Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included two loads 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 $197.07/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$197.07

161 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$21.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

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	564	202.11	1,139	123
Medium and Large 2-3	503	180.74	908	38

One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about $231 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 sale161 hd

197.07

—

TN average12 barns · 1,969 hd

208.47

−11.40

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

59 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	—	480	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	181.35/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	198.44/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,405	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	258.20/cwt	247.50–262.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	221.74/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,472	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	186.65/cwt	173.00–190.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	221.05/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,587	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	218.22/cwt	212.00–227.50	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	233.36/cwt	227.00–237.50	1,328	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	229.94/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,460	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	178.25/cwt	177.50–183.00	1,096	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	250.33/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	217.04/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,055	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	234.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	218.78/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,243	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,361	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	183.02/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	175.36/cwt	150.00–187.50	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	199.26/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,170	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	203.73/cwt	200.00–205.50	1,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	215.90/cwt	214.00–219.00	991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	177.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	186.24/cwt	185.00–188.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	188.45/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	184.48/cwt	162.50–195.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	187.08/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	211.88/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	826	8

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Receipts 474Last week 455Year ago 705

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	222.50	222.50
19	—	708	198.00–206.00	198.44
2	—	380	199.00	199.00
2	—	653	202.50	202.50
3	—	892	175.00	175.00
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
5	—	320	173.00–190.00	186.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	241.00	241.00
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
4	—	458	247.50–262.00	258.20
24	—	664	217.00–230.00	221.74
3	—	922	193.00	193.00
1	—	800	208.00	208.00
16	—	718	218.00–224.00	221.05
5	—	546	212.00–227.50	218.22
9	—	569	227.00–237.50	233.36
8	—	635	224.00–236.00	229.94
2	—	770	211.00–223.00	217.04
3	—	1,063	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	559	246.00–252.50	250.33
5	—	656	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	180.00–184.00	181.35
5	—	325	214.00	214.00
3	—	965	115.00	115.00
38	—	587	194.00–207.00	199.26
13	—	618	200.00–205.50	203.73
13	—	459	214.00–219.00	215.90
5	—	440	221.00	221.00
13	—	658	183.00–190.00	188.45
13	—	527	205.00–216.00	211.88
8	—	386	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
6	—	430	170.00–181.00	177.40
1	—	700	174.00	174.00
5	—	761	146.00	146.00
5	—	452	197.00	197.00
1	—	650	169.00	169.00
1	—	610	175.00	175.00
4	—	367	185.00–188.00	186.24
3	—	530	162.50–195.00	184.48
6	—	590	181.00–190.00	187.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	200.00	200.00
4	—	563	213.00	213.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	615	177.50–183.00	178.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	159.00	159.00
2	—	455	221.00	221.00
21	—	525	231.00	231.00
12	—	445	237.00	237.00
6	—	392	225.00–240.00	234.97
1	—	795	170.00	170.00
29	—	568	211.00–225.00	218.78
16	—	636	214.00	214.00
8	—	722	182.00–184.00	183.02
3	—	652	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.50	162.50
1	—	370	187.50	187.50
3	—	530	150.00–187.50	175.36
4	—	654	180.00	180.00

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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