Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00-16.00 higher with steers having instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.46/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$178.46

453 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$29.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

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	682	180.37	1,230	424
Medium and Large 2-3	617	150.55	928	29

One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $301 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 sale453 hd

178.46

—

TN average10 barns · 1,432 hd

177.84

+0.62

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

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	953	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	139.73/cwt	127.00–148.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	146.13/cwt	142.50–150.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	178.93/cwt	172.00–186.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	205.94/cwt	205.00–208.00	954	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	150.39/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	178.16/cwt	177.50–179.50	1,229	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	171.03/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,440	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	189.33/cwt	183.00–189.75	1,127	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	183.15/cwt	181.50–185.50	1,179	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,362	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.36/cwt	144.00–149.50	995	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	135.61/cwt	129.00–140.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	148.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	864	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	167.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	156.92/cwt	156.00–158.00	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.28/cwt	162.00–166.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	146.70/cwt	142.00–149.00	896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	133.79/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	952	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,364	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	160.20/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,009	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	153.39/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,150	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	182.35/cwt	178.00–186.00	773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	351	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	166.28/cwt	158.00–169.25	890	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	181.94/cwt	181.00–184.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,077	2

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Receipts 944Last week 987Year ago 934

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	177.50	177.50
1	—	760	152.00	152.00
9	—	576	179.00	179.00
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
3	—	1,167	126.00	126.00
2	—	365	208.00	208.00
7	—	531	172.00–186.00	178.93
5	—	623	177.00	177.00
7	—	681	167.50	167.50
22	—	463	205.00–208.00	205.94
3	—	425	181.00–184.00	181.94
2	—	723	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	662	150.00	150.00
3	—	615	127.00–148.00	139.73
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	470	182.00	182.00
1	—	405	162.50	162.50
2	—	528	142.50–150.00	146.13
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	220.00	220.00
7	—	413	222.00	222.00
2	—	870	151.00	151.00
9	—	919	150.00–150.50	150.39
118	—	690	177.50–179.50	178.16
67	—	842	159.00–172.00	171.03
60	—	595	183.00–189.75	189.33
41	—	644	181.50–185.50	183.15
38	—	799	170.50	170.50
7	—	730	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	592	161.00	161.00
22	—	952	143.25	143.25
90	—	630	160.00–160.50	160.20
6	—	702	158.00	158.00
49	—	750	148.00–153.50	153.39
27	—	424	178.00–186.00	182.35
6	—	351	190.00	190.00
5	—	679	154.00	154.00
70	—	535	158.00–169.25	166.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	680	144.00–149.50	146.36
2	—	723	134.00	134.00
29	—	582	140.00–150.00	148.51
7	—	414	165.00–170.00	167.77
11	—	526	156.00–158.00	156.92
8	—	468	162.00–166.00	164.28
17	—	611	142.00–149.00	146.70
13	—	840	135.00	135.00
6	—	864	115.00	115.00
5	—	772	133.00–137.00	133.79
2	—	320	181.00	181.00
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
1	—	395	166.00	166.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	129.00–140.00	135.61
2	—	570	120.00–127.00	123.50
2	—	518	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	161.00	161.00
2	—	508	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	179.00	179.00
4	—	660	154.00	154.00
4	—	556	171.00	171.00
1	—	440	183.00	183.00
1	—	335	167.50	167.50

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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