Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher. Offerings also included 347 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 $188.41/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$188.41

546 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

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	563	189.33	1,066	527
Medium and Large 2-3	548	162.97	893	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $173 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 sale546 hd

188.41

—

TN average11 barns · 2,785 hd

190.27

−1.86

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

69 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 1-2	—	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	197.59/cwt	175.00–226.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	183.14/cwt	170.00–187.50	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,191	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	218.45/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,022	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	164.30/cwt	156.50–170.00	1,127	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	166.99/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,394	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	203.56/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,362	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	210.46/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,299	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	208.54/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	169.16/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,316	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	240.95/cwt	240.00–243.00	942	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	169.45/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,371	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	227.32/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,225	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	232.86/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,013	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	193.02/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	226.80/cwt	216.00–228.00	993	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	234.00/cwt	227.00–240.00	903	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	188.75/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,102	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,323	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	147.59/cwt	132.50–158.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	188.17/cwt	180.00–192.00	969	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	211.42/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,104	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	148.32/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	201.44/cwt	188.00–207.00	937	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	207.55/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,063	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	175.35/cwt	165.00–186.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	182.02/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,065	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	175.50/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,197	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	208.59/cwt	199.00–218.00	803	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	248.32/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,023	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	194.48/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,105	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	226.86/cwt	224.00–228.00	973	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	146.31/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,149	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	192.57/cwt	182.50–196.00	845	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	197.15/cwt	180.00–200.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	222.13/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,153	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	238.61/cwt	237.50–239.50	1,262	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	157.95/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,172	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 Mar 15, 2023

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	320	207.50	207.50
53	—	686	156.50–170.00	164.30
15	—	906	146.00	146.00
2	—	258	217.50	217.50
39	—	515	180.00–192.00	188.17
10	—	642	168.00	168.00
7	—	826	141.00–149.50	148.32
22	—	465	188.00–207.00	201.44
22	—	585	176.00–188.00	182.02
49	—	385	199.00–218.00	208.59
23	—	785	143.00–147.00	146.31
23	—	439	182.50–196.00	192.57
3	—	735	156.00–162.00	157.95
2	—	868	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	722	165.00	165.00
24	—	468	218.00–219.00	218.45
43	—	512	203.00–209.00	207.55
21	—	682	172.00–183.00	175.50
8	—	615	189.00	189.00
66	—	568	191.00–198.00	194.48
44	—	429	224.00–228.00	226.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	183.00	183.00
4	—	686	143.00	143.00
5	—	586	132.50–158.00	147.59
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
3	—	513	173.00	173.00
1	—	395	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	175.00–226.00	197.59
4	—	527	170.00–187.50	183.14
5	—	592	189.00	189.00
1	—	990	140.00	140.00
6	—	658	173.00	173.00
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
7	—	486	180.00–200.00	197.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	230.00	230.00
3	—	730	165.00–171.00	166.99
10	—	580	205.00–213.00	208.54
22	—	778	167.00–169.50	169.16
19	—	391	240.00–243.00	240.95
11	—	486	224.00–230.00	227.32
18	—	625	196.00	196.00
14	—	435	230.00–234.00	232.86
6	—	881	164.00	164.00
5	—	671	189.00–194.00	193.02
5	—	245	247.50	247.50
45	—	519	218.00–226.00	222.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	762	183.00	183.00
4	—	931	164.00	164.00
32	—	669	202.00–206.00	203.56
8	—	596	214.00	214.00
34	—	617	208.00–211.00	210.46
3	—	718	179.00	179.00
11	—	809	169.00–170.00	169.45
16	—	412	248.00–249.00	248.32
72	—	529	237.50–239.50	238.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	438	216.00–228.00	226.80
13	—	386	227.00–240.00	234.00
11	—	584	180.00–192.00	188.75
10	—	659	186.50	186.50
4	—	738	164.00	164.00
2	—	838	150.00	150.00
30	—	522	205.00–213.00	211.42
2	—	780	163.00	163.00
1	—	645	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	156.00	156.00
1	—	535	177.50	177.50
1	—	405	185.00	185.00
3	—	563	160.00	160.00
5	—	468	165.00–186.00	175.35

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