Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

*Offerings also include to following Load Lot sold on video:

1 load 74 Head Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 850 @ 128.00 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.21/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$125.21

344 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

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	593	125.51	744	334
Medium and Large 2-3	518	115.00	595	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $148 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 sale344 hd

125.21

—

TN average9 barns · 1,538 hd

126.68

−1.47

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

51 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 1-2Value Added	—	635	150.31/cwt	144.50–154.00	954	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	107.20/cwt	106.00–109.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	140.37/cwt	128.00–142.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	154.56/cwt	151.00–158.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	172.88/cwt	160.00–174.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.39/cwt	119.00–131.00	731	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.86/cwt	125.00–136.00	684	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	124.06/cwt	122.50–125.50	777	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.70/cwt	131.00–139.00	630	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.12/cwt	119.50–120.50	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	139.41/cwt	133.00–143.00	535	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,258	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	955	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.23/cwt	108.00–121.50	788	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	130.85/cwt	129.50–131.00	777	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	669	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	127.78/cwt	125.00–129.50	833	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.52/cwt	131.00–139.00	716	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	152.24/cwt	151.00–153.00	588	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	105.52/cwt	102.00–106.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	146.16/cwt	146.00–147.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	127.04/cwt	124.00–129.50	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.04/cwt	148.00–156.00	699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	139.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,013	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,054	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	108.00/cwt	103.00–109.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.77/cwt	111.50–113.50	829	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,088	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	104.25/cwt	99.00–105.00	891	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.45/cwt	140.00–153.00	779	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	111.79/cwt	107.00–115.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.29/cwt	136.00–145.00	786	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	408	2

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 19, 2021

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

Receipts 762Last week 494Year ago 850

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

*Offerings also include to following Load Lot sold on video:

1 load 74 Head Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 850 @ 128.00 per cwt.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	635	144.50–154.00	150.31
4	—	573	150.00	150.00
29	—	669	142.00–143.00	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	114.00	114.00
5	—	319	151.00–158.00	154.56
12	—	387	160.00–174.00	172.88
1	—	430	157.00	157.00
13	—	641	133.00	133.00
9	—	862	114.00	114.00
9	—	733	124.00–129.50	127.04
15	—	466	148.00–156.00	150.04
22	—	521	140.00–153.00	149.45
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
13	—	564	136.00–145.00	139.29
2	—	250	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	106.00–109.00	107.20
3	—	473	138.00	138.00
2	—	728	113.00	113.00
10	—	537	130.00	130.00
4	—	630	119.50	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	128.00–142.00	140.37
7	—	549	125.00	125.00
5	—	623	107.00–115.00	111.79
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	594	129.50–131.00	130.85
24	—	452	148.00	148.00
21	—	652	125.00–129.50	127.78
21	—	521	131.00–139.00	137.52
13	—	386	151.00–153.00	152.24
8	—	737	102.00–106.00	105.52
3	—	818	97.00	97.00
6	—	433	146.00–147.00	146.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	578	119.00–131.00	126.39
46	—	523	125.00–136.00	130.86
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
37	—	468	131.00–139.00	134.70
8	—	643	119.50–120.50	120.12
39	—	448	136.00	136.00
23	—	384	133.00–143.00	139.41
16	—	655	108.00–121.50	120.23
5	—	309	130.00–142.00	139.67
15	—	735	111.50–113.50	112.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	626	122.50–125.50	124.06
4	—	1,258	87.00	87.00
9	—	1,013	104.00	104.00
6	—	828	103.00–109.00	108.00
3	—	1,088	100.00	100.00
25	—	855	99.00–105.00	104.25
3	—	652	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	115.00	115.00
8	—	499	115.00	115.00

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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