Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 2 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 $147.47/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$147.47

406 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	589	147.91	872	397
Medium and Large 2-3	523	128.21	670	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $202 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 sale406 hd

147.47

—

TN average10 barns · 2,805 hd

145.50

+1.97

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

63 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	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	162.24/cwt	160.00–164.25	871	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	148.90/cwt	146.50–150.50	940	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	142.88/cwt	141.00–143.50	909	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,171	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	164.76/cwt	164.00–165.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	178.42/cwt	174.00–183.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	986	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,076	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	152.03/cwt	141.00–156.50	1,019	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	174.98/cwt	167.50–180.00	899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	186.14/cwt	184.50–189.00	877	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	166.22/cwt	166.00–167.00	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.45/cwt	133.50–146.00	895	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	121.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	153.35/cwt	145.00–155.00	796	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	152.48/cwt	147.00–154.50	895	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	179.35/cwt	174.00–181.00	786	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.90/cwt	131.00–143.50	925	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	147.85/cwt	141.00–152.00	863	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.91/cwt	157.00–164.00	852	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	144.92/cwt	141.00–147.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.35/cwt	151.00–157.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	947	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	954	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	161.77/cwt	161.00–165.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	145.99/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,048	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	164.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	801	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	150.22/cwt	147.00–157.00	670	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	137.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
3	—	397	166.00	166.00
3	—	325	170.00	170.00
2	—	610	133.00–134.00	133.49
3	—	720	118.00	118.00
5	—	685	134.00–138.00	137.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	955	126.00	126.00
1	—	395	167.00	167.00
7	—	766	136.50	136.50
5	—	328	186.00	186.00
4	—	467	174.00–183.00	178.42
23	—	670	141.00–156.50	152.03
17	—	514	167.50–180.00	174.98
14	—	574	166.00–167.00	166.22
2	—	605	151.00	151.00
2	—	438	174.00	174.00
11	—	718	139.00–147.00	145.99
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	139.50	139.50
22	—	573	172.00	172.00
18	—	659	163.25	163.25
38	—	471	184.50–189.00	186.14
14	—	617	161.00–165.00	161.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	537	160.00–164.25	162.24
32	—	631	146.50–150.50	148.90
21	—	988	118.50	118.50
12	—	424	164.00–165.00	164.76
5	—	915	121.00	121.00
3	—	358	165.00	165.00
2	—	778	127.50	127.50
27	—	487	162.00–165.00	164.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	636	141.00–143.50	142.88
6	—	307	157.00	157.00
35	—	519	145.00–155.00	153.35
61	—	666	131.00–143.50	138.90
33	—	584	141.00–152.00	147.85
18	—	472	145.00–160.00	152.28
18	—	382	151.00–157.00	156.35
2	—	783	112.00–116.00	113.97
15	—	730	130.00–131.00	130.67
8	—	804	119.00	119.00
1	—	910	102.00	102.00
23	—	446	147.00–157.00	150.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	120.00–126.00	121.96
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	405	141.00	141.00
2	—	328	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	133.50–146.00	142.45
9	—	386	182.00	182.00
5	—	453	174.00	174.00
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	116.00	116.00
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
38	—	587	147.00–154.50	152.48
31	—	438	174.00–181.00	179.35
20	—	656	137.00	137.00
39	—	523	157.00–164.00	162.91
10	—	731	129.00–130.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	142.00–145.00	143.01
3	—	472	141.00–147.00	144.92
1	—	645	128.00	128.00

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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