Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Reciepts also included:

Slaughter: 72 head

Replacement: 25 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.24/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$121.24

172 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$3.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	609	121.63	740	150
Medium and Large 2-3	525	118.55	623	22

One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $117 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 sale172 hd

121.24

—

TN average6 barns · 458 hd

125.07

−3.83

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

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	130.31/cwt	129.00–132.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.15/cwt	135.00–147.00	824	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	989	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.94/cwt	133.00–135.00	900	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	145.80/cwt	143.00–149.00	672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	154.96/cwt	153.50–156.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	822	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.23/cwt	122.00–131.00	653	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.24/cwt	109.00–117.00	847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	125.68/cwt	123.00–127.00	734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	131.28/cwt	127.50–133.00	607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	97.51/cwt	95.00–99.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.44/cwt	132.00–146.00	656	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	698	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.11/cwt	139.00–140.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	153.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	131.38/cwt	126.50–133.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.51/cwt	124.00–134.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1

How this sale compares

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 May 29, 2019

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

Receipts 595Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Reciepts also included:

Slaughter: 72 head

Replacement: 25 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	129.00–132.00	130.31
3	—	453	133.00	133.00
2	—	410	119.00	119.00
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	135.00–147.00	142.15
18	—	779	124.00–130.00	126.94
18	—	672	133.00–135.00	133.94
18	—	461	143.00–149.00	145.80
17	—	514	153.50–156.00	154.96
13	—	731	120.00–129.00	125.35
8	—	378	150.00	150.00
5	—	330	155.00	155.00
3	—	882	114.00	114.00
3	—	263	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,063	93.00	93.00
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	121.00	121.00
6	—	383	129.00	129.00
4	—	456	123.00	123.00
3	—	677	105.00	105.00
2	—	750	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	682	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	513	122.00–131.00	127.23
18	—	735	109.00–117.00	115.24
18	—	620	122.00–126.00	124.30
18	—	584	123.00–127.00	125.68
14	—	462	127.50–133.00	131.28
10	—	833	95.00–99.00	97.51
8	—	654	115.00	115.00
3	—	962	95.00	95.00
3	—	395	132.00	132.00
2	—	435	131.00	131.00
2	—	313	134.00	134.00
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	122.00	122.00
4	—	465	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	464	132.00–146.00	141.44
20	—	526	132.00–135.00	132.62
9	—	428	139.00–140.00	139.11
9	—	391	150.00–159.00	153.05
8	—	658	131.00	131.00
4	—	647	126.50–133.00	131.38
4	—	577	124.00–134.00	131.51
2	—	730	113.00	113.00
1	—	855	95.00	95.00

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.

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