Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00-12.00 higher. Offerings also included 434 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 $181.10/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$181.10

378 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$30.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

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	558	182.65	1,020	359
Medium and Large 2-3	489	151.84	742	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $278 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 sale378 hd

181.10

—

TN average9 barns · 1,996 hd

175.56

+5.54

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	—	904	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	218.00/cwt	211.00–220.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	176.33/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,181	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	164.50/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,058	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,281	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	211.85/cwt	202.00–215.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	194.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,299	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,338	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	186.11/cwt	184.00–192.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	199.07/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,061	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	208.07/cwt	208.00–209.00	988	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	223.03/cwt	208.00–225.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	186.20/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	201.60/cwt	199.00–202.75	1,282	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,135	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	183.72/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,246	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	151.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	186.00/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,096	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	144.52/cwt	139.00–150.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	146.45/cwt	140.00–148.50	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	154.19/cwt	153.00–154.50	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	210.02/cwt	204.00–213.00	960	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	222.11/cwt	216.00–224.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	178.08/cwt	174.00–179.00	933	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	201.90/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,082	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	946	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	168.73/cwt	164.00–170.50	989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	136.07/cwt	125.00–147.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	182.41/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,018	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	179.39/cwt	171.00–180.50	1,132	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	190.46/cwt	181.00–192.50	977	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	201.74/cwt	191.00–209.00	775	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	187.05/cwt	174.00–188.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	145.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,108	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	179.13/cwt	178.00–179.50	1,311	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	220.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,143	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	920	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	835	5

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Receipts 783Last week 1,419Year ago 730

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	—	904	133.00	133.00
34	—	670	170.00–181.00	176.33
28	—	558	178.00–187.00	182.41
78	—	631	171.00–180.50	179.39
55	—	513	181.00–192.50	190.46
21	—	436	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	643	162.00–168.00	164.50
1	—	735	139.00	139.00
33	—	524	174.00–179.00	178.08
11	—	586	164.00–170.50	168.73
4	—	650	143.00	143.00
2	—	238	207.50	207.50
1	—	835	135.00	135.00
28	—	384	191.00–209.00	201.74
15	—	439	174.00–188.00	187.05
2	—	458	187.00	187.00
9	—	763	139.00–146.00	145.21
11	—	331	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	140.00–148.50	146.45
5	—	462	153.00–154.50	154.19
4	—	654	125.00–147.00	136.07
3	—	585	147.00	147.00
3	—	307	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	197.00	197.00
1	—	505	164.00	164.00
1	—	360	184.00	184.00
4	—	326	184.00–192.00	186.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	333	211.00–220.00	218.00
4	—	434	202.00–215.00	211.85
3	—	235	227.50	227.50
23	—	533	195.00–210.00	199.07
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
15	—	475	208.00–209.00	208.07
9	—	375	208.00–225.00	223.03
7	—	609	176.00–188.00	186.20
5	—	282	232.00	232.00
2	—	570	180.00–190.00	185.09
25	—	678	177.00–188.00	183.72
6	—	743	168.00–170.00	169.00
5	—	837	147.00–152.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	596	215.00	215.00
12	—	667	190.00–197.00	194.73
10	—	756	177.00	177.00
42	—	636	199.00–202.75	201.60
26	—	487	233.00	233.00
20	—	732	178.00–179.50	179.13
16	—	517	215.00–225.00	220.99
5	—	357	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	178.00–187.00	186.00
7	—	656	179.00	179.00
4	—	618	176.00	176.00
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
1	—	850	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	143.00	143.00
12	—	457	204.00–213.00	210.02
13	—	382	216.00–224.00	222.11
19	—	536	191.00–207.00	201.90
17	—	446	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	139.00–150.00	144.52
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.57
7	—	449	177.00	177.00
2	—	620	136.00	136.00

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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