Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 lower.

*Offerings also included the following load lots sold on video:*

1 Load Steers 60 Head Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 800 @ 129.25 per cwt

1 Load Steers 60 Head Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 750 @ 134.00 per cwt

Video Sale report can also be viewed at the following link: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf *

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$127.89

201 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	531	128.36	682	193
Medium and Large 2-3	462	116.51	538	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $144 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 sale201 hd

127.89

—

TN average10 barns · 1,959 hd

125.97

+1.92

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

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.18/cwt	134.00–146.00	753	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	153.46/cwt	145.00–158.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	136.44/cwt	135.50–137.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	938	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	116.78/cwt	116.75–117.00	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.30/cwt	134.00–146.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	134.99/cwt	128.00–142.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	105.78/cwt	102.00–107.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	127.65/cwt	125.00–128.50	873	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	133.79/cwt	129.00–137.00	614	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.36/cwt	118.00–126.00	724	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.14/cwt	122.00–134.50	679	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.29/cwt	152.00–159.00	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	787	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	103.34/cwt	101.00–104.50	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.24/cwt	137.00–143.00	791	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	117.51/cwt	110.00–118.50	751	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	121.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	131.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	636	12

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 May 5, 2021

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

Receipts 494Last week 898Year ago 603

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 lower.

*Offerings also included the following load lots sold on video:*

1 Load Steers 60 Head Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 800 @ 129.25 per cwt

1 Load Steers 60 Head Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 750 @ 134.00 per cwt

Video Sale report can also be viewed at the following link: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	156.00	156.00
3	—	617	122.00	122.00
3	—	723	108.00–109.00	108.67
7	—	383	153.00	153.00
13	—	526	134.00–146.00	143.18
14	—	439	145.00–158.00	153.46
14	—	560	137.00–143.00	141.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
2	—	443	137.00	137.00
2	—	450	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	138.50	138.50
14	—	523	135.50–137.00	136.44
4	—	938	102.00	102.00
6	—	643	119.50	119.50
11	—	565	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	128.00–142.00	134.99
8	—	790	102.00–107.00	105.78
28	—	459	129.00–137.00	133.79
19	—	582	118.00–126.00	124.36
23	—	372	130.00–135.00	134.55
36	—	526	122.00–134.50	129.14
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
2	—	263	141.00	141.00
3	—	680	114.00	114.00
3	—	812	101.00–104.50	103.34
13	—	639	110.00–118.50	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
2	—	303	127.00	127.00
2	—	378	120.00–123.00	121.55
3	—	575	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	141.00	141.00
8	—	558	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	156.00	156.00
10	—	834	116.75–117.00	116.78
14	—	577	134.00–146.00	143.30
16	—	738	120.00–125.00	123.77
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
4	—	434	149.00	149.00
32	—	684	125.00–128.50	127.65
6	—	870	111.50	111.50
8	—	330	165.00	165.00
18	—	468	152.00–159.00	156.29
25	—	537	140.00–149.00	146.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	155.50	155.50
6	—	523	127.00	127.00
3	—	317	153.00	153.00
12	—	483	130.00–143.00	131.72

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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