Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower. Offerings also included 360 head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed 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 $147.74/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$147.74

378 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

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	555	148.27	823	362
Medium and Large 2-3	485	135.66	657	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $166 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 sale378 hd

147.74

—

TN average11 barns · 2,039 hd

143.33

+4.41

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 1-2	—	441	178.74/cwt	173.00–181.00	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	860	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	134.83/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	157.36/cwt	151.00–161.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	177.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	152.82/cwt	148.00–154.50	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	159.75/cwt	158.00–163.00	828	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	165.17/cwt	164.00–166.50	986	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	137.44/cwt	134.50–138.00	992	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	154.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,013	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,315	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	171.60/cwt	164.50–179.00	827	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	167.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	158.49/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,014	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,188	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	657	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.83/cwt	162.00–166.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	174.53/cwt	162.00–178.00	757	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	961	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.19/cwt	138.00–149.50	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.27/cwt	147.00–159.00	874	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.13/cwt	147.00–157.50	809	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	139.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	865	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	107.36/cwt	106.00–110.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	164.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	640	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	160.18/cwt	154.00–165.00	695	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	144.48/cwt	128.00–148.50	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	145.47/cwt	136.00–150.50	855	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	129.24/cwt	128.50–132.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.73/cwt	112.00–119.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	144.49/cwt	141.50–148.50	897	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	129.31/cwt	126.50–133.50	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	165.96/cwt	165.50–166.50	730	17

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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 877Last week 730Year ago 744

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	441	173.00–181.00	178.74
10	—	780	128.00–137.00	134.83
10	—	564	151.00–161.00	157.36
7	—	388	175.00–180.00	177.86
5	—	940	117.00	117.00
12	—	628	148.00–154.50	152.82
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
12	—	320	182.00	182.00
37	—	722	134.50–138.00	137.44
12	—	658	150.00–156.00	154.00
22	—	482	164.50–179.00	171.60
19	—	529	165.00–171.00	167.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	161.00	161.00
1	—	355	167.50	167.50
14	—	693	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	139.00	139.00
17	—	597	164.00–166.50	165.17
4	—	1,315	111.50	111.50
11	—	780	140.50	140.50
38	—	640	157.00–161.50	158.49
14	—	939	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	711	116.00–122.00	120.93
65	—	525	147.00–157.50	154.13
49	—	635	130.00–138.00	136.18
6	—	819	106.00–110.00	107.36
1	—	450	163.00	163.00
3	—	267	160.00	160.00
25	—	390	155.00–166.00	164.03
29	—	434	154.00–165.00	160.18
18	—	588	136.00–150.50	145.47
9	—	689	128.50–132.00	129.24
13	—	327	170.00	170.00
4	—	770	112.00–119.00	113.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	518	158.00–163.00	159.75
21	—	621	141.50–148.50	144.49
17	—	666	137.00	137.00
11	—	595	154.00	154.00
10	—	710	126.50–133.50	129.31
17	—	440	165.50–166.50	165.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
4	—	342	130.00–142.00	139.02
2	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	133.00	133.00
5	—	474	128.00–148.50	144.48
3	—	432	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	389	169.00	169.00
7	—	633	154.00	154.00
13	—	527	168.00	168.00
7	—	487	162.00–166.00	164.83
31	—	434	162.00–178.00	174.53
15	—	735	130.00–134.00	130.77
7	—	668	138.00–149.50	146.19
25	—	570	147.00–159.00	153.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	148.00	148.00
3	—	715	105.00	105.00
2	—	853	102.00	102.00
5	—	560	148.00	148.00
3	—	428	147.00–150.00	149.05
1	—	670	119.00	119.00

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