Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. There were also two load lots of steers sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at 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 $140.11/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$140.11

263 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

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	140.67	834	253
Medium and Large 2-3	474	125.91	597	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $237 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 sale263 hd

140.11

—

TN average7 barns · 989 hd

135.49

+4.61

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

56 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	—	675	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	129.16/cwt	128.50–129.50	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	128.81/cwt	127.50–130.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	160.50/cwt	156.00–161.00	921	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	190.47/cwt	189.00–195.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,025	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,070	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	132.14/cwt	122.50–150.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	176.16/cwt	173.00–180.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.48/cwt	138.00–145.00	835	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	178.50/cwt	174.00–180.00	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.69/cwt	121.00–130.00	823	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	167.66/cwt	165.00–173.00	863	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	124.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	156.73/cwt	154.00–158.00	743	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	143.73/cwt	142.00–145.00	877	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	144.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	841	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.80/cwt	137.00–147.00	744	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	626	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	131.23/cwt	128.50–134.00	941	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.47/cwt	123.00–133.00	773	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	138.09/cwt	136.00–139.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,022	6

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 Jan 19, 2022

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

Receipts 557Last week 1,525Year ago 1,076

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
13	—	675	136.50	136.50
12	—	769	128.50–129.50	129.16
17	—	402	167.00	167.00
32	—	474	154.00–158.00	156.73
24	—	610	142.00–145.00	143.73
17	—	580	143.00–148.00	144.98
30	—	717	128.50–134.00	131.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	122.00	122.00
9	—	335	156.00	156.00
5	—	422	135.00–145.00	143.11
27	—	521	137.00–147.00	142.80
16	—	455	137.00–142.00	137.49
4	—	386	143.00	143.00
3	—	227	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,313	77.00	77.00
2	—	673	133.00	133.00
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
15	—	588	123.00–133.00	131.47
13	—	862	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,089	110.00	110.00
4	—	958	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	118.00–128.00	124.69
1	—	760	94.00	94.00
2	—	473	126.00	126.00
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
1	—	355	143.00	143.00
2	—	523	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	147.00	147.00
70	—	626	163.75	163.75
3	—	408	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,070	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	167.50	167.50
1	—	530	171.00	171.00
20	—	574	156.00–161.00	160.50
5	—	330	171.00	171.00
4	—	389	189.00–195.00	190.47
3	—	443	174.00	174.00
2	—	840	137.00	137.00
6	—	473	173.00–180.00	176.16
3	—	615	140.00	140.00
12	—	718	136.00–139.00	138.09
6	—	757	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	127.50–130.00	128.81
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
3	—	513	122.50–150.00	132.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	586	138.00–145.00	142.48
10	—	442	182.00	182.00
8	—	463	174.00–180.00	178.50
5	—	836	116.00	116.00
3	—	775	115.00	115.00
3	—	398	179.00	179.00
22	—	655	121.00–130.00	125.69
21	—	515	165.00–173.00	167.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00

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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