Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 385 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.38/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$163.38

326 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	666	163.60	1,089	317
Medium and Large 2-3	496	155.89	773	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $317 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 sale326 hd

163.38

—

TN average10 barns · 1,871 hd

167.28

−3.90

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 1-2	—	805	110.59/cwt	109.00–111.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	165.31/cwt	164.00–166.00	851	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	146.04/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,050	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	153.31/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,041	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	167.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,107	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	187.19/cwt	178.00–189.50	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	197.17/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	132.77/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	199.41/cwt	190.00–201.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	184.58/cwt	181.00–200.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	169.87/cwt	162.00–185.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	135.88/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	180.36/cwt	180.00–182.50	794	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	126.30/cwt	126.00–128.00	937	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	961	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.53/cwt	155.00–162.50	842	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	134.53/cwt	134.00–136.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	137.30/cwt	127.50–142.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	159.18/cwt	154.50–161.50	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.72/cwt	147.00–150.50	869	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	676	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	925	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.16/cwt	152.50–155.50	801	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.33/cwt	120.00–123.50	936	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.60/cwt	149.00–160.00	727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,146	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	193.15/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,095	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	162.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,048	21

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Receipts 730Last week 929Year ago 1,149

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	109.00–111.00	110.59
18	—	390	154.50–161.50	159.18
7	—	330	163.00	163.00
5	—	703	126.00	126.00
2	—	898	115.50	115.50
27	—	584	147.00–150.50	148.72
21	—	448	151.00	151.00
35	—	638	145.00	145.00
32	—	516	152.50–155.50	155.16
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
15	—	765	120.00–123.50	122.33
13	—	467	149.00–160.00	155.60
19	—	663	135.00–137.00	135.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	515	164.00–166.00	165.31
21	—	620	150.00	150.00
7	—	657	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	134.00–136.00	134.53
2	—	565	136.00–140.00	138.02
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
4	—	389	127.50–142.00	137.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	163.00	163.00
2	—	460	174.00	174.00
3	—	672	137.00	137.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	719	143.00–148.00	146.04
17	—	679	145.00–157.00	153.31
12	—	473	178.00–189.50	187.19
6	—	781	138.50	138.50
6	—	516	193.00–198.00	197.17
4	—	924	132.00–133.50	132.77
3	—	988	131.00	131.00
7	—	370	190.00–201.00	199.41
5	—	329	181.00–200.00	184.58
3	—	628	142.50	142.50
3	—	565	162.00–185.00	169.87
8	—	827	134.00–136.50	135.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	200.50	200.50
73	—	661	160.00–170.00	167.48
72	—	749	153.00	153.00
33	—	567	190.00–196.50	193.15
21	—	645	162.00–167.00	162.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	440	180.00–182.50	180.36
13	—	742	126.00–128.00	126.30
13	—	642	149.75	149.75
4	—	586	147.00	147.00
3	—	465	172.00	172.00
2	—	660	140.00	140.00
24	—	521	155.00–162.50	161.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	154.00	154.00
3	—	463	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	113.00	113.00

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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