Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Offerings also included the following Load Lot sold on Video*

1 Load 66 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 750 @ 121.75 per cwt

*Total number of head counting the video load lot was 1382*

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.01/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$118.01

418 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

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	118.12	672	410
Medium and Large 2-3	441	112.13	495	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $177 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 sale418 hd

118.01

—

TN average10 barns · 2,595 hd

118.49

−0.48

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 1-2	—	524	117.97/cwt	113.00–123.00	618	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	127.65/cwt	117.00–129.00	562	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	131.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	611	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	108.86/cwt	103.50–111.00	796	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	425	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.70/cwt	123.50–130.00	798	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	117.82/cwt	117.00–118.50	861	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	166.76/cwt	166.00–169.00	549	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	117.25/cwt	110.00–120.50	915	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	756	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.69/cwt	120.00–134.00	678	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,017	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	756	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.75/cwt	149.50–156.00	591	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.60/cwt	114.00–115.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	658	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.91/cwt	104.00–118.00	762	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.17/cwt	115.00–123.00	705	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	613	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	107.12/cwt	103.00–116.00	689	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	121.58/cwt	114.00–127.00	557	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	135.25/cwt	133.00–136.00	522	32

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 1,114Last week 578Year ago 1,119

*Offerings also included the following Load Lot sold on Video*

1 Load 66 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 750 @ 121.75 per cwt

*Total number of head counting the video load lot was 1382*

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	524	113.00–123.00	117.97
36	—	440	117.00–129.00	127.65
3	—	852	99.00	99.00
17	—	731	103.50–111.00	108.86
10	—	317	134.00	134.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
2	—	930	95.00	95.00
1	—	260	129.00	129.00
54	—	579	110.00–117.00	113.61
35	—	663	104.00–118.00	114.91
48	—	643	103.00–116.00	107.12
22	—	458	114.00–127.00	121.58
32	—	386	133.00–136.00	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	113.00	113.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	102.00	102.00
4	—	440	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	540	124.00	124.00
38	—	632	120.00	120.00
18	—	759	111.00	111.00
10	—	702	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	464	130.00–133.00	131.74
21	—	678	120.00–124.00	122.93
6	—	434	139.00–140.00	139.51
6	—	260	175.00	175.00
66	—	635	123.50–130.00	125.70
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
20	—	731	117.00–118.50	117.82
2	—	908	105.00	105.00
40	—	329	166.00–169.00	166.76
33	—	780	110.00–120.50	117.25
31	—	589	125.00–130.00	128.31
17	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
4	—	296	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	788	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	760	111.00	111.00
8	—	740	106.50	106.50
8	—	667	112.50	112.50
7	—	448	130.00	130.00
3	—	855	93.00	93.00
2	—	973	79.00	79.00
49	—	519	120.00–134.00	130.69
29	—	629	119.00–125.00	120.20
26	—	382	149.50–156.00	154.75
48	—	582	115.00–123.00	121.17
49	—	454	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	113.50	113.50
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
3	—	650	108.50	108.50
5	—	525	114.00–115.00	114.60

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lafayette Livestock Auction