Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.80/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$120.80

359 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	464	126.00	585	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	121.11	691	329
Medium and Large 2-3	594	112.42	668	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale359 hd

120.80

—

TN average10 barns · 2,301 hd

121.67

−0.87

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

54 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	—	424	126.09/cwt	124.00–128.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	118.50/cwt	115.00–120.50	694	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.87/cwt	130.00–133.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	113.00/cwt	112.50–113.50	833	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	985	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	99.25/cwt	97.50–102.00	722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.50	826	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.67/cwt	137.00–148.00	757	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	144.25/cwt	141.00–150.00	558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	146.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	838	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	112.35/cwt	112.00–112.50	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	961	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	143.01/cwt	135.00–152.00	668	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.72/cwt	127.00–141.00	763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	112.86/cwt	110.00–116.50	718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	127.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	867	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	110.61/cwt	110.50–111.00	817	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.77/cwt	127.00–129.50	742	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	123.48/cwt	122.00–124.00	806	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.52/cwt	132.50–140.00	723	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	145.74/cwt	135.00–149.00	667	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	660	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.28/cwt	107.00–116.50	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	376	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	464	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	129.09/cwt	122.00–132.00	595	46

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 May 20, 2020

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

Receipts 850Last week 603Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	124.00–128.00	126.09
57	—	586	115.00–120.50	118.50
8	—	388	130.00–133.00	131.87
68	—	524	125.00–131.00	128.93
11	—	324	130.00–136.00	134.46
12	—	727	97.50–102.00	99.25
30	—	636	110.00–116.50	112.86
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
30	—	668	107.00–116.50	112.28
2	—	263	143.00	143.00
46	—	461	122.00–132.00	129.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	605	119.00	119.00
24	—	737	112.50–113.50	113.00
1	—	985	102.00	102.00
2	—	830	108.00	108.00
4	—	863	105.00	105.00
7	—	454	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
2	—	735	94.00	94.00
16	—	571	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	642	125.00–132.50	128.63
6	—	439	148.00	148.00
42	—	523	137.00–148.00	144.67
13	—	387	141.00–150.00	144.25
14	—	824	112.00–112.50	112.35
1	—	240	166.00	166.00
18	—	467	135.00–152.00	143.01
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
18	—	566	127.00–141.00	134.72
3	—	333	150.00	150.00
19	—	683	120.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	751	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	97.00	97.00
5	—	775	94.00	94.00
9	—	386	141.00	141.00
16	—	620	110.00–120.00	113.88
2	—	440	137.00	137.00
3	—	322	142.00	142.00
3	—	572	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	570	143.00–149.00	146.93
23	—	836	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	739	110.50–111.00	110.61
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
27	—	576	127.00–129.50	128.77
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
27	—	653	122.00–124.00	123.48
1	—	840	93.00	93.00
35	—	522	132.50–140.00	138.52
4	—	330	158.00	158.00
39	—	458	135.00–149.00	145.74
7	—	448	146.00	146.00
9	—	384	140.00–145.00	142.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	551	124.00	124.00

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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