Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.97/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$120.97

179 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$2.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	412	123.04	507	26
Medium and Large 1-2	556	120.61	671	153

One grade step is worth $2.42/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale179 hd

120.97

—

TN average10 barns · 2,789 hd

120.43

+0.54

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	55.00	619	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	529	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	121.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	782	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.11/cwt	116.00–126.00	720	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	696	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	111.97/cwt	102.00–115.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	112.64/cwt	109.00–113.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.78/cwt	113.00–115.00	772	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	128.20/cwt	127.50–130.00	585	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.24/cwt	119.50–130.00	637	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.25/cwt	113.50–123.50	676	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	299	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	148.01/cwt	142.00–150.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.80/cwt	130.00–142.00	879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.60/cwt	123.00–129.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.06/cwt	122.00–140.00	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.81/cwt	127.00–140.50	777	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	436	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 595Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	126.00	126.00
4	—	734	115.00	115.00
14	—	376	135.00–144.00	140.77
15	—	643	115.00–122.00	121.55
21	—	580	116.00–126.00	124.11
32	—	520	125.00–135.00	133.78
35	—	454	130.00–135.00	133.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
9	—	462	126.00	126.00
11	—	546	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	124.00	124.00
5	—	315	139.00	139.00
5	—	846	103.00	103.00
7	—	638	102.00–115.00	111.97
10	—	381	127.00	127.00
11	—	748	109.00–113.00	112.64
18	—	673	113.00–115.00	114.78
25	—	456	127.50–130.00	128.20
31	—	517	119.50–130.00	123.24
39	—	572	113.50–123.50	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	93.00	93.00
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
3	—	592	113.00	113.00
4	—	443	122.00	122.00
8	—	299	132.50	132.50
9	—	381	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	169.00	169.00
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
2	—	410	140.00–150.00	144.88
3	—	312	164.00	164.00
4	—	382	142.00–150.00	148.01
5	—	468	135.00	135.00
6	—	526	130.00–138.00	134.69
10	—	624	130.00–142.00	140.80
12	—	718	123.00–129.00	127.60
14	—	666	122.00–140.00	135.06
21	—	576	127.00–140.50	134.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	135.00	135.00
5	—	314	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00

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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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle