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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to this sale being closed the last sale because of inclement weather there is no trend.

There were also 366 head of Feeder Cattle sold on video. The video sale market report can be found at this link: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

1261 regular run + 366 video cattle = 1627 Total head...

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.26/cwt on 507 head.

Average price

$125.26

507 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

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	601	125.43	754	495
Medium and Large 2-3	492	118.42	582	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about $172 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 sale507 hd

125.26

—

TN average12 barns · 3,315 hd

124.93

+0.33

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

65 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	—	374	130.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	128.49/cwt	127.50–129.50	744	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.23/cwt	128.50–139.00	699	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	808	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.50	921	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	861	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	747	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	154.16/cwt	152.00–155.00	589	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	140.54/cwt	140.00–142.00	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.69/cwt	137.00–149.00	779	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	122.46/cwt	121.00–124.00	940	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	120.45/cwt	119.50–121.50	993	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	119.53/cwt	117.50–122.00	794	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	120.43/cwt	120.00–120.50	898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	123.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	777	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.82/cwt	126.50–136.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	139.49/cwt	138.00–142.50	872	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	899	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.34/cwt	127.00–133.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.61/cwt	150.00–164.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	129.87/cwt	124.00–133.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.85/cwt	123.00–126.00	722	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	128.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	94.82/cwt	89.00–100.50	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	160.82/cwt	156.50–162.50	720	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	617	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	857	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.24/cwt	119.00–125.00	835	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.25/cwt	135.50–137.50	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	119.69/cwt	117.00–120.50	762	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	143.71/cwt	134.00–147.50	663	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	111.47/cwt	110.00–116.50	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	106.10/cwt	102.00–107.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	844	8

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Receipts 1,149Last week 446Year ago 397

Due to this sale being closed the last sale because of inclement weather there is no trend.

There were also 366 head of Feeder Cattle sold on video. The video sale market report can be found at this link: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

1261 regular run + 366 video cattle = 1627 Total head...

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	125.00–135.00	130.69
63	—	517	128.50–139.00	135.23
25	—	728	111.00	111.00
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
40	—	578	123.00–126.00	124.85
2	—	293	135.00	135.00
12	—	881	89.00–100.50	94.82
3	—	842	102.00	102.00
17	—	444	139.00	139.00
34	—	637	117.00–120.50	119.69
23	—	461	134.00–147.50	143.71
9	—	654	110.00–116.50	111.47
11	—	763	102.00–107.00	106.10
2	—	313	129.00–130.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	579	127.50–129.50	128.49
23	—	382	152.00–155.00	154.16
22	—	516	140.00–142.00	140.54
46	—	664	117.50–122.00	119.53
22	—	709	115.00	115.00
83	—	628	122.00–126.00	123.69
13	—	807	105.00	105.00
8	—	767	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	115.00–116.00	115.52
5	—	451	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	409	170.00	170.00
88	—	728	125.00–128.50	126.50
45	—	592	145.50	145.50
34	—	768	121.00–124.00	122.46
42	—	824	119.50–121.50	120.45
8	—	855	117.00	117.00
44	—	625	138.00–142.50	139.49
9	—	542	151.00	151.00
23	—	656	137.00	137.00
5	—	924	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	158.00	158.00
19	—	465	155.00–165.00	160.69
12	—	765	115.00–118.00	117.75
17	—	535	137.00–149.00	145.69
14	—	746	120.00–120.50	120.43
6	—	627	126.50–136.00	132.82
4	—	830	112.00	112.00
37	—	667	125.00–130.00	128.51
8	—	583	135.50–137.50	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
2	—	750	113.00	113.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
5	—	526	127.00–132.00	128.00
8	—	375	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	127.00–133.00	132.34
8	—	460	162.00	162.00
6	—	377	150.00–164.00	158.61
2	—	845	99.00	99.00
2	—	740	108.50	108.50
1	—	915	96.00	96.00
25	—	448	156.50–162.50	160.82
20	—	526	140.00–144.00	142.61
16	—	672	119.00–125.00	124.24
4	—	768	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
7	—	534	124.00–133.00	129.87
3	—	448	145.00	145.00

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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