Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included two load lots 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 $221.26/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$221.26

201 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

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	575	222.75	1,281	177
Medium and Large 2-3	541	210.23	1,138	24

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $143 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 sale201 hd

221.26

—

TN average9 barns · 1,087 hd

225.40

−4.14

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

54 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	—	635	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,077	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	252.13/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	237.28/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	221.01/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,759	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,655	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	239.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	256.76/cwt	250.50–259.00	1,494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	244.39/cwt	229.00–249.50	1,283	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	256.24/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,171	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	223.13/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,495	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	196.52/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,456	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	211.65/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,215	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	229.59/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	230.59/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,197	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	229.82/cwt	222.50–231.00	873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	228.57/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,049	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	224.33/cwt	224.00–224.50	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	234.69/cwt	233.75–236.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,245	10

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Receipts 457Last week 742Year ago 442

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
7	—	635	230.50	230.50
19	—	669	229.00	229.00
14	—	436	247.00	247.00
10	—	508	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	199.00–213.00	211.65
2	—	615	196.00	196.00
2	—	383	195.00	195.00
9	—	533	216.00	216.00
1	—	455	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	232.50	232.50
3	—	448	219.00	219.00
14	—	1,060	142.00	142.00
40	—	519	229.00–240.00	230.59
14	—	380	222.50–231.00	229.82
11	—	459	228.00–234.00	228.57
9	—	663	224.00–224.50	224.33
5	—	722	197.00	197.00
14	—	577	233.75–236.00	234.69
5	—	643	214.00	214.00
3	—	235	234.00	234.00
2	—	930	175.00	175.00
1	—	860	170.00	170.00
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	220.00	220.00
4	—	405	222.00	222.00
3	—	525	220.00–223.00	221.01
2	—	303	245.00	245.00
1	—	665	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	231.00	231.00
1	—	725	218.00	218.00
1	—	625	238.00	238.00
11	—	517	251.00–254.00	252.13
8	—	581	232.00–238.00	237.28
4	—	324	257.50	257.50
5	—	652	230.00–245.00	239.02
4	—	463	255.00	255.00
1	—	355	247.50	247.50
1	—	265	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	721	244.00	244.00
23	—	654	253.00	253.00
15	—	582	250.50–259.00	256.76
4	—	909	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	245.00	245.00
24	—	525	229.00–249.50	244.39
21	—	457	252.00–258.00	256.24
18	—	670	214.00–225.00	223.13
10	—	741	192.00–197.00	196.52
6	—	392	258.00	258.00
2	—	828	189.00	189.00
14	—	574	219.00–232.00	229.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	216.00	216.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
4	—	450	227.00	227.00

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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