Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.81/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$120.81

362 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

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	532	122.04	650	331
Medium and Large 2-3	489	107.63	527	31

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $123 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 sale362 hd

120.81

—

TN average10 barns · 2,091 hd

116.09

+4.72

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	1,225	54.00	662	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.99/cwt	119.00–127.00	648	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	124.96/cwt	120.50–126.00	570	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	113.34/cwt	110.50–115.00	745	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	114.93/cwt	112.50–117.00	673	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	124.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	486	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.45/cwt	123.00–131.00	681	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	724	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	121.31/cwt	117.50–123.00	781	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	599	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	134.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	513	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	116.00/cwt	108.00–124.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	128.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	755	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.60/cwt	137.00–143.00	742	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.90/cwt	120.00–126.50	829	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	118.89/cwt	115.00–121.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.03/cwt	131.00–140.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	9

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 646Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 30Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	121.50	121.50
42	—	535	132.00	132.00
9	—	588	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	523	119.00–127.00	123.99
69	—	456	120.50–126.00	124.96
49	—	657	110.50–115.00	113.34
38	—	586	112.50–117.00	114.93
17	—	391	120.00–125.00	124.41
7	—	348	123.00	123.00
5	—	417	123.00	123.00
4	—	635	115.00	115.00
4	—	271	124.00	124.00
3	—	752	109.50	109.50
2	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	955	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	545	105.00	105.00
9	—	463	110.00	110.00
7	—	323	116.00	116.00
3	—	653	95.50	95.50
3	—	625	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	547	104.00	104.00
8	—	441	95.00	95.00
5	—	641	92.00	92.00
2	—	760	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	522	123.00–131.00	130.45
35	—	583	119.00–125.00	124.14
29	—	644	117.50–123.00	121.31
29	—	439	136.50	136.50
20	—	382	130.00–135.00	134.27
11	—	761	110.50	110.50
9	—	467	125.00	125.00
2	—	725	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	330	135.00	135.00
36	—	587	122.00–130.00	128.67
36	—	528	137.00–143.00	140.60
34	—	664	120.00–126.50	124.90
11	—	734	115.00–121.00	118.89
9	—	641	124.00	124.00
7	—	458	131.00–140.00	138.03
6	—	825	115.00	115.00
4	—	930	108.00	108.00
3	—	265	134.00	134.00
2	—	393	135.00	135.00
1	—	960	95.00	95.00
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	105.00	105.00
2	—	490	108.00–124.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	140.00	140.00
8	—	656	129.50	129.50
4	—	760	127.00	127.00

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	—	1,275	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	54.00	54.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle