Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Offerings also included the following load lot sold on video:

*1 Load of Steers weighing 800# medium-large 1-2 @ $149.50 per cwt*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.19/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$128.19

264 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$1.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

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	595	128.25	763	254
Medium and Large 2-3	450	126.70	571	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.56/cwt here — about $192 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 sale264 hd

128.19

—

TN average9 barns · 1,957 hd

130.33

−2.14

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

52 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 2-3	—	328	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	131.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	612	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.44/cwt	122.00–130.50	732	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	140.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	886	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	126.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	822	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	111.34/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	133.17/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,097	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	134.37/cwt	130.00–135.50	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.25/cwt	146.00–154.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.68/cwt	124.00–129.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	140.81/cwt	134.00–142.00	836	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.63/cwt	144.00–150.00	696	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	128.45/cwt	128.00–132.00	970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	146.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	678	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	814	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	887	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	143.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	575	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	134.84/cwt	134.00–135.00	758	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.69/cwt	133.00–139.00	724	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.48/cwt	113.00–124.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.14/cwt	129.00–135.00	776	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	126.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	810	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.33/cwt	129.00–134.50	699	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	125.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	928	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	845	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,010	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	138.17/cwt	138.00–139.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	130.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	112.99/cwt	110.00–117.50	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.11/cwt	137.00–145.00	763	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Receipts 735Last week 332Year ago 828

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

Offerings also included the following load lot sold on video:

*1 Load of Steers weighing 800# medium-large 1-2 @ $149.50 per cwt*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	141.00	141.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
3	—	380	136.00	136.00
4	—	448	136.00	136.00
3	—	547	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	631	135.00–145.00	140.45
4	—	881	120.00–129.00	124.46
12	—	935	108.00–112.00	111.34
19	—	824	122.00–134.00	133.17
7	—	728	130.00–135.50	134.37
7	—	424	146.00–154.00	149.25
7	—	316	160.00	160.00
6	—	673	124.00–129.00	125.68
20	—	594	134.00–142.00	140.81
13	—	468	144.00–150.00	148.63
3	—	375	142.00–153.00	145.57
9	—	755	128.00–132.00	128.45
19	—	533	137.00–145.00	143.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	678	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	465	130.00–137.50	131.71
36	—	579	122.00–130.50	126.44
6	—	334	146.00	146.00
24	—	647	121.00–130.00	126.99
3	—	427	126.00	126.00
8	—	740	113.00–124.00	117.48
3	—	794	104.00–105.00	104.33
4	—	948	108.00	108.00
41	—	524	129.00–134.50	133.33
2	—	960	103.00	103.00
34	—	669	124.00–132.00	126.33
6	—	381	138.00–139.00	138.17
10	—	837	110.00–117.50	112.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	562	134.00–135.00	134.84
15	—	737	121.00–130.00	125.86
3	—	532	136.00	136.00
2	—	775	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
3	—	320	130.00	130.00
3	—	545	120.00	120.00
3	—	393	129.00–134.00	130.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	462	140.00–148.00	146.76
18	—	657	123.00–125.00	123.89
12	—	752	118.00	118.00
10	—	401	140.00–145.00	143.50
3	—	832	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
41	—	526	133.00–139.00	137.69
26	—	583	129.00–135.00	133.14
25	—	642	121.00–128.00	126.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
5	—	542	129.00	129.00
4	—	470	135.00–136.00	135.25

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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