Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.74/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$122.74

179 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

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	575	122.85	706	178
Small 1-2	520	102.00	530	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $176 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 sale179 hd

122.74

—

TN average9 barns · 1,484 hd

121.36

+1.37

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

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	133.60/cwt	131.50–135.50	811	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	117.62/cwt	116.00–121.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	123.32/cwt	123.00–123.50	770	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	154.61/cwt	149.00–156.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.76/cwt	120.00–126.50	720	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	134.66/cwt	134.50–135.50	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	953	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.45/cwt	121.00–125.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	783	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.74/cwt	156.00–158.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.35/cwt	112.50–120.50	775	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	101.95/cwt	91.00–104.50	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.75/cwt	139.00–144.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.19/cwt	126.00–129.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.05/cwt	119.00–127.50	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	147.19/cwt	139.00–151.00	673	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 1,076Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 72Year ago 52

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	675	120.00–127.50	124.32
12	—	508	150.00	150.00
6	—	783	116.00–121.00	117.62
5	—	438	149.00–156.00	154.61
2	—	383	168.00	168.00
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
9	—	589	133.00	133.00
1	—	280	163.00	163.00
8	—	463	160.00	160.00
2	—	328	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	607	131.50–135.50	133.60
27	—	810	115.00–120.00	117.62
21	—	721	125.00–126.00	125.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
4	—	510	124.00	124.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	129.00	129.00
25	—	577	120.00–126.50	124.76
15	—	528	120.00–126.00	123.70
22	—	666	112.50–120.50	116.35
8	—	766	91.00–104.50	101.95
12	—	715	108.00	108.00
3	—	318	139.00–144.00	140.75
7	—	430	126.00–129.00	128.19
14	—	470	119.00–127.50	126.05
7	—	631	120.00	120.00
1	—	945	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	624	123.00–123.50	123.32
9	—	552	128.50	128.50
6	—	484	134.50–135.50	134.66
9	—	415	136.50	136.50
9	—	528	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	121.00–125.00	124.45
7	—	383	156.00–158.00	157.74
5	—	741	110.00	110.00
3	—	830	97.00	97.00
2	—	780	101.00	101.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
11	—	662	121.00	121.00
16	—	457	139.00–151.00	147.19
17	—	516	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	89.00	89.00

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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