Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.19/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$130.19

267 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$32.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	543	130.87	710	254
Medium and Large 2-3	453	120.27	545	11thin
Small 1-2	588	98.50	579	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $132 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 sale267 hd

130.19

—

TN average11 barns · 1,936 hd

131.04

−0.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.57/cwt	115.50–123.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	141.31/cwt	139.00–144.00	442	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.84/cwt	115.00–117.00	774	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.73/cwt	153.50–154.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.60/cwt	124.00–135.00	670	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.27/cwt	132.00–139.00	618	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.06/cwt	140.00–146.50	818	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	166.24/cwt	154.00–169.50	768	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	166.31/cwt	162.00–175.00	544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	131.19/cwt	130.00–133.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	117.38/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	735	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	131.38/cwt	127.00–134.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	169.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.00	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	127.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	150.79/cwt	147.00–152.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	130.75/cwt	130.50–131.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	132.76/cwt	129.00–134.50	965	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	899	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	139.69/cwt	139.00–140.00	894	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	121.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	826	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	761	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	146.58/cwt	144.00–148.50	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	733	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	722	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	97.67/cwt	97.00–99.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	613	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	214	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	113.41/cwt	112.00–115.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	7

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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Receipts 648Last week 412Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	115.50–123.00	121.57
4	—	889	98.00	98.00
23	—	313	139.00–144.00	141.31
19	—	668	115.00–117.00	115.84
2	—	283	150.00	150.00
17	—	517	124.00–135.00	129.60
17	—	460	132.00–139.00	134.27
24	—	572	123.00–129.00	126.24
7	—	431	130.00–140.00	135.13
12	—	733	112.00–115.00	113.41
7	—	380	130.00–135.00	130.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	382	147.00–152.00	150.79
10	—	517	141.00–144.00	142.48
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
33	—	681	119.00–122.00	121.25
18	—	574	132.50	132.50
15	—	602	127.50	127.50
12	—	437	144.00–148.50	146.58
14	—	484	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	120.00	120.00
2	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
4	—	214	137.50	137.50
2	—	668	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	87.00	87.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	153.50–154.00	153.73
9	—	427	170.00	170.00
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
4	—	663	130.00–135.00	133.27
3	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
20	—	568	140.00–146.50	144.06
17	—	462	154.00–169.50	166.24
12	—	327	162.00–175.00	166.31
8	—	870	117.00–117.50	117.38
6	—	258	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	130.00–133.00	131.19
5	—	389	145.00	145.00
4	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	671	135.00–136.00	135.80
10	—	520	157.00	157.00
6	—	825	124.00–128.00	127.33
4	—	758	130.50–131.00	130.75
61	—	727	129.00–134.50	132.76
33	—	584	154.00	154.00
19	—	640	139.00–140.00	139.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	530	132.00–140.00	138.74
11	—	665	128.00–130.00	129.26
10	—	449	160.00	160.00
8	—	586	127.00–134.00	131.38
8	—	389	166.00–170.00	169.00
4	—	744	113.00	113.00
6	—	835	97.00–99.00	97.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	149.00	149.00
3	—	645	110.00	110.00

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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