Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 higher. This market will be closed in observance of Christmas and New Year Holidays. Sales will resume Wednesday January 8th 2020. Everyone have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.30/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$124.30

152 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$34.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

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	529	124.53	658	151
Small 1-2	505	90.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.53/cwt here — about $204 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 sale152 hd

124.30

—

TN average10 barns · 1,417 hd

118.87

+5.43

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	50.00	625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.91/cwt	124.50–133.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.71/cwt	144.00–152.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	125.48/cwt	117.00–129.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	140.41/cwt	136.00–142.50	757	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	119.38/cwt	118.00–122.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	132.56/cwt	127.00–134.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.81/cwt	117.00–119.50	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	131.60/cwt	126.00–135.00	538	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	130.59/cwt	127.00–133.00	602	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	122.66/cwt	116.00–126.00	661	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	116.06/cwt	113.50–117.00	761	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.28/cwt	142.50–149.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.20/cwt	145.50–147.50	704	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	5

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 719Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	825	89.00	89.00
5	—	523	132.00	132.00
5	—	581	124.50–133.00	127.91
6	—	719	116.00–119.00	118.00
7	—	419	142.50–149.00	144.28
9	—	344	149.00	149.00
12	—	655	123.00–125.00	124.34
20	—	478	145.50–147.50	147.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	111.00	111.00
2	—	435	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	160.00	160.00
3	—	782	117.00–119.00	117.66
6	—	343	150.00	150.00
7	—	465	144.00–152.00	149.71
9	—	689	117.00–129.00	125.48
12	—	539	136.00–142.50	140.41
17	—	582	125.00–137.00	133.31
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
5	—	737	118.00–122.00	119.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	135.00	135.00
6	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	483	131.00	131.00
2	—	813	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	127.00	127.00
5	—	648	135.00	135.00
5	—	673	131.00	131.00
5	—	812	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	110.00	110.00
4	—	372	127.00–134.50	132.56
5	—	591	112.00	112.00
5	—	716	113.00	113.00
10	—	318	134.00	134.00
10	—	624	117.00–119.50	118.81
18	—	409	126.00–135.00	131.60
27	—	461	127.00–133.00	130.59
27	—	539	116.00–126.00	122.66
15	—	656	113.50–117.00	116.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	149.00	149.00
4	—	605	120.00	120.00
5	—	721	117.00	117.00
7	—	752	114.00	114.00
9	—	552	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	—	1,210	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00

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