Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 239 head sold on video.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.69/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$150.69

306 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	329	175.00	576	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	150.94	827	284
Medium and Large 2-3	480	141.40	679	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale306 hd

150.69

—

TN average9 barns · 2,261 hd

153.54

−2.85

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

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	153.39/cwt	149.00–154.00	900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	179.79/cwt	176.00–180.50	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	136.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	900	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.01/cwt	157.00–164.00	846	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.96/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	148.13/cwt	140.00–165.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	171.37/cwt	162.00–175.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	191.05/cwt	187.00–192.50	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	166.87/cwt	157.00–170.00	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	153.23/cwt	146.00–156.50	1,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	135.10/cwt	135.00–135.50	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	154.06/cwt	148.00–160.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,095	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	139.35/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,137	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	157.51/cwt	147.00–163.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	157.97/cwt	150.00–164.00	735	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	131.40/cwt	129.00–132.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	141.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	160.51/cwt	158.50–162.50	860	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	134.43/cwt	130.50–139.00	906	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.80/cwt	140.00–149.50	841	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.32/cwt	145.00–153.00	774	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	128.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	153.94/cwt	152.00–157.00	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	120.57/cwt	120.00–122.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	168.48/cwt	159.00–172.00	895	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	169.51/cwt	163.00–175.00	639	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	171.15/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,073	23

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 May 4, 2022

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

Receipts 685Last week 697Year ago 494

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 239 head sold on video.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	161.00	161.00
6	—	745	128.00–134.00	132.01
8	—	587	149.00–154.00	153.39
12	—	384	176.00–180.50	179.79
16	—	658	134.00–138.00	136.74
32	—	522	157.00–164.00	162.01
18	—	450	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
9	—	483	147.00–163.00	157.51
3	—	385	159.00–160.00	159.34
5	—	541	129.00–132.00	131.40
2	—	950	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	143.00–147.00	145.96
1	—	875	135.00	135.00
3	—	947	120.00	120.00
6	—	706	143.00	143.00
2	—	403	176.00	176.00
12	—	457	162.00–175.00	171.37
4	—	323	187.00–192.50	191.05
4	—	381	196.00	196.00
14	—	573	157.00–170.00	166.87
14	—	664	146.00–156.50	153.23
10	—	624	148.00–160.00	154.06
36	—	531	159.00–172.00	168.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	180.00	180.00
21	—	652	168.00	168.00
21	—	816	138.50–140.00	139.35
23	—	627	170.00–173.00	171.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	140.00–165.00	148.13
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
4	—	530	151.00	151.00
5	—	657	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	135.00–135.50	135.10
2	—	250	175.00	175.00
52	—	465	150.00–164.00	157.97
38	—	674	130.50–139.00	134.43
37	—	585	140.00–149.50	143.80
31	—	522	145.00–153.00	148.32
5	—	733	120.00–124.00	121.57
7	—	766	120.00–122.00	120.57
2	—	320	163.00	163.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
3	—	428	162.00	162.00
25	—	377	163.00–175.00	169.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
7	—	519	139.00–143.00	141.46
3	—	612	126.00–130.00	128.64
7	—	388	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	536	158.50–162.50	160.51
5	—	652	141.00	141.00
18	—	630	152.00–157.00	153.94

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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