Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.28/cwt on 953 head.

Average price

$127.28

953 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

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	599	127.81	765	905
Medium and Large 2-3	468	117.22	549	48

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $216 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 sale953 hd

127.28

—

TN average11 barns · 3,313 hd

122.87

+4.41

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

74 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 1-2	—	821	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	107.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	102.15/cwt	100.00–115.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	405	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	112.07/cwt	105.00–114.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	123.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.57/cwt	133.00–141.00	730	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	909	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.88/cwt	127.00–133.00	822	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.14/cwt	142.50–152.00	707	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.74/cwt	130.00–138.50	785	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.05/cwt	123.00–133.00	858	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.28/cwt	156.00–166.50	619	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.68/cwt	122.50–127.00	728	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	156.47/cwt	151.00–158.00	607	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.00/cwt	96.00–110.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	99.60/cwt	96.00–100.00	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	119.89/cwt	109.00–121.00	776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	99.84/cwt	99.50–100.00	883	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	110.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	815	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	130.57/cwt	128.00–131.00	582	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.28/cwt	115.00–126.00	709	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	669	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	663	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.90/cwt	123.00–133.00	602	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.07/cwt	123.50–132.50	667	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	645	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	113.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	102.15/cwt	98.00–110.00	729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	115.23/cwt	112.00–126.00	740	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	675	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	134.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	710	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	125.44/cwt	122.50–126.50	839	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	124.55/cwt	121.00–127.00	914	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	134.55/cwt	129.00–135.50	787	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	132.26/cwt	123.00–135.00	808	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,002	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,151	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	142.14/cwt	139.50–145.00	802	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	132.25/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,110	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	117.90/cwt	115.00–121.00	902	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	135.38/cwt	130.00–136.75	998	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	136.70/cwt	136.00–137.00	901	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	139.27/cwt	135.00–140.50	880	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	749	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,082Last week 389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	821	100.00	100.00
4	—	767	100.00–110.00	107.41
2	—	1,113	93.00	93.00
15	—	664	105.00–114.00	112.07
13	—	334	137.00	137.00
10	—	931	96.00–100.00	99.60
2	—	238	130.00	130.00
2	—	273	125.00	125.00
16	—	647	109.00–121.00	119.89
19	—	884	99.50–100.00	99.84
20	—	736	107.00–114.00	110.70
24	—	386	130.00–135.00	133.14
41	—	446	128.00–131.00	130.57
46	—	575	115.00–126.00	123.28
59	—	467	123.00–133.00	128.90
69	—	521	123.50–132.50	128.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	108.50	108.50
7	—	567	100.00–115.00	102.15
16	—	318	127.50	127.50
12	—	549	116.00	116.00
6	—	382	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	529	133.00–135.00	134.31
77	—	669	122.50–126.50	125.44
93	—	734	121.00–127.00	124.55
123	—	585	129.00–135.50	134.55
153	—	611	123.00–135.00	132.26
32	—	358	150.00	150.00
37	—	765	115.00–121.00	117.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	121.00	121.00
4	—	563	120.00–127.00	123.05
4	—	398	144.00	144.00
3	—	647	117.00	117.00
2	—	985	105.00	105.00
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	527	133.00–141.00	138.57
7	—	332	177.00	177.00
3	—	427	148.00	148.00
32	—	730	120.00–128.00	124.57
32	—	638	127.00–133.00	128.88
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
2	—	880	119.00	119.00
2	—	263	173.00	173.00
49	—	471	142.50–152.00	150.14
33	—	578	130.00–138.50	135.74
26	—	670	123.00–133.00	128.05
19	—	377	156.00–166.50	164.28
7	—	766	127.00	127.00
2	—	248	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	756	132.50	132.50
17	—	906	127.00	127.00
45	—	564	139.50–145.00	142.14
62	—	839	125.00–133.50	132.25
190	—	737	130.00–136.75	135.38
79	—	659	136.00–137.00	136.70
135	—	632	135.00–140.50	139.27
6	—	873	130.00	130.00
16	—	503	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
28	—	579	122.50–127.00	125.68
27	—	388	151.00–158.00	156.47
4	—	770	96.00–110.00	103.00
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
38	—	460	140.00–147.00	145.48
7	—	651	110.00–115.00	113.57
12	—	714	98.00–110.00	102.15
20	—	642	112.00–126.00	115.23
25	—	523	126.00–130.00	129.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	100.00	100.00
10	—	457	137.00	137.00
15	—	556	116.00	116.00

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	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	48.00	48.00

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