Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.45/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$122.45

286 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

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	569	122.91	700	269
Medium and Large 2-3	498	115.24	574	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $126 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 sale286 hd

122.45

—

TN average9 barns · 1,287 hd

118.58

+3.87

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	1,250	57.00	713	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	818	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.56/cwt	133.00–139.00	706	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	124.34/cwt	120.00–125.50	798	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	129.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	124.21/cwt	122.00–125.00	574	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	112.76/cwt	112.00–114.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	127.66/cwt	125.00–131.50	808	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	130.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	762	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.15/cwt	133.00–152.00	680	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.87/cwt	123.00–127.00	656	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.42/cwt	131.00–139.00	787	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	702	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	108.66/cwt	107.00–109.50	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.77/cwt	122.00–127.75	726	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	143.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	118.44/cwt	117.50–119.00	760	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	856	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.43/cwt	145.00–151.00	690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.00	808	16

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends could be established this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	115.00	115.00
23	—	517	133.00–139.00	136.56
3	—	313	150.00	150.00
8	—	866	112.00–114.00	112.76
7	—	390	140.00–145.00	143.60
26	—	633	125.00–131.50	127.66
5	—	733	120.00–125.00	121.38
23	—	577	131.00–139.00	136.42
15	—	662	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
14	—	465	145.00–151.00	148.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	119.00	119.00
2	—	338	133.00	133.00
2	—	590	123.00	123.00
2	—	450	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	642	120.00–125.50	124.34
4	—	733	113.00	113.00
39	—	584	125.00–132.00	130.46
23	—	465	133.00–152.00	146.15
22	—	518	135.50	135.50
9	—	393	140.00–145.00	143.89
6	—	750	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	82.00	82.00
7	—	446	120.00	120.00
6	—	576	124.00	124.00
1	—	670	116.50	116.50
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	125.00–130.00	129.15
41	—	462	122.00–125.00	124.21
2	—	265	124.00	124.00
11	—	385	125.00–127.00	125.89
7	—	425	125.00–129.00	127.82
49	—	521	123.00–127.00	125.87
6	—	839	107.00–109.50	108.66
44	—	577	122.00–127.75	125.77
5	—	652	117.00	117.00
32	—	642	117.50–119.00	118.44
2	—	910	96.00	96.00
16	—	729	110.00–112.00	110.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	108.00	108.00
8	—	537	115.00	115.00
6	—	468	117.50	117.50
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	647	124.00	124.00
9	—	543	129.00	129.00
23	—	696	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	57.00	57.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle