Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.97/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$125.97

181 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$7.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

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	557	126.40	704	171
Medium and Large 2-3	395	118.74	469	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.66/cwt here — about $235 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 sale181 hd

125.97

—

TN average10 barns · 1,902 hd

125.15

+0.82

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

44 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	—	765	108.00/cwt	101.00–115.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	523	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.73/cwt	123.00–133.50	678	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.06/cwt	129.00–135.00	607	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	107.18/cwt	100.00–114.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	124.46/cwt	117.00–128.00	727	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.87/cwt	110.00–120.50	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	787	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.29/cwt	130.00–144.00	742	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	124.85/cwt	121.00–126.50	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.18/cwt	151.00–155.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	110.81/cwt	109.00–112.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.58/cwt	125.00–135.50	767	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	155.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.50	856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.40/cwt	133.00–140.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	146.27/cwt	139.50–148.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Receipts 390Last week 850Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	101.00–115.00	108.00
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
14	—	380	134.00–140.00	137.75
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
7	—	435	125.00–133.00	128.51
30	—	519	123.00–133.50	130.73
5	—	721	104.00	104.00
28	—	456	129.00–135.00	133.06
4	—	264	144.00	144.00
21	—	584	117.00–128.00	124.46
16	—	668	110.00–120.50	115.87
1	—	930	96.00	96.00
16	—	632	120.00–126.00	124.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	730	116.50	116.50
10	—	591	128.00	128.00
8	—	762	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	120.50	120.50
2	—	580	100.00–114.00	107.18
2	—	305	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	130.00–144.00	141.29
10	—	656	121.00–126.50	124.85
7	—	377	151.00–155.00	152.18
5	—	723	109.00–112.00	110.81
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	895	92.00	92.00
17	—	583	125.00–135.50	131.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	113.00	113.00
3	—	448	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
6	—	315	165.00	165.00
4	—	253	177.00	177.00
3	—	462	150.00–159.00	155.95
25	—	667	125.00–130.50	128.29
2	—	725	115.00–117.00	115.99
15	—	580	133.00–140.00	137.40
1	—	1,005	93.00	93.00
15	—	541	139.50–148.00	146.27
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
12	—	765	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	143.00	143.00
4	—	380	146.00	146.00
2	—	575	125.00	125.00

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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