Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher. Offerings also included 9 Load Lots sold on video. To view the video sale report click on the following link. https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.16/cwt on 355 head.

Average price

$135.16

355 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

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	544	136.27	742	339
Medium and Large 2-3	496	111.61	554	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $188 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 sale355 hd

135.16

—

TN average8 barns · 2,496 hd

134.23

+0.93

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

59 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	—	682	113.85/cwt	102.50–121.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	137.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	135.42/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,002	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	133.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	130.76/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,017	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	148.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.28/cwt	141.00–147.00	787	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	133.56/cwt	128.00–140.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	115.24/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	156.96/cwt	155.00–159.00	976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,146	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	135.91/cwt	123.00–139.00	896	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	146.69/cwt	146.00–147.00	673	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.67/cwt	134.00–141.00	719	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	137.10/cwt	133.50–138.00	806	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	168.32/cwt	156.00–173.00	651	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	111.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	963	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	129.72/cwt	128.00–132.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	135.98/cwt	119.00–140.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	127.71/cwt	121.00–130.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	118.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.75/cwt	125.00–137.00	611	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	763	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.14/cwt	128.00–133.50	826	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	814	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.21/cwt	121.00–137.50	697	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.74/cwt	118.00–127.00	827	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	141.92/cwt	138.00–145.00	544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	138.99/cwt	136.00–145.00	878	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	15

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Receipts 839Last week 580Year ago 781

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	102.50–121.00	113.85
2	—	428	145.00–148.00	146.54
1	—	520	113.00	113.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
18	—	555	119.00	119.00
7	—	384	130.00–140.00	133.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	134.00–140.00	137.81
36	—	740	133.00–136.00	135.42
6	—	313	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,008	93.00	93.00
2	—	268	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
17	—	778	129.00–133.00	130.76
12	—	462	140.00–149.00	148.26
14	—	538	141.00–147.00	146.28
12	—	687	128.00–140.00	133.56
7	—	934	113.00–121.00	115.24
7	—	440	156.00	156.00
4	—	381	169.00–170.00	169.50
29	—	632	136.00–145.00	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	156.00	156.00
12	—	622	155.00–159.00	156.96
8	—	849	135.00	135.00
14	—	726	141.00	141.00
7	—	781	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	145.00	145.00
5	—	745	124.00	124.00
2	—	963	112.00	112.00
3	—	687	131.00	131.00
66	—	530	153.50	153.50
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
15	—	603	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	93.00	93.00
4	—	334	121.00–130.00	127.71
2	—	418	123.00	123.00
5	—	655	94.00	94.00
3	—	454	113.00–122.00	118.99
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
2	—	765	112.00	112.00
55	—	460	125.00–137.00	132.75
31	—	580	126.00–133.00	131.63
23	—	635	128.00–133.50	130.14
75	—	527	121.00–137.50	132.21
28	—	663	118.00–127.00	124.74
16	—	383	138.00–145.00	141.92
2	—	273	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	659	123.00–139.00	135.91
29	—	459	146.00–147.00	146.69
28	—	515	134.00–141.00	139.67
15	—	588	133.50–138.00	137.10
15	—	387	156.00–173.00	168.32
10	—	739	110.00–112.00	111.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	128.00–132.00	129.72
1	—	845	85.00	85.00
5	—	475	119.00–140.00	135.98
1	—	595	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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