Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included 794 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 $221.24/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$221.24

371 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

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	607	222.30	1,349	358
Medium and Large 2-3	470	191.92	903	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about $446 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 sale371 hd

221.24

—

TN average12 barns · 2,243 hd

224.34

−3.10

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

66 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	—	936	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,750	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	234.35/cwt	232.00–238.50	1,352	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,411	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	220.50/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	252.76/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,190	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	242.61/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,262	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	259.54/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,059	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	230.20/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	252.87/cwt	250.00–257.50	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,063	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	251.62/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,449	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	242.01/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,389	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	219.77/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,343	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	247.70/cwt	232.50–249.50	1,117	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	203.79/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	202.41/cwt	201.00–210.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	183.32/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	212.13/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,404	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,275	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,363	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	232.30/cwt	232.00–233.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	235.66/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,207	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	230.05/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,100	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	225.17/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,479	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	234.26/cwt	218.00–238.50	1,246	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	249	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	239.45/cwt	235.00–242.50	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	190.48/cwt	190.00–192.50	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	219.95/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,285	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	232.90/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,036	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	210.90/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,341	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	215.32/cwt	210.00–233.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	207.13/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,500	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	1

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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Receipts 742Last week 1,058Year ago 707

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
47	—	936	187.00	187.00
33	—	577	232.00–238.50	234.35
28	—	471	248.00–255.00	252.76
13	—	724	206.00–209.00	207.13
8	—	784	193.50	193.50
1	—	625	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	169.00	169.00
20	—	478	220.00–244.00	230.05
52	—	657	211.00–227.00	225.17
49	—	532	218.00–238.50	234.26
6	—	249	240.00	240.00
5	—	318	235.00–242.50	239.45
2	—	760	181.00	181.00
31	—	584	214.00–228.00	219.95
31	—	445	221.00–236.00	232.90
4	—	713	196.00	196.00
18	—	636	200.00–219.00	210.90
9	—	358	210.00–233.00	215.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	201.00	201.00
1	—	360	196.00	196.00
1	—	730	159.00	159.00
3	—	457	195.00	195.00
5	—	425	190.00–192.50	190.48
1	—	655	189.00	189.00
1	—	340	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	664	212.50	212.50
2	—	363	217.50–220.00	218.76
2	—	453	219.00	219.00
1	—	605	187.50	187.50
1	—	425	205.00	205.00
1	—	290	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	216.00–225.00	220.50
2	—	320	257.50	257.50
1	—	980	193.00	193.00
10	—	478	253.00	253.00
22	—	520	236.00–245.00	242.61
12	—	408	257.00–262.00	259.54
6	—	737	218.00	218.00
6	—	683	216.00–233.00	230.20
6	—	274	250.00–257.50	252.87
4	—	766	217.00	217.00
4	—	386	262.00	262.00
10	—	574	236.00–244.00	242.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	265.00	265.00
3	—	1,063	207.00	207.00
2	—	855	221.00	221.00
25	—	576	249.50–255.00	251.62
4	—	661	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	252.00	252.00
2	—	850	183.00	183.00
2	—	750	179.00	179.00
26	—	611	219.00–220.00	219.77
19	—	451	232.50–249.50	247.70
2	—	970	169.00	169.00
24	—	662	210.00–213.00	212.13
12	—	585	218.00	218.00
7	—	733	186.00	186.00
7	—	426	232.00–233.00	232.30
29	—	512	226.00–242.00	235.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	161.00	161.00
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
1	—	575	201.00	201.00
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
4	—	538	190.00–222.00	203.79
6	—	424	201.00–210.00	202.41
5	—	629	155.00–190.00	183.32

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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