Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 6 Load Lots 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 $140.12/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$140.12

411 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	567	140.58	797	393
Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.11	579	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $218 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 sale411 hd

140.12

—

TN average10 barns · 2,915 hd

137.67

+2.45

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

60 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	—	583	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,236	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	163.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	871	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,139	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.69/cwt	161.00–162.00	836	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	144.32/cwt	137.00–150.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	147.34/cwt	141.00–155.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	158.27/cwt	157.00–160.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	135.21/cwt	124.00–137.50	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	144.28/cwt	141.00–153.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	301	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	139.36/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,035	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	140.76/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,102	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.67/cwt	137.00–143.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.25/cwt	158.00–165.00	772	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	151.68/cwt	148.00–156.00	875	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	143.76/cwt	139.00–145.00	960	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.37/cwt	162.00–169.00	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	130.47/cwt	129.00–131.00	857	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	910	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	139.77/cwt	139.00–140.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.03/cwt	129.00–141.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.97/cwt	145.00–154.00	795	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.22/cwt	145.00–157.00	714	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	130.48/cwt	129.00–131.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	128.35/cwt	121.00–132.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.47/cwt	130.00–144.00	722	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	132.39/cwt	126.00–135.00	773	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.79/cwt	138.00–155.50	624	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	128.18/cwt	126.00–137.00	845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.36/cwt	144.00–159.00	520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.69/cwt	114.00–123.50	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.66/cwt	123.00–135.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	146.08/cwt	139.00–157.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,046	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,045	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	154.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	786	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	141.21/cwt	136.00–143.00	938	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	868	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.00	867	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	943	10

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Receipts 934Last week 557Year ago 446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	142.00	142.00
2	—	728	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
10	—	516	137.00–150.00	144.32
6	—	460	141.00–155.00	147.34
4	—	379	141.00–153.00	144.28
4	—	301	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	883	140.00	140.00
23	—	532	160.00–165.00	163.63
17	—	805	141.50	141.50
13	—	662	148.00	148.00
7	—	620	154.00	154.00
38	—	783	139.50–141.00	140.76
4	—	1,045	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	517	161.00–162.00	161.69
2	—	795	127.00	127.00
7	—	437	157.00–160.00	158.27
6	—	829	124.00–137.50	135.21
23	—	743	128.00–142.00	139.36
5	—	338	169.00	169.00
6	—	635	137.00–143.00	140.67
27	—	479	158.00–165.00	161.25
25	—	577	148.00–156.00	151.68
15	—	668	139.00–145.00	143.76
10	—	380	162.00–169.00	165.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	657	129.00–131.00	130.47
11	—	583	137.00–140.00	139.45
9	—	381	160.00–165.00	163.33
6	—	746	122.00	122.00
2	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	980	88.00	88.00
26	—	523	145.00–154.00	151.97
29	—	463	145.00–157.00	154.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	139.00–140.00	139.77
4	—	475	129.00–141.00	138.03
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
2	—	613	122.00–127.00	124.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
4	—	461	129.00–131.00	130.48
4	—	316	140.00	140.00
3	—	620	118.00	118.00
3	—	447	121.00–132.00	128.35
3	—	392	132.00–133.00	132.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
66	—	525	130.00–144.00	137.47
43	—	584	126.00–135.00	132.39
36	—	437	138.00–155.50	142.79
20	—	659	126.00–137.00	128.18
16	—	335	144.00–159.00	155.36
11	—	728	114.00–123.50	120.69
10	—	630	123.00–135.00	125.66
10	—	383	139.00–157.00	146.08
9	—	960	109.00	109.00
5	—	772	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	155.00	155.00
52	—	510	150.00–155.00	154.12
48	—	664	136.00–143.00	141.21
31	—	553	157.00	157.00
21	—	618	139.00–142.00	140.33
10	—	701	134.50	134.50

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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