Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower. Offerings also included 1569 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 $209.17/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$209.17

492 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$26.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	561	211.20	1,185	454
Medium and Large 2-3	490	184.97	906	38

One grade step is worth $26.23/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 sale492 hd

209.17

—

TN average10 barns · 3,018 hd

211.20

−2.03

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

68 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	—	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	188.39/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,074	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	237.82/cwt	231.00–245.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	220.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	233.86/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,230	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	217.75/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,387	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	211.30/cwt	204.00–215.00	972	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	208.01/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,082	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	212.93/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,299	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	177.20/cwt	158.00–184.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,436	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,154	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	194.58/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,238	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	167.91/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,216	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	192.58/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	202.06/cwt	195.00–203.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	157.78/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	178.84/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	234.59/cwt	226.00–239.00	915	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	218.70/cwt	217.00–223.00	949	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	184.78/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,242	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	169.59/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	202.03/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,176	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	177.23/cwt	152.50–200.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	228.90/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,188	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,384	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	180.41/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	223.88/cwt	210.00–225.50	1,303	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	250.07/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,138	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	199.51/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,201	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	240.39/cwt	238.00–244.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	208.24/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,397	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	243.37/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,273	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	234.88/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,325	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	175.54/cwt	162.50–189.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	194.31/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,337	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,231	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,474	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	243.90/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	228.06/cwt	221.00–230.50	1,514	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	211.33/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,638	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	230.61/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,206	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	223.13/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,292	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	193.46/cwt	180.00–220.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	194.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,322	13

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 1,157Last week 476Year ago 641

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
17	—	431	230.00	230.00
42	—	526	232.00–235.00	233.86
39	—	637	216.00–219.00	217.75
7	—	369	245.00	245.00
42	—	668	215.00	215.00
34	—	485	238.00	238.00
13	—	589	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	381	215.00–225.00	220.36
42	—	460	204.00–215.00	211.30
42	—	520	205.00–215.00	208.01
2	—	240	205.00	205.00
6	—	312	233.00	233.00
28	—	636	188.00–196.50	194.58
32	—	724	162.00–171.00	167.91
3	—	822	151.00	151.00
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
17	—	434	217.00–223.00	218.70
26	—	672	180.00–196.00	184.78
48	—	582	195.00–208.00	202.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	158.00–184.00	177.20
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
8	—	534	160.00–197.00	192.58
9	—	374	195.00–203.00	202.06
2	—	635	140.00–175.00	157.78
7	—	574	160.00–186.00	178.84
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
2	—	423	152.50–200.00	177.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	210.00	210.00
9	—	570	181.00–203.00	188.39
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
2	—	740	140.00	140.00
4	—	623	162.50–189.00	175.54
10	—	688	180.00–199.00	194.31
3	—	485	180.00–220.00	193.46
5	—	436	190.00–200.00	194.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	319	245.00	245.00
2	—	385	231.00–245.00	237.82
3	—	258	215.00	215.00
15	—	610	212.00–213.00	212.93
5	—	409	238.00–244.00	240.39
16	—	671	200.00–216.00	208.24
1	—	720	186.00	186.00
14	—	463	234.00–251.00	243.90
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
33	—	523	227.00–235.00	230.61
33	—	579	217.00–228.00	223.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	829	196.00–200.00	199.51
11	—	443	271.00	271.00
25	—	523	241.00–244.00	243.37
42	—	564	234.00–236.00	234.88
10	—	345	261.00	261.00
17	—	456	270.00	270.00
19	—	714	206.50	206.50
50	—	664	221.00–230.50	228.06
86	—	775	204.00–217.00	211.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	390	226.00–239.00	234.59
39	—	519	210.00–233.00	228.90
2	—	645	199.00	199.00
9	—	839	165.00	165.00
12	—	655	205.00	205.00
12	—	728	174.00–181.00	180.41
19	—	582	210.00–225.50	223.88
25	—	455	225.00–255.00	250.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
2	—	613	162.00–177.00	169.59
3	—	480	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
2	—	715	110.00	110.00

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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