Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher.

*Offerings also included the following video load lots:*

1 Load - 75 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 650 lbs. @137.00 per cwt

1 Load - 78 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 650 lbs. @ 140.50 per cwt

1 Load - 66 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 740 lbs. @ 133.00 per cwt

1 Load - 61 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 810 lbs. @ 131.00 per cwt

1 Load - 57 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 875 lbs. @ 129.75 per cwt

2 Loads - 145 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 800 lbs. @ 129.50 per cwt

*Total number of head counting video load lots 684 regular run + 482 video cattle = 1166 total head*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.32/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$119.32

207 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

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	532	120.22	640	195
Medium and Large 2-3	472	104.75	494	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $145 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 sale207 hd

119.32

—

TN average11 barns · 1,861 hd

115.34

+3.98

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

49 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	—	588	122.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	654	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	109.01/cwt	106.00–109.50	802	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	549	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	126.24/cwt	117.00–129.50	574	39
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	135.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	115.89/cwt	113.00–117.00	754	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	122.36/cwt	114.00–123.50	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.16/cwt	112.00–115.50	660	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	106.85/cwt	105.00–117.00	440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	103.61/cwt	100.00–104.50	394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	110.22/cwt	110.00–110.50	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	129.68/cwt	119.00–130.00	591	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	115.67/cwt	112.50–117.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	132.55/cwt	122.00–134.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	511	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	116.71/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	121.32/cwt	117.00–125.50	643	51

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Receipts 578Last week 942Year ago 934

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher.

*Offerings also included the following video load lots:*

1 Load - 75 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 650 lbs. @137.00 per cwt

1 Load - 78 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 650 lbs. @ 140.50 per cwt

1 Load - 66 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 740 lbs. @ 133.00 per cwt

1 Load - 61 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 810 lbs. @ 131.00 per cwt

1 Load - 57 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 875 lbs. @ 129.75 per cwt

2 Loads - 145 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 800 lbs. @ 129.50 per cwt

*Total number of head counting video load lots 684 regular run + 482 video cattle = 1166 total head*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	119.00–126.00	122.49
45	—	525	120.00–126.00	124.65
1	—	980	78.00	78.00
6	—	839	98.50	98.50
14	—	736	106.00–109.50	109.01
15	—	439	125.00	125.00
34	—	456	119.00–130.00	129.68
17	—	657	112.50–117.00	115.67
30	—	381	130.00–135.00	134.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	105.00–117.00	106.85
3	—	493	111.00	111.00
3	—	752	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	112.00	112.00
10	—	441	131.00–140.00	135.62
12	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.08
6	—	244	144.00	144.00
2	—	393	134.00–139.00	136.48
17	—	661	115.00–125.00	121.48
4	—	604	123.00	123.00
6	—	463	134.00	134.00
8	—	731	114.00–123.50	122.36
11	—	322	140.00	140.00
15	—	590	120.00–128.00	125.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	750	125.00	125.00
7	—	868	116.00–118.50	116.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
2	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	387	124.00	124.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	455	117.00–129.50	126.24
3	—	892	103.00	103.00
18	—	651	113.00–117.00	115.89
18	—	383	129.00–131.00	130.66
26	—	578	112.00–115.50	114.16
8	—	644	110.50	110.50
9	—	724	110.00–110.50	110.22
5	—	764	105.00	105.00
8	—	321	122.00–134.00	132.55
1	—	250	116.00	116.00
1	—	920	79.00	79.00
8	—	428	120.00	120.00
51	—	530	117.00–125.50	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	112.00	112.00
5	—	380	100.00–104.50	103.61
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
1	—	800	76.00	76.00

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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