Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.08/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$126.08

287 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$36.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

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	538	126.38	680	284
Medium and Large 2-3	370	113.00	418	1thin
Small 1-2	650	90.00	585	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $95 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 sale287 hd

126.08

—

TN average11 barns · 2,444 hd

121.92

+4.16

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	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	391	137.26/cwt	136.00–140.00	537	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.17/cwt	116.00–127.00	723	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	594	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.16/cwt	145.00–153.00	692	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.98/cwt	137.00–143.50	835	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.66/cwt	139.00–149.50	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.25/cwt	119.00–126.00	906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	166.81/cwt	157.50–170.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	129.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	848	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	143.41/cwt	140.00–144.50	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	294	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	153.36/cwt	152.50–154.00	595	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.18/cwt	126.50–130.00	739	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	103.58/cwt	98.00–104.00	873	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	114.09/cwt	113.00–116.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	129.34/cwt	127.00–130.00	926	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	128.38/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,059	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	914	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	127.71/cwt	125.50–130.00	793	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	632	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	143.29/cwt	140.00–147.00	646	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	131.15/cwt	130.50–131.50	573	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	600	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	696	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	856	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.60/cwt	105.00–117.00	770	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.34/cwt	116.00–128.00	649	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	114.58/cwt	109.00–116.00	826	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 2,082Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	391	136.00–140.00	137.26
24	—	582	116.00–127.00	124.17
18	—	465	127.00–131.00	127.68
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
28	—	437	130.50–131.50	131.15
17	—	672	105.00–117.00	114.60
10	—	323	126.00–132.00	129.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
36	—	526	116.00–128.00	123.34
29	—	721	109.00–116.00	114.58
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	655	120.50	120.50
26	—	621	125.50–130.00	127.71
26	—	535	130.00	130.00
31	—	470	134.00–135.00	134.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	92.00	92.00
1	—	700	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	470	145.00–153.00	147.16
24	—	584	137.00–143.50	142.98
21	—	527	139.00–149.50	144.66
16	—	735	119.00–126.00	123.25
9	—	432	158.00	158.00
4	—	274	157.50–170.00	166.81
2	—	758	123.00	123.00
2	—	630	129.00	129.00
5	—	381	164.00	164.00
4	—	314	168.00	168.00
28	—	656	120.00–130.00	129.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
4	—	433	140.00–144.50	143.41
4	—	374	143.00	143.00
4	—	294	134.00	134.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
2	—	575	113.00	113.00
2	—	530	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	585	144.50	144.50
11	—	754	127.00	127.00
9	—	609	139.00	139.00
33	—	716	127.00–130.00	129.34
26	—	825	123.50–131.00	128.38
6	—	914	123.50	123.50
5	—	851	128.00	128.00
4	—	651	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
5	—	441	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	388	152.50–154.00	153.36
15	—	581	126.50–130.00	127.18
14	—	843	98.00–104.00	103.58
8	—	731	113.00–116.00	114.09
17	—	451	140.00–147.00	143.29
6	—	633	129.00	129.00
1	—	920	93.00	93.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
28	—	534	124.00–134.00	130.43
26	—	674	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	143.00	143.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	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