Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included a video sale, the video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.74/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$199.74

207 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$21.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.44

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	584	202.02	1,181	185
Medium and Large 2-3	551	180.55	995	22

One grade step is worth $21.47/cwt here — about $186 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 sale207 hd

199.74

—

TN average10 barns · 2,462 hd

212.17

−12.44

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

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	245.05/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	189.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,380	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	252.49/cwt	247.50–253.00	982	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	218.68/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,402	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	203.14/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	220.28/cwt	211.00–234.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	242.81/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,430	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	248.84/cwt	232.50–251.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	252.76/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	231.52/cwt	220.00–252.50	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	236.39/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	216.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	188.33/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,518	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	171.68/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	155.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,370	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	198.97/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,248	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	210.78/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	178.74/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	229.72/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,316	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	196.74/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,135	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	181.06/cwt	152.50–187.00	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	209.21/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,113	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	236.90/cwt	229.00–240.00	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	176.02/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	220.31/cwt	220.00–221.00	978	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	3

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Receipts 476Last week 536Year ago 255

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	186.00	186.00
6	—	458	222.00–250.00	245.05
8	—	729	185.00–190.00	189.36
11	—	389	247.50–253.00	252.49
11	—	520	240.00	240.00
21	—	641	217.50–220.00	218.68
22	—	573	225.00–236.00	229.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	195.00–221.00	210.78
2	—	683	175.00–182.50	178.74
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	227.50	227.50
10	—	678	185.00	185.00
4	—	573	227.00	227.00
1	—	520	204.00	204.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00
3	—	645	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	728	194.00–207.00	203.14
5	—	654	211.00–234.00	220.28
15	—	589	235.00–244.00	242.81
8	—	337	232.50–251.00	248.84
1	—	760	185.00	185.00
3	—	808	201.00	201.00
3	—	902	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
10	—	524	249.00–255.00	252.76
3	—	263	220.00–252.50	231.52
7	—	641	223.00–240.00	236.39
2	—	855	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	265.00	265.00
16	—	646	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	492	210.00–220.00	216.82
14	—	681	182.00–191.00	188.33
8	—	732	166.00–174.00	171.68
18	—	881	155.00–160.00	155.54
32	—	627	194.00–205.00	198.97
25	—	577	190.00–206.00	196.74
30	—	532	208.00–211.00	209.21
11	—	322	229.00–240.00	236.90
6	—	767	166.00–178.00	176.02
3	—	378	235.00	235.00
2	—	278	230.00	230.00
16	—	444	220.00–221.00	220.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	152.00	152.00
1	—	305	192.50	192.50
1	—	780	158.00	158.00
2	—	420	203.00	203.00
1	—	835	139.00	139.00
10	—	581	152.50–187.00	181.06
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
2	—	363	205.00	205.00
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
1	—	500	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	269.00	269.00

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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