Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Offerings also included 1244 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 $222.29/cwt on 523 head.

Average price

$222.29

523 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

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	609	223.29	1,359	503
Medium and Large 2-3	473	197.21	932	20

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $427 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 sale523 hd

222.29

—

TN average13 barns · 2,508 hd

218.08

+4.21

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

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	257.03/cwt	249.00–260.50	1,627	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	238.74/cwt	237.00–240.50	1,779	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,509	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	229.67/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,059	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	251.44/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,172	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	239.23/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,234	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	197.20/cwt	182.50–212.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	227.99/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	227.41/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,376	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	261.29/cwt	245.00–269.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	958	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	248.03/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	250.19/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	238.53/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,655	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	224.28/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,844	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	248.74/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	944	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	264.03/cwt	258.00–267.50	1,405	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	259.04/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,536	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	225.28/cwt	215.00–228.50	1,334	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,038	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	225.44/cwt	223.00–226.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,131	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	212.73/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,398	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,244	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	234.51/cwt	228.00–238.50	1,337	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	202.00/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	980	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	218.59/cwt	215.00–221.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	224.78/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,191	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	215.55/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,558	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	209.29/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,377	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	225.40/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,418	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	185.92/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	188.30/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,743	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	200.85/cwt	188.00–207.50	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	221.92/cwt	219.00–230.50	1,513	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	216.94/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,256	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	196.62/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	235.78/cwt	235.00–236.00	922	18

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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Receipts 1,056Last week 1,157Year ago 838

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
2	—	678	182.50–212.00	197.20
2	—	570	224.00	224.00
2	—	508	226.00	226.00
3	—	452	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	633	249.00–260.50	257.03
32	—	745	237.00–240.50	238.74
2	—	958	204.00	204.00
16	—	655	250.00–251.00	250.19
68	—	822	220.00–226.00	224.28
6	—	944	207.00	207.00
36	—	532	258.00–267.50	264.03
16	—	787	226.00	226.00
19	—	593	258.00–262.00	259.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	245.00–258.00	251.44
14	—	740	226.00–230.00	227.99
22	—	605	226.00–236.00	227.41
3	—	368	245.00–269.00	261.29
6	—	523	245.00–254.00	248.03
1	—	800	214.00	214.00
23	—	694	226.00–244.00	238.53
5	—	311	281.00	281.00
7	—	571	243.00–253.00	248.74
1	—	890	202.00	202.00
1	—	225	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	232.00	232.00
26	—	461	225.00–234.00	229.67
26	—	530	215.00–226.00	224.78
17	—	658	206.00–210.00	209.29
10	—	629	220.00–231.00	225.40
8	—	734	181.00–190.00	185.92
2	—	943	155.00	155.00
1	—	990	175.00	175.00
2	—	838	187.00	187.00
2	—	240	237.50	237.50
100	—	579	214.00–225.00	216.94
9	—	314	250.00	250.00
18	—	391	235.00–236.00	235.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	601	251.00	251.00
41	—	516	231.00–247.00	239.23
61	—	570	228.00–238.50	234.51
3	—	815	199.00–208.00	202.00
28	—	723	212.00–217.00	215.55
21	—	903	193.00	193.00
75	—	682	219.00–230.50	221.92
6	—	766	205.00	205.00
13	—	875	196.00–197.00	196.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	177.50	177.50
1	—	570	203.00	203.00
1	—	335	192.50	192.50
4	—	404	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	191.00	191.00
4	—	363	215.00–221.00	218.59
3	—	538	183.00–199.00	188.30
4	—	478	188.00–207.50	200.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	592	215.00–228.50	225.28
9	—	735	192.00	192.00
9	—	386	269.00	269.00
5	—	436	223.00–226.00	225.44
4	—	834	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	189.00	189.00
19	—	456	248.00	248.00
25	—	657	206.00–214.00	212.73
16	—	527	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	201.00	201.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
2	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	545	209.00	209.00
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	122.00	122.00

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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