Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of up to 14.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.83/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$128.83

359 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

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	569	129.24	735	345
Medium and Large 2-3	524	118.57	622	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $113 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

128.83

—

TN average10 barns · 2,343 hd

126.88

+1.94

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.53/cwt	132.50–137.50	793	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	128.78/cwt	127.50–129.50	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.95/cwt	140.00–143.50	760	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.50	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	138.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.83/cwt	124.00–125.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.66/cwt	132.00–136.50	888	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	155.63/cwt	153.00–156.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	124.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	144.73/cwt	144.50–145.00	903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	117.60/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,013	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.46/cwt	139.00–142.50	817	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	118.20/cwt	118.00–119.00	901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	815	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	128.85/cwt	128.50–130.00	808	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.45/cwt	120.50–127.50	824	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	139.21/cwt	138.00–140.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.01/cwt	133.00–138.00	632	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	106.66/cwt	106.50–107.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.90/cwt	113.00–134.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	127.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.80/cwt	143.00–151.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	751	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	138.78/cwt	135.00–139.00	541	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.20/cwt	128.50–137.00	707	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	456	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	131.15/cwt	130.50–132.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	150.76/cwt	142.00–153.50	695	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	881	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	931	3

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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Receipts 780Last week 609Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of up to 14.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	581	132.50–137.50	136.53
11	—	642	127.50–129.50	128.78
12	—	380	159.00	159.00
13	—	532	140.00–143.50	142.95
13	—	735	123.00–126.00	125.55
25	—	461	142.00–153.50	150.76
1	—	930	97.00	97.00
25	—	669	131.75	131.75
3	—	850	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
5	—	670	119.00–121.50	120.01
7	—	459	130.50–132.00	131.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	641	131.00–140.00	138.08
6	—	775	124.00–125.00	124.83
2	—	245	176.00	176.00
28	—	664	132.00–136.50	133.66
8	—	439	153.00–156.00	155.63
4	—	820	113.00	113.00
16	—	521	140.00–151.00	146.33
5	—	861	116.00–118.00	117.60
28	—	582	139.00–142.50	140.46
3	—	250	176.00	176.00
11	—	321	160.00	160.00
3	—	372	162.00	162.00
11	—	733	122.00–128.00	127.45
4	—	473	143.00–151.00	147.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	133.00	133.00
15	—	619	120.00–128.00	124.56
2	—	310	143.00	143.00
2	—	525	113.00–134.00	123.90
2	—	970	107.00	107.00
4	—	485	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	624	144.50–145.00	144.73
2	—	830	120.00	120.00
3	—	705	132.00	132.00
3	—	868	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
18	—	724	110.00–116.00	113.75
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
25	—	644	126.50	126.50
4	—	764	116.00	116.00
36	—	673	120.50–127.50	122.45
5	—	269	138.00–140.00	139.21
55	—	465	133.00–138.00	136.01
6	—	821	106.50–107.00	106.66
58	—	589	125.00–130.00	127.56
17	—	390	135.00–139.00	138.78
59	—	527	128.50–137.00	134.20
18	—	317	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	107.00	107.00
7	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
2	—	595	116.00	116.00
2	—	633	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	747	119.00	119.00
15	—	762	118.00–119.00	118.20
21	—	627	128.50–130.00	128.85

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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