Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Offerings also included a 511 head sold on video. The video sale report can be found 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 $150.68/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$150.68

312 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

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	608	152.12	925	277
Medium and Large 2-3	509	139.29	709	35

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $216 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 sale312 hd

150.68

—

TN average11 barns · 2,155 hd

153.92

−3.24

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

73 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	—	649	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	148.49/cwt	144.00–151.50	976	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	166.71/cwt	153.00–170.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	163.75/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	183.06/cwt	181.50–185.50	963	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	173.29/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	142.61/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	197.70/cwt	192.00–199.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	171.03/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	150.31/cwt	147.50–156.50	1,147	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,276	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	142.90/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	169.79/cwt	163.00–172.00	998	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	146.09/cwt	144.00–151.00	971	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	189.67/cwt	187.00–191.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.46/cwt	132.00–138.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.50	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	129.05/cwt	127.00–131.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	130.93/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,153	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	182.06/cwt	181.00–191.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	174.31/cwt	164.00–176.50	933	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	139.62/cwt	132.00–151.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	143.29/cwt	138.00–153.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	136.58/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,033	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	140.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	155.56/cwt	149.00–156.50	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	130.71/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	154.44/cwt	143.00–159.00	910	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.47/cwt	153.00–157.00	812	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	166.77/cwt	165.00–167.00	640	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	739	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	134.89/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	185.68/cwt	181.00–191.00	899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	123.87/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,125	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	931	13

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 31, 2022

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

Receipts 707Last week 522Year ago 332

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
6	—	649	157.00	157.00
2	—	463	169.50	169.50
5	—	691	154.50	154.50
16	—	881	130.50–131.50	130.93
13	—	367	181.50	181.50
14	—	520	169.00	169.00
13	—	566	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	657	144.00–151.50	148.49
6	—	313	171.00	171.00
19	—	756	135.00–137.00	136.58
8	—	632	149.00–156.50	155.56
9	—	1,041	122.50	122.50
7	—	812	130.00–131.00	130.71
26	—	589	143.00–159.00	154.44
60	—	522	153.00–157.00	155.47
17	—	384	165.00–167.00	166.77
14	—	459	161.00	161.00
3	—	443	156.00	156.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
9	—	743	134.00–135.00	134.89
1	—	850	124.00	124.00
13	—	908	113.00–128.00	123.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	132.00–151.00	139.62
12	—	473	138.00–153.00	143.29
2	—	778	128.50	128.50
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
4	—	393	135.00–140.00	137.47
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
6	—	436	140.00–145.00	140.85
3	—	638	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	142.00	142.00
5	—	516	153.00–170.00	166.71
2	—	468	135.00	135.00
10	—	715	136.00–147.00	142.61
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
5	—	669	147.00	147.00
7	—	618	150.00	150.00
2	—	885	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	660	161.00–166.00	163.75
19	—	526	181.50–185.50	183.06
15	—	582	168.00–180.00	173.29
5	—	329	175.00	175.00
5	—	386	192.00–199.00	197.70
1	—	850	141.00	141.00
1	—	235	177.50	177.50
1	—	915	138.00	138.00
2	—	413	198.00	198.00
3	—	820	144.00	144.00
9	—	763	147.50–156.50	150.31
11	—	484	181.00–191.00	185.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	169.00–174.00	171.03
6	—	941	142.50	142.50
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
7	—	524	188.00	188.00
13	—	889	143.50	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	718	139.00–146.00	142.90
12	—	588	163.00–172.00	169.79
11	—	450	187.50	187.50
10	—	665	144.00–151.00	146.09
9	—	377	187.00–191.00	189.67
5	—	826	128.00	128.00
9	—	446	181.00–191.00	182.06
2	—	758	132.00	132.00
32	—	535	164.00–176.50	174.31
2	—	895	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	548	148.00	148.00
4	—	570	132.00–138.00	136.46
2	—	678	131.00–132.50	131.74
4	—	722	127.00–131.00	129.05
3	—	472	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	141.59

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