Sale reports / Tennessee / Lafayette Livestock Auction / 2020-07-29

Lafayette Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lafayette, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 29
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2071
Receipts
837 head
420 vs last sale 1,257 189 vs year ago 648 · +29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

*Offerings also included the following Load Lots sold on video for delivery between August 1st and August 15th*

85 Steers weighing 575 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 153.75 per cwt

1 Split Load 90 Head:

45 Steers weighing 575 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 149.00 per cwt//45 Heifers weighing 550 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 139.00 per cwt

80 Heifers weighing 600 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 137.50 per cwt

70 Steers weighing 745 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 137.25 per cwt

64 Steers weighing 810 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 135.50 per cwt

60 Steers weighing 800 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 133.00 per cwt

59 Steers weighing 850 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 132.00 per cwt

70 Heifers weighing 725 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 129.50 per cwt

70 Heifers weighing 740 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 127.50 per cwt

70 Heifers weighing 735 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 127.25 per cwt

140 Heifers weighing 725 lbs. Medium-Large Frame 1-2 129.75 per cwt

*Load Lots total head count: 858 Head*Total Head Count from Regular Sale + Video Sale 1782 Total Head*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.58/cwt on 331 head.
Average price
$124.58
331 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579125.09725324
Medium and Large 2-3657100.716627thin
One grade step is worth $24.38/cwt here — about $63 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 sale331 hd
124.58
TN average10 barns · 2,041 hd
124.04
+0.54
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

43 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2644129.43/cwt127.50–132.0083435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410147.27/cwt144.00–149.006043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583138.94/cwt131.00–142.0081035
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522139.58/cwt135.00–141.0072924
SteersMedium and Large 2-3726107.00/cwt107.00–107.007774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added845111.50/cwt111.50–111.509424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338135.00/cwt135.00–135.004562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724108.63/cwt104.00–111.5078618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522134.35/cwt131.00–136.0070167
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3701100.00/cwt100.00–100.007015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386134.60/cwt134.00–135.0052015
BullsMedium and Large 1-285094.00/cwt94.00–94.007993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2756113.38/cwt113.25–115.0085726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582132.54/cwt123.00–135.5077121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3412128.94/cwt127.00–131.005314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383147.79/cwt143.00–150.0056619
BullsMedium and Large 2-3740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729121.65/cwt118.00–122.0088720
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460127.01/cwt126.00–129.005843
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667125.00/cwt125.00–125.0083413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450138.13/cwt137.00–143.0062216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added755132.00/cwt132.00–132.0099735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2643115.16/cwt114.00–117.0074065
HeifersMedium and Large 2-376081.00/cwt81.00–81.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660113.50/cwt113.50–113.5074911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583127.71/cwt121.00–130.0074545
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335124.00/cwt124.00–124.004151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2444126.40/cwt125.00–132.005615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458134.49/cwt130.00–139.0061650
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628124.19/cwt123.50–125.0078015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661122.01/cwt118.50–125.0080647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2726114.90/cwt114.00–115.0083410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522131.08/cwt124.00–134.0068431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768120.33/cwt120.00–121.0092415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added642141.50/cwt141.50–141.5090812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820113.63/cwt112.50–114.009324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added711121.50/cwt121.50–121.5086425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2252151.00/cwt151.00–151.003813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611127.74/cwt124.00–129.0078024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285095.00/cwt95.00–95.008082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460131.04/cwt130.00–133.5060338

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.