Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Offerings also included one load lot sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.02/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$157.02

229 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

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	574	159.19	914	207
Medium and Large 2-3	530	136.70	725	22

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $190 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 sale229 hd

157.02

—

TN average8 barns · 1,438 hd

154.49

+2.53

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

57 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 2-3	—	405	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	163.70/cwt	159.00–166.00	953	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	914	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	144.03/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,053	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,035	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	187.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,154	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	178.65/cwt	169.50–185.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	178.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	182.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	154.91/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,115	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	163.93/cwt	157.00–167.50	969	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	191.81/cwt	182.00–196.50	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	146.31/cwt	142.50–151.00	961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	146.60/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	141.92/cwt	139.00–145.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	156.00/cwt	153.00–160.00	913	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	144.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	129.81/cwt	129.00–130.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	172.34/cwt	168.50–174.00	912	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	160.85/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,039	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	140.86/cwt	130.00–162.50	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.35/cwt	161.00–164.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,078	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	167.43/cwt	152.00–177.50	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	166.50/cwt	160.00–172.00	731	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	120.29/cwt	115.00–126.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,312	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.73/cwt	157.00–164.00	840	31

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 Aug 17, 2022

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	143.00	143.00
10	—	521	140.00–150.00	144.21
5	—	587	129.00–130.00	129.81
4	—	624	115.00–126.00	120.29
2	—	308	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	582	159.00–166.00	163.70
19	—	521	175.50	175.50
4	—	825	134.00	134.00
2	—	950	134.00	134.00
5	—	762	145.00–147.00	146.60
2	—	873	134.00	134.00
11	—	678	159.00	159.00
3	—	480	174.00	174.00
5	—	736	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	165.00	165.00
12	—	640	160.00–162.00	161.67
18	—	657	142.50–151.00	146.31
20	—	585	153.00–160.00	156.00
2	—	738	123.00–128.00	125.51
7	—	474	161.00–164.00	162.35
1	—	921	100.00	100.00
1	—	845	128.00	128.00
30	—	439	160.00–172.00	166.50
2	—	265	155.00	155.00
31	—	529	157.00–164.00	158.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	165.00	165.00
3	—	395	194.00	194.00
2	—	773	144.00–148.00	145.99
1	—	435	179.00	179.00
4	—	815	143.00–147.00	144.03
7	—	582	169.50–185.00	178.65
4	—	530	175.00–180.00	178.71
4	—	325	185.00	185.00
6	—	463	182.00–185.00	182.97
12	—	720	154.00–159.00	154.91
5	—	699	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	149.00	149.00
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
1	—	400	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	130.00	130.00
12	—	614	185.00–189.00	187.99
8	—	510	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,312	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	591	157.00–167.50	163.93
14	—	465	180.00	180.00
6	—	439	179.00	179.00
6	—	389	182.00–196.50	191.81
3	—	830	119.00	119.00
2	—	770	123.50	123.50
42	—	529	168.50–174.00	172.34
24	—	646	153.00–163.00	160.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	144.00	144.00
2	—	473	139.00–145.00	141.92
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
3	—	574	130.00–162.50	140.86
3	—	422	152.00–177.50	167.43

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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