Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.19/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$125.19

232 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	125.94	669	222
Medium and Large 2-3	456	108.70	496	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $173 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 sale232 hd

125.19

—

TN average11 barns · 2,988 hd

123.78

+1.41

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.01/cwt	124.00–133.50	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.50	861	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	144.21/cwt	144.00–145.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	508	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	137.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	130.46/cwt	122.00–134.00	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	756	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.12/cwt	149.00–158.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.57/cwt	111.00–118.00	770	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	111.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	815	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	117.03/cwt	100.00–121.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.92/cwt	127.00–136.50	785	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	145.84/cwt	134.00–149.00	748	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	146.71/cwt	137.00–149.00	662	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	117.24/cwt	111.00–120.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	608	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.28/cwt	121.00–125.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	95.32/cwt	95.00–96.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	126.71/cwt	126.00–128.00	565	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.58/cwt	101.00–115.50	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	126.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	493	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	657	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Receipts 580Last week 851Year ago 1,114

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	660	123.00	123.00
2	—	848	112.00	112.00
29	—	422	144.00	144.00
12	—	478	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	761	104.00	104.00
19	—	663	111.00–120.00	117.24
11	—	629	121.00–125.00	124.28
7	—	313	130.00	130.00
57	—	527	120.00–128.00	124.78
1	—	985	77.00	77.00
4	—	465	125.00	125.00
2	—	830	94.00	94.00
2	—	245	127.50	127.50
19	—	574	120.00–125.00	122.66
17	—	446	126.00–128.00	126.71
11	—	728	101.00–115.50	112.58
17	—	390	124.00–127.00	126.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
1	—	275	116.00	116.00
3	—	528	95.00–96.00	95.32
3	—	383	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	677	124.00–133.50	129.01
1	—	982	114.00	114.00
11	—	328	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	240	162.50	162.50
5	—	588	132.00–139.00	137.64
2	—	850	128.00	128.00
2	—	763	130.50	130.50
17	—	728	122.00–134.00	130.46
17	—	516	135.00–150.00	146.56
12	—	476	149.00–158.00	155.12
4	—	623	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	574	149.00–151.50	149.97
9	—	636	144.00–145.00	144.21
6	—	711	136.00	136.00
5	—	782	137.00	137.00
5	—	687	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
7	—	574	100.00–121.00	117.03
4	—	528	104.00	104.00
3	—	483	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	655	111.00–118.00	117.57
11	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
11	—	729	109.00–112.00	111.73
4	—	835	91.00	91.00
3	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	925	80.00	80.00
29	—	582	127.00–136.50	134.92
36	—	513	134.00–149.00	145.84
21	—	451	137.00–149.00	146.71

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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