Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

*Offerings also included 1 Load Lot sold on video:*

1 Load 58 Head of Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 850 lbs. @ 129.50 per cwt.

This video report can also be seen at the following link : www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

1051 head of regular sale cattle + 58 video sale cattle = 1109 Total Head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.46/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$133.46

368 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

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	568	133.52	758	366
Medium and Large 2-3	538	123.00	661	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $97 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 sale368 hd

133.46

—

TN average10 barns · 1,951 hd

135.57

−2.11

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

54 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	—	674	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	143.73/cwt	140.00–152.00	851	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	156.45/cwt	153.00–159.00	839	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.33/cwt	116.00–124.50	1,015	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.56/cwt	122.00–124.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,005	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	149.39/cwt	147.50–153.00	938	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	176.51/cwt	174.00–177.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	131.57/cwt	128.00–132.25	868	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	143.21/cwt	142.50–144.00	748	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.94/cwt	144.00–156.50	818	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.87/cwt	122.00–132.00	865	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.86/cwt	158.00–167.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	122.61/cwt	121.00–123.00	909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	142.17/cwt	132.00–144.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	722	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.46/cwt	141.00–150.00	553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	151.09/cwt	148.00–154.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	158.94/cwt	154.00–162.00	737	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.02/cwt	134.00–148.00	805	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.66/cwt	128.00–134.50	754	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.28/cwt	115.00–126.00	800	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.43/cwt	123.00–131.00	907	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.46/cwt	135.50–147.00	600	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.39/cwt	137.00–146.00	684	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	104.86/cwt	104.00–106.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	165.89/cwt	162.00–169.50	793	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.29/cwt	169.00–178.00	641	16

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

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Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

*Offerings also included 1 Load Lot sold on video:*

1 Load 58 Head of Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 850 lbs. @ 129.50 per cwt.

This video report can also be seen at the following link : www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

1051 head of regular sale cattle + 58 video sale cattle = 1109 Total Head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	129.00–132.00	130.34
5	—	253	200.00	200.00
2	—	638	137.00	137.00
35	—	592	140.00–152.00	143.73
33	—	536	153.00–159.00	156.45
26	—	830	116.00–124.50	122.33
6	—	768	122.00–124.00	122.66
6	—	333	174.00–177.00	176.51
47	—	717	123.00–131.00	126.43
23	—	478	162.00–169.50	165.89
16	—	370	169.00–178.00	173.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,005	115.00	115.00
57	—	720	139.00	139.00
39	—	628	147.50–153.00	149.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	303	147.50	147.50
5	—	519	139.00	139.00
4	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	113.50	113.50
2	—	925	98.00	98.00
18	—	635	122.00–124.00	122.56
31	—	533	132.00–140.00	135.44
20	—	380	141.00–150.00	145.46
6	—	322	148.00–154.00	151.09
4	—	793	106.00	106.00
41	—	568	128.00–134.50	132.66
37	—	665	115.00–126.00	120.28
2	—	260	150.00	150.00
37	—	427	135.50–147.00	140.46
33	—	477	137.00–146.00	143.39
7	—	834	104.00–106.00	104.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	552	139.00	139.00
5	—	459	150.00	150.00
3	—	723	119.00	119.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
81	—	660	128.00–132.25	131.57
21	—	522	142.50–144.00	143.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	528	144.00–156.50	154.94
17	—	666	122.00–132.00	129.87
8	—	374	158.00–167.00	165.86
5	—	741	121.00–123.00	122.61
4	—	828	107.00	107.00
3	—	445	150.00	150.00
49	—	464	154.00–162.00	158.94
32	—	579	134.00–148.00	139.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
9	—	461	132.00–144.00	142.17
2	—	563	129.00	129.00

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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