Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Head of cattle: 1737 (regular run) + 418 (on video) = 2155 Total Head

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays, Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.58/cwt on 764 head.

Average price

$132.58

764 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

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	668	132.60	885	758
Medium and Large 2-3	460	129.67	596	6thin

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $289 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 sale764 hd

132.58

—

TN average8 barns · 1,998 hd

134.91

−2.33

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

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	133.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	134.43/cwt	134.00–135.00	509	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	145.08/cwt	144.50–145.50	757	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.81/cwt	130.00–140.50	722	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	117.22/cwt	115.50–118.50	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	917	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,034	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	136.30/cwt	133.00–139.25	852	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	127.73/cwt	125.50–128.50	999	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	123.59/cwt	121.50–125.00	714	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	118.74/cwt	115.50–119.00	841	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	118.41/cwt	114.50–119.00	972	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	120.39/cwt	120.00–120.50	752	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	126.67/cwt	126.50–127.00	657	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	897	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	795	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	122.98/cwt	118.00–124.50	990	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	126.25/cwt	123.50–126.50	1,117	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	134.08/cwt	133.00–134.50	890	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	142.34/cwt	140.00–143.00	653	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.46/cwt	125.00–139.00	698	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.38/cwt	124.00–134.00	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.90/cwt	135.00–136.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.20/cwt	141.00–160.00	569	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	148.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	681	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	127.24/cwt	123.50–130.50	818	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	128.63/cwt	128.00–129.00	430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	110.90/cwt	110.00–111.50	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	97.97/cwt	93.00–100.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	116.31/cwt	110.00–119.50	675	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	126.18/cwt	121.50–129.00	554	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.80/cwt	117.00–126.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	119.01/cwt	117.50–123.00	616	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	128.22/cwt	122.00–130.00	627	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	111.76/cwt	105.00–117.50	719	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	751	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	108.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	797	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	2

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Receipts 1,614Last week 718Year ago 2,082

Total Head of cattle: 1737 (regular run) + 418 (on video) = 2155 Total Head

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays, Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	130.00–134.00	133.15
6	—	332	150.00	150.00
5	—	412	147.00	147.00
3	—	862	112.00	112.00
67	—	528	130.00–140.50	136.81
7	—	835	121.50	121.50
16	—	770	110.00–124.00	120.69
17	—	376	141.00–160.00	151.20
21	—	458	144.00–155.00	148.63
34	—	643	123.50–130.50	127.24
10	—	707	115.00	115.00
14	—	673	117.00–126.00	122.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	522	144.50–145.50	145.08
81	—	709	128.00–130.00	129.31
7	—	1,034	112.00	112.00
119	—	625	133.00–139.25	136.30
107	—	782	125.50–128.50	127.73
24	—	578	137.50	137.50
20	—	805	118.00–124.50	122.98
59	—	885	123.50–126.50	126.25
85	—	664	133.00–134.50	134.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	129.00	129.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	379	134.00–135.00	134.43
1	—	855	95.00	95.00
8	—	334	128.00–129.00	128.63
2	—	220	134.00	134.00
5	—	692	110.00–111.50	110.90
7	—	757	93.00–100.00	97.97
55	—	580	110.00–119.50	116.31
64	—	439	121.50–129.00	126.18
46	—	518	117.50–123.00	119.01
53	—	489	122.00–130.00	128.22
1	—	280	126.00	126.00
45	—	643	105.00–117.50	111.76
12	—	736	100.00–109.00	108.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	680	115.50–118.50	117.22
34	—	578	121.50–125.00	123.59
81	—	708	115.50–119.00	118.74
39	—	821	114.50–119.00	118.41
127	—	625	120.00–120.50	120.39
35	—	519	126.50–127.00	126.67
4	—	897	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	459	140.00–143.00	142.34
23	—	527	125.00–139.00	132.46
9	—	578	124.00–134.00	128.38
9	—	429	135.00–136.00	135.90
2	—	855	85.00	85.00
2	—	783	102.00–104.00	103.00
29	—	634	116.00–121.00	118.48
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
14	—	380	150.00	150.00
13	—	720	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	126.00	126.00
6	—	515	117.00	117.00

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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