Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with instances of 14.00 higher. Offerings also included 1266 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 $186.83/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$186.83

238 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$25.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

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	604	189.89	1,146	209
Medium and Large 2-3	574	164.80	946	29

One grade step is worth $25.08/cwt here — about $200 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 sale238 hd

186.83

—

TN average10 barns · 1,715 hd

197.43

−10.60

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

56 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	—	588	200.19/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,177	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	169.64/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	205.62/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	203.24/cwt	192.00–206.00	921	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	216.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	899	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	186.19/cwt	180.00–217.50	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	236.42/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	214.39/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,250	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	194.07/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	245.67/cwt	217.00–248.00	1,307	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	221.78/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,011	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	230.88/cwt	226.00–232.00	896	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,187	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	193.68/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,272	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	243.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,294	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	184.99/cwt	170.00–207.00	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	179.50/cwt	178.00–180.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	175.12/cwt	165.00–180.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	193.64/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,106	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,461	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	183.00/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,171	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	172.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	219.95/cwt	212.50–221.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	213.94/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,025	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	194.36/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,011	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	143.69/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,237	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,485	9

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 May 17, 2023

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

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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
16	—	588	197.50–205.00	200.19
9	—	523	212.00	212.00
14	—	479	211.00–218.00	213.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	161.00–174.00	169.64
21	—	453	192.00–206.00	203.24
19	—	416	212.00–220.00	216.07
31	—	571	188.00–196.50	193.64
24	—	1,011	144.50	144.50
14	—	640	178.00–185.00	183.00
8	—	390	212.50–221.00	219.95
2	—	948	137.00	137.00
22	—	520	187.00–196.00	194.36
13	—	861	142.00–144.00	143.69
3	—	670	173.00	173.00
5	—	324	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	178.00–180.00	179.50
3	—	374	165.00–180.00	175.12
2	—	643	154.00	154.00
2	—	298	205.00	205.00
7	—	401	182.50	182.50
6	—	493	160.00–175.00	172.57
5	—	1,138	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	213.00	213.00
4	—	858	187.00	187.00
8	—	724	201.00	201.00
8	—	509	265.00	265.00
3	—	590	222.00	222.00
14	—	790	194.00–195.00	194.07
4	—	474	265.00	265.00
9	—	672	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	197.00–214.00	205.62
4	—	404	240.00	240.00
3	—	474	227.00–241.00	236.42
2	—	738	189.00	189.00
12	—	583	212.00–217.00	214.39
12	—	333	257.00	257.00
2	—	258	240.00	240.00
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	232.50	232.50
13	—	532	217.00–248.00	245.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
6	—	328	180.00–217.50	186.19
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	456	216.00–224.00	221.78
16	—	388	226.00–232.00	230.88
12	—	425	231.00	231.00
11	—	643	201.00	201.00
10	—	582	204.00	204.00
8	—	657	181.00–198.00	193.68
24	—	531	242.00–244.00	243.66
7	—	756	181.00	181.00
5	—	732	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	170.00–207.00	184.99
4	—	860	141.00	141.00
3	—	630	173.00	173.00
4	—	555	181.00	181.00

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