Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 14.00 lower. Offerings also included 5 Load lots sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed 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 $147.17/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$147.17

247 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$25.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	543	150.00	815	220
Medium and Large 2-3	539	124.11	669	27

One grade step is worth $25.90/cwt here — about $145 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 sale247 hd

147.17

—

TN average9 barns · 1,841 hd

149.53

−2.35

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	—	788	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.09/cwt	137.00–149.00	821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	162.63/cwt	158.00–164.50	914	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	169.09/cwt	167.00–170.50	1,030	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	148.62/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	151.50/cwt	148.50–155.00	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	144.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.42/cwt	143.00–153.25	867	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	161.96/cwt	157.00–166.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	139.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	152.21/cwt	149.00–153.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	168.13/cwt	165.00–172.50	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.15/cwt	155.00–169.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	861	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	812	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	815	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.96/cwt	111.00–120.00	859	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	136.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	175.52/cwt	171.00–177.50	793	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.66/cwt	158.50–160.00	835	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	145.74/cwt	138.00–154.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.55/cwt	117.50–140.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,037	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.66/cwt	151.00–167.00	612	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	127.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	161.41/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,085	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,126	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.24/cwt	144.00–149.00	766	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	155.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	717	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	139.28/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,031	7

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

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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	—	788	134.00	134.00
11	—	611	148.50–155.00	151.50
8	—	564	150.50	150.50
21	—	486	167.00	167.00
12	—	678	153.00	153.00
7	—	740	139.00–141.00	139.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	133.00	133.00
17	—	578	137.00–149.00	142.09
3	—	839	128.00–130.00	128.67
2	—	765	140.00	140.00
27	—	381	151.00–167.00	160.66
18	—	654	141.00	141.00
1	—	735	137.00	137.00
2	—	605	127.00	127.00
4	—	314	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,015	108.00	108.00
39	—	520	144.00–149.00	147.24
37	—	461	150.00–156.00	155.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	861	110.50	110.50
2	—	385	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
9	—	485	117.50–140.00	130.55
5	—	312	127.00–132.00	127.99
3	—	542	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
3	—	477	135.00–150.00	139.93
1	—	635	143.00	143.00
4	—	570	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	158.00–164.50	162.63
17	—	609	167.00–170.50	169.09
4	—	451	175.00	175.00
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
16	—	672	159.00–164.50	161.41
14	—	729	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	743	139.00–151.00	148.62
10	—	655	161.50	161.50
3	—	275	152.00	152.00
2	—	830	141.00–148.00	144.50
14	—	584	143.00–153.25	148.42
9	—	310	157.00–166.00	161.96
15	—	533	149.00–153.00	152.21
5	—	753	143.00	143.00
5	—	374	165.00–172.50	168.13
8	—	643	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	155.00–169.00	162.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	171.00	171.00
6	—	669	128.00	128.00
4	—	830	119.00	119.00
4	—	755	127.00	127.00
3	—	625	142.00	142.00
1	—	940	113.00	113.00
16	—	583	136.00–140.00	139.74
9	—	728	111.00–120.00	117.96
36	—	452	171.00–177.50	175.52
55	—	526	158.50–160.00	158.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	129.00	129.00
23	—	656	110.00	110.00
7	—	489	136.00–140.00	136.99
4	—	383	138.00–154.00	145.74
10	—	524	144.00	144.00

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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