Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 796 head sold on video in 7 Lots. 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 $184.83/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$184.83

451 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$34.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

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	565	186.07	1,051	435
Medium and Large 2-3	564	151.13	852	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.95/cwt here — about $198 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 sale451 hd

184.83

—

TN average9 barns · 2,464 hd

191.86

−7.03

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

70 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	—	494	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,134	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	178.27/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,303	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	202.21/cwt	177.50–230.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	164.81/cwt	161.00–170.50	1,050	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	212.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	189.59/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,276	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	211.30/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,316	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	233.16/cwt	221.00–239.50	1,399	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,431	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	222.00/cwt	214.50–228.00	1,183	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	233.03/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,081	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	209.72/cwt	200.00–215.50	1,246	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	177.24/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,460	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	246.63/cwt	230.00–252.50	819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	228.52/cwt	224.00–231.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	202.16/cwt	202.00–202.25	1,397	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	242.47/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,157	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,493	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	229.54/cwt	199.00–237.00	861	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	161.08/cwt	160.50–162.50	1,182	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	139.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	212.21/cwt	190.00–218.00	946	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	193.18/cwt	192.50–196.00	1,105	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	229.18/cwt	221.00–234.00	853	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	225.94/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,057	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	206.00/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,092	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	191.97/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,136	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,204	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	162.30/cwt	150.00–175.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	205.60/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,059	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	217.66/cwt	207.00–225.00	919	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	154.36/cwt	152.50–160.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	188.05/cwt	180.00–192.00	972	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,191	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	183.00/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,129	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	163.97/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	174.23/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,207	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,120	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	197.07/cwt	197.00–198.00	897	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	183.19/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,055	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	196.69/cwt	184.00–200.00	749	14

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 29, 2023

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

Receipts 1,102Last week 1,150Year ago 917

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
20	—	494	229.50	229.50
3	—	953	133.50	133.50
25	—	572	192.50–196.00	193.18
14	—	372	221.00–234.00	229.18
31	—	515	198.00–211.00	205.60
29	—	422	207.00–225.00	217.66
22	—	722	165.00	165.00
22	—	617	179.00–185.00	183.00
42	—	693	171.00–175.00	174.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	262	203.00	203.00
40	—	637	161.00–170.50	164.81
16	—	321	200.00	200.00
4	—	443	187.00	187.00
40	—	517	180.00–192.00	188.05
9	—	654	158.00–167.00	163.97
8	—	725	143.50	143.50
27	—	781	140.00–145.00	143.37
4	—	871	125.00	125.00
30	—	455	197.00–198.00	197.07
29	—	576	177.00–188.00	183.19
14	—	381	184.00–200.00	196.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	101.00	101.00
1	—	895	103.00	103.00
2	—	590	168.00	168.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
4	—	426	161.00	161.00
3	—	535	160.00	160.00
2	—	783	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	731	176.00–180.00	178.27
7	—	783	178.00	178.00
16	—	673	184.00–191.00	189.59
3	—	263	245.00	245.00
24	—	623	208.00–214.00	211.30
20	—	533	214.50–228.00	222.00
17	—	464	226.00–236.00	233.03
1	—	825	150.00	150.00
11	—	594	200.00–215.50	209.72
16	—	332	230.00–252.50	246.63
3	—	413	224.00–231.00	228.52
3	—	212	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	177.50–230.00	202.21
3	—	482	192.50	192.50
2	—	330	200.00–225.00	212.50
4	—	421	205.00	205.00
1	—	790	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	600	221.00–239.50	233.16
14	—	867	165.00	165.00
69	—	824	174.00–184.00	177.24
5	—	514	235.00	235.00
3	—	568	230.00	230.00
46	—	691	202.00–202.25	202.16
7	—	942	170.00	170.00
24	—	477	239.00–244.00	242.47
16	—	786	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	375	199.00–237.00	229.54
10	—	734	160.50–162.50	161.08
4	—	764	145.00–151.00	148.00
3	—	879	135.00–150.00	139.84
1	—	800	146.00	146.00
48	—	446	190.00–218.00	212.21
19	—	468	220.00–234.00	225.94
41	—	530	191.00–210.00	206.00
11	—	592	187.00–193.00	191.97
19	—	658	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	150.00–175.00	162.30
3	—	452	190.00	190.00
3	—	385	191.00	191.00
4	—	639	152.50–160.00	154.36

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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