Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 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 $128.80/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$128.80

335 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

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	539	129.42	698	320
Medium and Large 2-3	554	115.52	640	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $58 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 sale335 hd

128.80

—

TN average12 barns · 3,012 hd

127.44

+1.35

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	—	660	118.72/cwt	110.00–123.50	784	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	675	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	126.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.45/cwt	132.00–140.00	796	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	140.69/cwt	137.50–147.50	663	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	102.39/cwt	100.00–106.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.38/cwt	137.00–140.00	522	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.18/cwt	113.00–124.50	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	109.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	125.29/cwt	124.50–125.50	843	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.48/cwt	128.00–140.00	871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	121.29/cwt	121.00–123.00	895	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	131.59/cwt	123.00–132.50	768	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.40/cwt	109.00–115.50	821	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	163.41/cwt	157.00–166.00	623	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	113.99/cwt	113.50–115.00	731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	153.43/cwt	149.00–154.00	704	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	145.46/cwt	134.00–148.00	551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.47/cwt	135.00–143.50	752	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	140.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	146.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	782	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	140.25/cwt	139.50–146.00	609	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	474	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	133.61/cwt	129.00–135.00	601	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.85/cwt	122.00–133.50	728	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	969	19

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 17, 2021

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

Receipts 744Last week 1,149Year ago 207

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	660	110.00–123.50	118.72
34	—	521	124.00–135.00	129.50
3	—	283	152.00	152.00
5	—	754	100.00–106.00	102.39
26	—	377	137.00–140.00	138.38
12	—	624	113.00–124.50	120.18
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
2	—	840	103.00	103.00
14	—	434	139.50–146.00	140.25
22	—	315	140.00–155.00	150.41
39	—	450	129.00–135.00	133.61
4	—	733	105.00	105.00
54	—	574	122.00–133.50	126.85
1	—	950	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	126.00–130.00	126.65
21	—	471	137.50–147.50	140.69
24	—	673	124.50–125.50	125.29
13	—	720	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	119.00	119.00
4	—	448	125.00	125.00
8	—	580	110.00–115.00	113.10
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	132.00–140.00	139.45
4	—	937	105.00–106.00	105.49
6	—	330	169.00	169.00
2	—	393	163.00	163.00
3	—	418	162.00	162.00
4	—	829	105.00–115.00	109.47
20	—	638	128.00–140.00	136.48
14	—	738	121.00–123.00	121.29
17	—	534	140.00–149.00	146.39
10	—	471	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	142.00	142.00
11	—	804	122.50	122.50
19	—	772	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
3	—	590	124.00–125.00	124.34
4	—	319	151.00	151.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
11	—	379	134.00–148.00	145.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	584	123.00–132.50	131.59
17	—	659	125.00	125.00
14	—	724	109.00–115.50	113.40
14	—	381	157.00–166.00	163.41
2	—	840	102.00	102.00
2	—	615	119.00	119.00
45	—	459	149.00–154.00	153.43
33	—	528	135.00–143.50	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
9	—	641	113.50–115.00	113.99
6	—	479	130.00–142.00	140.06
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
6	—	564	128.00	128.00

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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