Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.32/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$118.32

451 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

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	567	119.61	678	392
Medium and Large 2-3	532	109.78	584	59

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $94 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 sale451 hd

118.32

—

TN average6 barns · 1,582 hd

115.67

+2.65

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	48.00	600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	837	116.93/cwt	115.50–119.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	614	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.88/cwt	116.50–123.00	628	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	127.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	493	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.76/cwt	127.00–128.00	409	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	134.44/cwt	134.00–135.00	893	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	717	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.72/cwt	127.00–139.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	140.50/cwt	134.00–142.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	120.49/cwt	119.00–121.25	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	115.90/cwt	112.50–118.00	766	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	119.02/cwt	116.00–122.00	694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	104.71/cwt	96.00–106.50	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	554	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	593	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	617	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	138.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	533	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	144.71/cwt	144.00–145.50	884	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	137.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.88/cwt	116.00–125.50	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	508	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.55/cwt	119.50–125.00	572	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	108.58/cwt	103.50–110.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	120.35/cwt	119.00–121.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.39/cwt	117.00–129.00	657	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	109.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	804	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.08/cwt	111.50–114.50	751	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	118.12/cwt	109.00–121.50	697	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	128.53/cwt	124.50–132.50	851	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.62/cwt	125.00–131.00	753	22

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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 658Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	837	115.50–119.00	116.93
3	—	755	120.00	120.00
30	—	527	130.00–140.00	136.13
16	—	628	127.00–139.00	128.72
10	—	436	134.00–142.00	140.50
1	—	273	145.00	145.00
32	—	466	130.00–140.00	137.39
16	—	735	116.00–125.50	123.88
11	—	318	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	140.00	140.00
55	—	662	124.50–132.50	128.53
22	—	581	125.00–131.00	129.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	114.00	114.00
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	910	109.00	109.00
4	—	420	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	664	134.00–135.00	134.44
7	—	821	126.00	126.00
19	—	611	144.00–145.50	144.71
9	—	593	145.00	145.00
10	—	744	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	548	112.00	112.00
6	—	395	116.00	116.00
8	—	648	102.00	102.00
15	—	454	112.00	112.00
3	—	747	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	669	125.00	125.00
27	—	710	119.00–121.25	120.49
5	—	765	117.00	117.00
8	—	608	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	524	116.50–123.00	119.88
38	—	387	125.00–128.00	127.30
21	—	320	127.00–128.00	127.76
10	—	750	108.00	108.00
2	—	835	100.00	100.00
41	—	661	112.50–118.00	115.90
25	—	583	116.00–122.00	119.02
13	—	861	96.00–106.50	104.71
5	—	267	120.00	120.00
53	—	463	119.50–125.00	123.55
29	—	646	115.00	115.00
17	—	739	103.50–110.00	108.58
9	—	439	119.00–121.00	120.35
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	554	107.00	107.00
3	—	722	95.00	95.00
12	—	460	112.00	112.00
13	—	655	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	449	137.50	137.50
23	—	384	134.00–140.00	138.72
55	—	520	117.00–129.00	126.39
34	—	737	106.00–110.00	109.06
5	—	851	80.00	80.00
57	—	658	111.50–114.50	114.08
46	—	590	109.00–121.50	118.12
16	—	455	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	48.00	48.00

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

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