Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Offerings also included 515 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 $143.24/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$143.24

297 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

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	611	145.40	889	259
Medium and Large 2-3	614	128.55	789	38

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale297 hd

143.24

—

TN average11 barns · 1,674 hd

145.33

−2.09

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

62 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	—	1,018	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.35/cwt	135.50–140.00	999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	883	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	163.51/cwt	162.00–164.00	939	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	139.22/cwt	137.50–140.50	1,125	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	168.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	200.60/cwt	197.50–205.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	219.92/cwt	212.50–225.00	497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	965	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	139.59/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,096	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	182.18/cwt	172.00–183.50	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	165.94/cwt	165.00–166.00	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	143.23/cwt	141.00–144.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	151.67/cwt	142.00–170.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,118	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	123.33/cwt	119.00–126.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	128.63/cwt	116.00–132.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	147.51/cwt	144.50–153.00	839	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	131.50/cwt	122.00–133.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	127.30/cwt	127.00–128.00	990	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	916	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.01/cwt	143.00–152.00	777	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	158.78/cwt	149.00–163.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,224	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,116	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.73/cwt	134.00–139.00	908	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.22/cwt	154.00–165.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	141.16/cwt	140.50–141.50	958	38

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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Receipts 697Last week 255Year ago 898

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
2	—	1,018	124.00	124.00
4	—	374	174.00	174.00
7	—	422	171.00	171.00
4	—	833	128.00–129.00	128.51
12	—	865	129.25	129.25
8	—	576	151.00	151.00
26	—	511	156.00	156.00
37	—	778	127.00–128.00	127.30
13	—	619	148.00	148.00
38	—	679	140.50–141.50	141.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	202.50	202.50
4	—	396	167.00	167.00
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
2	—	758	126.00	126.00
15	—	569	144.50–153.00	147.51
7	—	743	122.00–133.00	131.50
29	—	532	143.00–152.00	146.01
5	—	320	174.00	174.00
13	—	464	149.00–163.00	158.78
1	—	990	108.00	108.00
14	—	669	134.00–139.00	135.73
14	—	432	154.00–165.00	158.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	135.00	135.00
4	—	477	141.00–144.00	143.23
5	—	517	116.00–132.00	128.63
3	—	718	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
22	—	686	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	722	135.50–140.00	138.35
10	—	663	149.00	149.00
8	—	529	164.00–170.00	168.98
5	—	388	192.00	192.00
5	—	315	197.50–205.00	200.60
8	—	226	212.50–225.00	219.92
15	—	633	150.00–155.00	152.51
10	—	785	131.00–140.50	139.59
7	—	435	180.00–182.00	180.85
2	—	575	159.00	159.00
1	—	460	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	718	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
14	—	582	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	162.00–164.00	163.51
14	—	808	137.50–140.50	139.22
8	—	618	160.00	160.00
7	—	674	159.00	159.00
32	—	868	141.00	141.00
30	—	767	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	160.00	160.00
8	—	386	172.00–183.50	182.18
7	—	636	138.00	138.00
3	—	580	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	117.00	117.00
2	—	693	129.00	129.00
15	—	445	165.00–166.00	165.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	142.00–170.00	151.67
2	—	453	161.00	161.00
3	—	588	119.00–126.00	123.33

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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