Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale not being reported on the last sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.60/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$136.60

346 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	558	137.29	766	331
Medium and Large 2-3	569	121.40	691	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $75 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 sale346 hd

136.60

—

TN average8 barns · 1,652 hd

134.82

+1.78

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	—	286	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.99/cwt	144.00–149.00	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	158.29/cwt	154.00–159.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	141.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.46/cwt	147.00–160.00	738	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	151.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,017	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	138.78/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	138.32/cwt	135.00–148.00	849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	588	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	146.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.62/cwt	133.00–139.00	801	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.01/cwt	136.50–148.00	769	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.21/cwt	124.00–138.00	857	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	155.31/cwt	145.00–157.00	707	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	140.45/cwt	136.00–142.25	963	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	145.19/cwt	144.50–145.50	913	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	145.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	760	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	119.22/cwt	117.00–128.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	134.96/cwt	133.00–140.00	595	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	802	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.65/cwt	125.50–126.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.85/cwt	131.00–143.00	529	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	792	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.53/cwt	131.00–141.00	731	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	116.60/cwt	115.00–117.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	137.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.59/cwt	132.00–148.00	660	28

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Receipts 764Last week 859Year ago 780

No trends could be established this week due to this sale not being reported on the last sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	286	155.00	155.00
12	—	578	140.00–145.00	143.08
12	—	520	144.00–149.00	146.99
2	—	783	134.00	134.00
7	—	394	154.00–159.00	158.29
2	—	225	145.00	145.00
13	—	481	147.00–160.00	153.46
5	—	659	144.00	144.00
5	—	327	153.00	153.00
2	—	800	124.00	124.00
19	—	614	135.00–148.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	140.00–142.00	141.49
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	672	149.00–156.00	151.37
7	—	729	137.00–139.50	138.78
7	—	601	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	142.50	142.50
6	—	804	114.00	114.00
3	—	712	136.00	136.00
39	—	686	136.00–142.25	140.45
32	—	629	144.50–145.50	145.19
26	—	524	144.00–148.00	145.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
8	—	547	125.00	125.00
4	—	653	115.00	115.00
2	—	395	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	441	133.00–140.00	134.96
27	—	633	125.00–132.00	126.62
13	—	667	125.50–126.00	125.65
25	—	378	131.00–143.00	139.85
39	—	580	130.00–138.00	136.48
36	—	528	131.00–141.00	138.53
5	—	738	115.00–117.00	116.60
3	—	220	135.00	135.00
9	—	311	130.00–140.00	137.75
2	—	825	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	935	103.00	103.00
28	—	463	132.00–148.00	142.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	723	114.00–122.00	120.03
14	—	387	152.00	152.00
6	—	432	145.00–150.00	146.54
4	—	856	107.00	107.00
3	—	973	90.00	90.00
3	—	667	124.00	124.00
20	—	586	133.00–139.00	136.62
38	—	527	136.50–148.00	146.01
35	—	634	124.00–138.00	135.21
30	—	455	145.00–157.00	155.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
5	—	520	117.00–128.00	119.22
3	—	442	144.00	144.00

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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