Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.83/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$129.83

473 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

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	578	130.36	754	431
Medium and Large 2	729	128.50	937	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	122.15	580	27

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $174 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 sale473 hd

129.83

—

TN average9 barns · 1,559 hd

131.42

−1.59

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	42.00	525	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	—	762	123.41/cwt	123.00–125.50	940	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.95/cwt	115.00–126.00	887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	118.37/cwt	114.00–121.50	607	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	109.25/cwt	104.00–112.50	800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	121.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	729	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	772	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.77/cwt	115.00–130.00	848	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	116.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	680	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	118.10/cwt	115.00–122.00	515	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	954	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	130.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	592	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	508	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	744	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.01/cwt	131.00–139.00	639	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.59/cwt	129.00–140.00	587	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	120.13/cwt	120.00–121.00	553	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.00/cwt	109.00–116.00	721	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	111.24/cwt	109.00–112.00	649	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.99/cwt	116.00–123.00	632	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	115.60/cwt	115.50–116.00	739	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.28/cwt	122.50–135.00	705	50

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 1,195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	762	123.00–125.50	123.41
13	—	727	115.00–126.00	121.95
3	—	255	137.50	137.50
59	—	625	120.00–126.00	123.56
37	—	669	115.00–130.00	126.77
15	—	320	132.00	132.00
3	—	835	121.50	121.50
83	—	568	120.00–135.00	130.98
47	—	473	131.00–139.00	135.01
24	—	430	129.00–140.00	136.59
6	—	388	130.00–135.00	133.33
50	—	529	122.50–135.00	133.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	383	135.00	135.00
3	—	617	104.00	104.00
3	—	867	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
5	—	315	119.00	119.00
3	—	568	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	729	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	628	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	116.00	116.00
4	—	529	110.00	110.00
2	—	683	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
5	—	327	115.00	115.00
3	—	457	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	120.00	120.00
2	—	838	112.50	112.50
6	—	778	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	513	114.00–121.50	118.37
36	—	732	104.00–112.50	109.25
18	—	385	118.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	803	107.00	107.00
49	—	586	112.00–118.00	116.05
29	—	436	115.00–122.00	118.10
6	—	266	121.00	121.00
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
50	—	460	120.00–121.00	120.13
31	—	638	109.00–116.00	113.00
13	—	315	124.00	124.00
2	—	673	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	954	74.00	74.00
8	—	646	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	415	105.00	105.00
9	—	559	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	453	130.00–135.00	130.74
20	—	382	131.00–135.00	132.98
6	—	751	107.00	107.00
31	—	583	109.00–112.00	111.24
14	—	445	124.00	124.00
4	—	835	91.00	91.00
41	—	518	116.00–123.00	121.99
15	—	639	115.50–116.00	115.60
5	—	748	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	42.00	42.00

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	—	1,225	780.00	780.00

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

Steers · 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