Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Offerings also included 249 head 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 $136.46/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$136.46

257 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$28.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

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	635	137.79	875	245
Medium and Large 2-3	534	109.18	583	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.61/cwt here — about $292 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 sale257 hd

136.46

—

TN average8 barns · 2,186 hd

147.90

−11.44

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	—	462	115.65/cwt	115.00–116.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	151.37/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.56/cwt	143.00–150.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	142.34/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	142.16/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,200	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	154.77/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	144.57/cwt	142.00–152.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	148.68/cwt	141.00–156.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	135.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	995	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,157	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	139.45/cwt	138.00–142.00	911	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	171.77/cwt	150.00–173.00	788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,052	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	143.47/cwt	137.00–144.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	136.73/cwt	131.50–140.00	803	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	831	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	139.65/cwt	138.50–140.00	645	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.20/cwt	135.00–135.50	865	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,007	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.43/cwt	144.00–161.00	810	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	123.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.70/cwt	134.00–143.50	755	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.59/cwt	132.00–139.00	900	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.62/cwt	167.00–172.00	894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	103.34/cwt	101.00–107.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	723	3

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 Nov 30, 2022

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

Receipts 536Last week 947Year ago 839

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Offerings also included 249 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	115.00–116.00	115.65
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
5	—	534	101.00–107.00	103.34
3	—	702	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	144.00	144.00
4	—	984	110.00	110.00
10	—	741	126.00–131.00	128.49
18	—	757	139.00	139.00
13	—	384	137.00–144.00	143.47
28	—	587	131.50–140.00	136.73
8	—	861	124.00	124.00
26	—	462	138.50–140.00	139.65
20	—	640	135.00–135.50	135.20
2	—	830	113.00	113.00
26	—	529	134.00–143.50	142.70
16	—	669	132.00–139.00	134.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	863	131.50	131.50
15	—	922	125.50	125.50
10	—	592	150.00	150.00
10	—	704	143.00	143.00
10	—	803	138.00	138.00
14	—	525	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	143.00–153.00	151.37
2	—	625	143.00–150.00	146.56
1	—	440	173.00	173.00
3	—	758	139.00–144.00	142.34
3	—	460	180.00	180.00
2	—	980	120.00	120.00
12	—	674	150.00–156.00	154.77
10	—	329	177.50	177.50
2	—	385	175.00	175.00
2	—	228	171.00	171.00
1	—	945	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	165.00	165.00
18	—	527	167.00–172.00	169.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	126.00	126.00
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
4	—	518	142.00–152.00	144.57
4	—	480	129.00	129.00
2	—	425	141.00–156.00	148.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	158.00	158.00
12	—	844	142.00–143.00	142.16
9	—	911	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	736	127.00–136.00	135.22
9	—	769	139.00	139.00
8	—	374	181.00	181.00
7	—	631	146.00	146.00
4	—	830	124.00	124.00
1	—	900	116.00	116.00
22	—	653	138.00–142.00	139.45
19	—	459	150.00–173.00	171.77
12	—	578	138.00–145.00	143.81
24	—	521	144.00–161.00	155.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	104.00	104.00
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
2	—	438	132.00	132.00
7	—	660	115.00–125.00	123.56

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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