Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.65/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$122.65

323 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

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	562	123.23	692	310
Medium and Large 2-3	577	108.91	629	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $64 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 sale323 hd

122.65

—

TN average8 barns · 1,604 hd

121.86

+0.79

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

53 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 2-3	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	118.86/cwt	118.50–119.00	763	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.29/cwt	146.00–148.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	928	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	103.21/cwt	95.00–106.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	115.58/cwt	112.50–117.00	847	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	114.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	118.04/cwt	113.00–125.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	846	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	772	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	869	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	123.29/cwt	119.00–124.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	150.80/cwt	149.00–152.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.50	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.04/cwt	130.00–141.00	724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	127.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	821	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	764	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	144.95/cwt	139.50–147.00	641	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	121.00/cwt	114.00–125.00	639	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	701	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	134.56/cwt	128.00–140.00	523	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	117.40/cwt	113.00–120.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	126.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	128.04/cwt	125.50–130.00	585	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.90/cwt	119.00–128.00	727	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.95/cwt	119.50–125.50	710	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	127.79/cwt	127.00–129.00	667	23

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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Receipts 826Last week 828Year ago 658

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
4	—	630	95.00–106.00	103.21
3	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
3	—	455	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00	130.00
41	—	642	118.50–119.00	118.86
22	—	733	112.50–117.00	115.58
7	—	864	104.50	104.50
4	—	963	100.00	100.00
59	—	528	114.00–125.00	121.00
22	—	389	128.00–140.00	134.56
45	—	457	125.50–130.00	128.04
46	—	582	119.50–125.50	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	124.00	124.00
11	—	478	130.00–131.50	130.80
20	—	613	124.00–128.00	126.98
23	—	522	127.00–129.00	127.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	446	129.00	129.00
8	—	557	112.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	642	111.00	111.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	744	110.00–115.00	113.75
20	—	646	119.50	119.50
13	—	656	123.00	123.00
7	—	836	104.00	104.00
6	—	392	151.00	151.00
4	—	954	86.00	86.00
37	—	442	139.50–147.00	144.95
58	—	523	125.00–137.00	134.10
38	—	582	119.00–128.00	124.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
4	—	509	113.00–125.00	118.04
2	—	663	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	146.00–148.00	146.29
7	—	728	119.00–124.00	123.29
1	—	865	113.00	113.00
6	—	316	161.00	161.00
6	—	658	120.00	120.00
5	—	394	149.00–152.00	150.80
2	—	945	112.50	112.50
23	—	521	130.00–141.00	139.04
27	—	643	125.00–133.00	127.70
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	833	117.00	117.00
25	—	573	125.00–138.00	133.39
5	—	768	113.00–120.00	117.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	649	143.00	143.00
6	—	805	118.00	118.00
13	—	678	138.00	138.00
8	—	402	152.00	152.00

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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