Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 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 $120.12/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$120.12

263 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

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	578	121.99	705	240
Medium and Large 2-3	614	100.61	617	23

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $87 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 sale263 hd

120.12

—

TN average8 barns · 2,163 hd

117.59

+2.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	50.00	625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2-3	—	565	117.12/cwt	112.00–118.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	780	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.78/cwt	129.00–135.50	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.08/cwt	127.00–137.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	119.93/cwt	116.00–120.50	700	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	131.50/cwt	122.50–133.00	419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	100.73/cwt	100.00–101.00	724	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.09/cwt	128.00–137.50	718	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	146.63/cwt	139.00–149.50	670	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	113.15/cwt	111.00–121.00	892	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	102.72/cwt	97.50–103.50	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.48/cwt	139.00–151.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.19/cwt	147.50–156.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.74/cwt	141.00–149.00	547	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.95/cwt	122.50–127.00	652	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	122.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	114.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.72/cwt	120.00–125.50	726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	127.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	565	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	127.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	419	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	795	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	583	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	972	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.87/cwt	129.00–134.00	489	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	972	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.95/cwt	132.50–141.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	108.05/cwt	105.00–114.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	127.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	808	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	126.96/cwt	121.00–130.00	593	6

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 781Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 99Year ago 51

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	112.00–118.00	117.12
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
16	—	452	129.00	129.00
2	—	433	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	661	118.00	118.00
34	—	719	100.00–101.00	100.73
23	—	524	128.00–137.50	137.09
21	—	457	139.00–149.50	146.63
19	—	370	141.00–149.00	147.74
2	—	628	114.00	114.00
3	—	862	85.00	85.00
4	—	446	133.00	133.00
4	—	775	90.00	90.00
14	—	582	120.00–125.50	124.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	129.00–135.50	130.78
4	—	315	150.00	150.00
18	—	788	111.00–121.00	113.15
12	—	421	139.00–151.00	143.48
16	—	464	147.50–156.00	152.19
8	—	707	119.00	119.00
2	—	360	149.00	149.00
13	—	657	120.00–123.00	122.53
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
2	—	275	156.00	156.00
11	—	532	132.50–141.00	136.95
19	—	633	120.00–131.00	127.65
1	—	935	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	127.00–137.00	134.08
7	—	319	122.50–133.00	131.50
2	—	535	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	787	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	584	116.00–120.50	119.93
1	—	905	93.00	93.00
25	—	518	122.50–127.00	125.95
10	—	653	115.00	115.00
32	—	444	120.00–131.00	127.15
19	—	328	123.00–132.00	127.70
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
28	—	368	129.00–134.00	132.87
6	—	467	121.00–130.00	126.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	646	97.50–103.50	102.72
4	—	759	84.00	84.00
3	—	388	105.00–114.00	108.05
1	—	225	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	627	120.00	120.00
3	—	807	114.00	114.00
17	—	784	112.00–116.00	114.33
20	—	664	119.00–120.00	119.75
19	—	872	111.50	111.50
23	—	725	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00

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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