Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for the Holidays. Offerings also included 706 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.29/cwt on 755 head.

Average price

$223.29

755 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	699	223.95	1,566	725
Medium and Large 2-3	582	207.33	1,206	30

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $360 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 sale755 hd

223.29

—

TN average3 barns · 947 hd

225.97

−2.68

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

74 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	—	861	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	193.42/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	198.43/cwt	176.00–203.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	272.77/cwt	256.00–279.50	1,424	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	196.43/cwt	195.50–205.00	1,359	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	225.74/cwt	224.50–227.00	1,312	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	234.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,243	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	205.78/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,508	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	253.89/cwt	246.00–269.00	1,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	215.41/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,480	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	240.02/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	230.95/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,527	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	216.87/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,579	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,765	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	208.56/cwt	185.00–228.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	228.72/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,331	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	222.84/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,382	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	210.58/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,621	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	200.21/cwt	200.00–200.50	1,672	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,752	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,380	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	225.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,046	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	217.82/cwt	209.00–224.50	1,346	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	240.57/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,520	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	215.49/cwt	213.00–218.50	1,265	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	226.36/cwt	214.00–229.50	1,209	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	222.82/cwt	213.00–236.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	163.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,243	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	192.41/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,218	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	228.18/cwt	220.00–234.00	863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	192.85/cwt	181.00–195.75	1,470	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	301	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	186.58/cwt	165.00–204.00	957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	205.36/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,386	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	163.15/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	197.13/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,329	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	232.60/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,182	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	791	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	251.63/cwt	249.00–255.50	1,122	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	275.69/cwt	253.00–279.00	1,064	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	212.22/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,314	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	226.33/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,274	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	241.54/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,147	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,218	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	173.80/cwt	167.50–180.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	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 Jan 3, 2024

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Receipts 1,720Last week 143Year ago 1,479

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	—	861	180.50	180.50
60	—	581	224.50–227.00	225.74
68	—	529	230.00–238.00	234.99
9	—	802	181.00	181.00
94	—	618	209.00–224.50	217.82
7	—	726	195.00	195.00
70	—	762	181.00–195.75	192.85
157	—	675	202.00–209.00	205.36
17	—	475	237.50–244.00	241.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,040	160.00	160.00
21	—	463	220.00–235.00	225.85
2	—	270	215.00	215.00
22	—	587	213.00–218.50	215.49
7	—	332	223.00	223.00
51	—	534	214.00–229.50	226.36
7	—	429	213.00–236.00	222.82
30	—	760	160.00–170.00	163.51
11	—	633	191.00–201.00	192.41
12	—	378	220.00–234.00	228.18
2	—	723	167.00–170.00	168.52
9	—	833	157.00–170.00	163.15
32	—	674	193.00–198.00	197.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	205.00	205.00
1	—	560	189.00	189.00
5	—	301	216.00	216.00
7	—	513	165.00–204.00	186.58
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
4	—	385	214.00	214.00
7	—	791	156.00	156.00
7	—	669	181.00	181.00
12	—	858	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	831	190.00–194.00	193.42
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
20	—	733	201.00–210.00	205.78
15	—	435	246.00–269.00	253.89
23	—	687	212.50–217.00	215.41
9	—	536	236.00–245.00	240.02
3	—	263	245.00	245.00
2	—	460	258.00	258.00
27	—	582	224.00–237.00	228.72
3	—	340	284.00	284.00
16	—	620	212.00–224.00	222.84
3	—	903	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	176.00–203.00	198.43
10	—	692	195.50–205.00	196.43
4	—	316	240.00	240.00
7	—	533	185.00–228.00	208.56
3	—	583	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	522	256.00–279.50	272.77
3	—	418	287.50	287.50
53	—	661	228.00–233.00	230.95
81	—	728	213.00–220.00	216.87
26	—	910	194.00	194.00
151	—	770	203.00–219.00	210.58
5	—	457	288.00	288.00
51	—	835	200.00–200.50	200.21
38	—	878	199.50	199.50
129	—	632	231.00–245.00	240.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	187.00	187.00
5	—	655	207.00	207.00
1	—	905	149.00	149.00
1	—	825	164.00	164.00
1	—	750	172.00	172.00
1	—	480	225.00	225.00
34	—	508	210.00–234.00	232.60
27	—	446	249.00–255.50	251.63
16	—	386	253.00–279.00	275.69
19	—	619	208.00–213.00	212.22
19	—	563	215.00–234.00	226.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	239.00	239.00
1	—	470	217.00	217.00
2	—	575	167.50–180.00	173.80
1	—	655	150.00	150.00

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