Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.91/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$110.91

369 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

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	543	111.32	605	350
Medium and Large 2-3	511	103.48	529	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $76 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 sale369 hd

110.91

—

TN average9 barns · 2,258 hd

113.31

−2.40

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

48 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	—	746	108.16/cwt	105.00–109.00	807	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.60/cwt	136.00–139.00	531	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	109.52/cwt	108.00–110.00	717	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	119.18/cwt	116.50–120.00	702	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	122.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	547	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	144.04/cwt	136.00–147.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	111.78/cwt	109.00–112.50	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	113.17/cwt	110.00–114.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	781	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	115.11/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	126.95/cwt	123.00–131.00	740	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	121.66/cwt	118.00–122.50	459	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	102.22/cwt	100.00–111.00	648	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	508	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	102.12/cwt	95.00–103.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	116.93/cwt	116.00–118.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	107.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	619	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.09/cwt	95.00–104.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	101.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	685	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	102.47/cwt	94.00–104.00	755	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	118.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	63

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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Receipts 942Last week 633Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	746	105.00–109.00	108.16
22	—	383	136.00–139.00	138.60
38	—	655	108.00–110.00	109.52
47	—	589	116.50–120.00	119.18
49	—	447	120.00–123.00	122.27
6	—	833	102.00	102.00
63	—	521	115.00–120.00	118.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	114.00	114.00
3	—	525	95.00	95.00
2	—	653	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
3	—	422	120.00	120.00
4	—	367	136.00–147.00	144.04
5	—	857	109.00–112.50	111.78
9	—	753	116.00	116.00
10	—	325	144.00	144.00
10	—	728	107.00–117.00	112.81
11	—	819	110.00–114.00	113.17
12	—	642	124.00	124.00
13	—	465	124.00–130.00	126.34
36	—	658	115.00–120.00	118.62
37	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.10
44	—	583	123.00–131.00	126.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	520	106.00	106.00
11	—	382	133.00	133.00
3	—	298	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	460	110.00–119.00	115.11
84	—	524	110.00–115.00	112.39
27	—	377	118.00–122.50	121.66
37	—	634	100.00–111.00	102.22
9	—	318	122.00	122.00
7	—	856	103.00	103.00
3	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
47	—	578	105.00–115.00	107.06
5	—	437	120.00	120.00
3	—	835	95.00–104.00	101.09
17	—	673	100.00–107.00	101.75
13	—	737	94.00–104.00	102.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
2	—	310	114.00	114.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
9	—	579	95.00–103.00	102.12
6	—	456	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	635	116.00–118.00	116.93
9	—	679	115.00	115.00

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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