—	430	268.00–279.00	276.54
74	—	669	219.50–220.50	220.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	668	207.00–218.50	211.87
52	—	630	215.00–223.00	221.23
40	—	528	229.00–240.00	235.26
4	—	870	157.00	157.00
5	—	578	232.00	232.00
13	—	382	254.00–260.00	254.95
13	—	724	200.00–201.00	200.37
39	—	754	192.00–203.25	201.69
1	—	945	160.00	160.00
11	—	302	250.00	250.00
38	—	447	248.00	248.00
11	—	845	185.00–186.00	185.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	242.50	242.50
3	—	352	266.00	266.00
11	—	536	221.00	221.00
4	—	609	208.00	208.00
1	—	725	189.00	189.00
10	—	461	239.00	239.00

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.